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Whipping the Globe into Shape
Fifty percent of the world’s population is under the age of 27. This astounding statistic suggests that the younger generation has the capacity to run (a better) world. This number also inspired the creation of the Global Shapers Community (GSC) of the World Economic Forum (WEF), a Geneva-based nonprofit committed to improving the state of the world.
Launched only last year, the GSC is intended to build a community of leaders between 20-30 years old to pursue initiatives in their communities and represent the youth in the WEF. The GSC is the younger version of the WEF’s Young Global Leaders (YGL) program, which convenes exceptional leaders between 30-40 years old.
Obama takes tougher stance on higher education
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Access to college has been the driving force in federal higher education policy for decades. But the Obama administration is pushing a fundamental agenda shift that aggressively brings a new question into the debate: What are people getting for their money?
Students with loans are graduating on average with more than $25,000 in debt. The federal government pours $140 billion annually into federal grants and loans. Unemployment remains high, yet there are projected shortages in many industries with some high-tech companies already complaining about a lack of highly trained workers.
The Romance of Magno Rubio: Nominated for 5 LA Weekly Theater Awards
A few days ago, The Romance of Magno Rubio made it to the newly released list of nominees for the 33rd annual LA Weekly Theater Awards honoring the best work on our small stages from 2011.
A critically acclaimed and multi-awarded play, The Romance of Magno Rubio was nominated for 5 LA Weekly Theater Awards: Best Ensemble, Actor, Choreography, Fight Choreography and Director.
Lin’s rise in the NBA can inspire Pinoy ballers
LOS ANGELES – Raymond Townsend (the first NBA player of Filipino descent) is hoping to see another Filipino make it in the league in his lifetime.
“I believe it. I know it’ll happen,” he said to the Asian Journal.
Nové Deypalan, Two-time Fil-Am Conductor at Carnegie Hall
FOR musicians across the globe, performing in New York City’s Carnegie Hall is the ultimate dream.
It is one of the most prestigious venues in the world for both classical music and popular music. Only a very select number of choirs, bands, and orchestras have the opportunity to perform in this world-renowned hall. Thus, it speaks volumes of the genius of young Filipino musician Nové Deypalan, who has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, not once, but twice, first in 2005, then in Feb 3, 2012! He also performed at the Vatican in 2007 for Pope John Paul II.
Vibrant tourism industry could immediately boost PH economy - Aquino
President Benigno S. Aquino III said his administration is aggressively focusing on developing the country’s tourism sector because it could immediately boost the economy that eventually will benefit the Filipino people.
“Gusto nating i-promote ang tourism dahil madaliang mapapalaki natin ang ating ekonomya sa pamamagitan nang pagpasok ng mga turista,” the President said during the Pulong Bayan ng Pangulo and kick-off event for the 26th anniversary celebration of the Edsa People Power Revolution in La Consolacion College, Manila on Thursday.
The Filipino Foodie guide to Metro New York
Manhattan has not always been a hotbed for Filipino cuisine, but with the recent spate of Filipino restaurants opening in the city, that may not be the case for long.
A few years ago, there were Filipino restaurants in the city that made their mark in the foodie world. There was Cendrillon in SoHo, Elvie’s in the East Village, Bayan Cafe in Midtown East and Dragonfly in Greenwich Village. Alas, one after the other, the restaurants closed down, or in the case of Cendrillon, moved to a new neighborhood (Hello, Ditmas Park in Brooklyn) and found a new name, Purple Yam.
Fair pay for 2.5 million home care aides facing industry opposition
NEW YORK--Every day, Thelma Reza goes to the home of an elderly couple in Los Angeles to care for them. As a home care worker, Thelma provides her clients with critical assistance for daily activities many of us take for granted, such as bathing, dressing, using the toilet and getting around their home.
Thelma, an immigrant from the Philippines, often works long hours, sometimes staying with her clients around the clock.
Filipino cuisine poised to break gastro ceiling
(Part 2 of 2)
Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts on Odette Keeley’s coverage of the 2nd Kulinarya Cooking Showdown Grand Finals last January 21, 2012 held at the San Francisco’s Carnelian by the Bay restaurant. Keeley is host and executive producer of ‘New America Now,’ NAM’s TV show airing on weekend nights (6pm PST) on Comcast Hometown Network channel 104.)
AAPIs to benefit from 2013 budget plan
Saying the 2013 budget aims to ensure the well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), the government unveiled a plan that will appropriate funds for the improvement of education and promotion of citizenship and immigration.
In a statement, the White House Initiative on AAPIs (WHIAAPI) noted, “The Budget targets scarce federal resources to the areas critical to growing the economy and restoring middle-class security.”
Pinoy couple sentenced for human smuggling scheme
A FILIPINO man and wife, who admitted to smuggling immigrants from the Philippines and forcing them to work in the couple’s elder-care business in Paso Robles, were sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on Monday, February 13.
Along with the prison sentence, United States District Judge Audrey B. Collins, also ordered Maximino “Max” Morales, 46, and his wife, Melinda Morales, 48, to pay $600,000 in restitution to the nine Filipino victims who were not properly paid for the work they performed.
US to extradite Filipino doctor accused of defrauding MediCal
CARSON – A former Carson-based Filipino doctor, accused of defrauding a California health care program of more than $3 million, is set to be extradited to the US to face charges, reports the Associated Press.
The US Government has filed extradition papers to the Philippine authorities for Dr. Eric Chan, also known as Eric Uy Garchitorena. National Bureau of Investigation officers arrested Chan inside a military camp in metropolitan Manila. Chan is a medical corp reservist of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the AP reports.
First Lady and Bravo’s Top Chef promote healthy food to schoolchildren in Dallas
LAST week, First Lady Michelle Obama went on a three-day national tour to mark the second anniversary of her initiative designed to combat America’s growing obesity problem. The Let’s Move! program was launched on February 9, 2010 by the First Lady who said, “The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake. “
Part of her three-day tour promoting her Let’s Move! program was in Dallas to tape a segment of the popular TV cooking show, Top Chef Mrs. Obama was one of the three judges of a competition, in which three teams, composed of Top Chef chef-testants and student sous-chefs, prepared lunches using fruits and vegetables.
Para Anderson’s Journey to the Top (and Beyond)
Around the world, you will find individuals who strive to be the very best they can be. From ordinary people, they become extraordinary achievers. You find them in different fields—from sports to science, from arts to business. These peak performers are not born, they’re made. And Paraluman Panahon Anderson, or Para Anderson (as people know her) is certainly one of them.
The president of the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County (FACCOC) and the chair and president of the Council of Trade and Investments for Filipino Americans, Para Anderson has built an amazing career in Marketing Research.
PH arrests doctor in $3M US Medi-Cal fraud case
MANILA (AP) -- Philippine government agents have arrested a doctor accused of defrauding a California health care program of more than $3 million.
National Bureau of Investigation official Claro de Castro Jr. said Tuesday that Dr. Eric Chan was apprehended inside a military camp in metropolitan Manila. Chan is a medical corp reservist of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Dr.Amelito G. Enriquez, US Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
ON DECEMBER 12, 2011 at the White House Oval Office, President Barack Obama honored nine recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. One of them is Filipino-American Dr. Amelito G. Enriquez, an Engineering and Mathematics Professor at the Cañada College in Redwood City, California.
“It was like an out-of-body experience for me. I couldn’t believe I was actually standing in front of the President of the United States, getting an award in the Oval Office. It was really a great experience,” revealed Dr. Enriquez, in an exclusive interview with Asian Journal.
Private sector bullish on PH economy
NEW YORK—“The Philippine economy is growing at a high rate and will continue to progress,” announced Dr. Bernardo Villegas, one of the Philippines’ most respected economists, at a gathering of businessmen and Filipino-American leaders last week. Dr. Villegas, Vice President of University of Asia & the Pacific led a private sector contingent from the Philippines, which is on a three-city investment roadshow in the United States, visiting Washington, DC, New York and San Francisco.
Villegas discussed the latest Philippine economic situation and the state of Philippine capital market. The Harvard-trained analyst shared the view of international bank HSBC, which recently came up with a report indicating that the Philippines could be the world’s 16th largest economy by 2050, surpassing many developed countries today. The same forecast last year listed the Philippines in the 43rd position.
Happy David finds her bliss in NY
A lot of young people gravitate towards New York for various reasons: to feed their creative side, to follow a loved one, to look for the dream job, to explore possible opportunities, to live out a dream.
Based on the 2007 American Community Survey, just over half of current New Yorkers—50.5 percent to be exact—moved here either from another country or another state. This, despite the numerous problems that plagued two of the city’s major industries: Wall Street and the media. Similarly, a recent Pew Research poll asked Americans about different cities and whether or not they’d like to live there, 45 percent of the people under 35 said they’d like to live in New York.
Fil-Am b-boy wonder Bailrok traces his roots
Two years ago, America was caught in awe when they saw 9-year old Bailey “Bailrok” Muñoz and his 5-year old friend, Miles Brown a.k.a. Baby Boogaloo, graced the stage of America’s Got Talent with sheer cuteness. These two boys have got everybody curious on what their duo, the Future Funk, was about to do. It was only when the two funky hair-styled boys began b-boy dancing and crumping that people started to take them seriously.
Although Future Funk only made it until the semi-finals in America’s Got Talent, Bailey has achieved many notable triumphs in his many collaborations and performances that followed the show.
Los Angeles has most number of registered OAVs
LOS ANGELES—More than 16,000 Filipinos from around the world have registered to become Overseas Absentee Voters (OAV) for the 2013 National Elections with Los Angeles leading the way.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, as of January 18, of the 16,332 Filipinos from around the world that have registered as OAVs, Los Angeles has the most with 1,760.