Culture // Entertainment // Lifestyle

• How Kobe Bryant inspired a global community of Filipinos, on and off the court

• Celebrating Filipino American film, the new frontier of contemporary cinema

• Anti-human trafficking summit highlights scope of trafficking within Filipino community

• Filipino postal worker Joseph Ileto remembered 20 years after killing

• Filipina actress Princess Punzalan enters her second act

• Fil-Am martial arts maestro Mark Dacascos talks going from smaller projects to the box office-breaking ‘John Wick 3’

• How Lea Salonga returned to the big screen with ‘Yellow Rose’

• Fil-Am coming-of-age immigration drama ‘Yellow Rose’ awarded Grand Jury Prize at three film festivals in a row

• Getting to know H.E.R., the Fil-Am R&B singer nominated for 5 Grammys

• 11-year-old Fil-Am Angelica Hale on overcoming obstacles to become a viral singing sensation

• The raw, unapologetic candor of Jose Antonio Vargas

• REVIEW: Philippine film “Signal Rock” is a muddled excess of drama and plot

Policy and Politics

• In conversation: Tulsi Gabbard wants to restore America as a model for diplomacy, equality

• Presidential hopefuls Sanders, Yang join ethnic media to discuss immigration, healthcare and the economy

• First Democratic debate: Harris, Warren clear winners of two-night affair

• “Keep America Great: Trump unveils 2020 campaign in Florida

• New count finds homelessness up 16% in Los Angeles

• 2020 presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke talks unity, DACA protections at LA rally

• Thousands gather to rally for 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in 2020

• Gavin Newsom doubles down on decision to temporarily shut down death penalty

• Teachers respond to this week’s deal to end week-long LAUSD strike

• The “Sleeping Giant” awakens: AAPI civic engagement reaches historic highs

Miscellaneous

• SoCal Filipina registered nurse helps bargain first contract with nurses union

• U.S. organizations, public figures raise funds for Taal volcano victims

• Getting to know the LA River: What it is, what it does and how it’s changing

• 60 new measles cases across 26 states, worst outbreak since 1994

• The psychology of the Filipino: navigating the difficult conversation of mental health

• This is how LA County is preparing for the upcoming storm season

• Dr. Fe Del Mundo, first woman accepted into Harvard Medical School, honored with Google Doodle

• Why do so many of us fail at our New Year’s resolutions? Fil-Am consultants weigh in

• Celebrating Christmas in America as new immigrants: Filipinos share their stories of beating the holiday blues

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