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I AM Filipino

Jan. 12, 2010 by Rex Jaime

A young lady’s Youtube response to “is there shame in being Filipino that you claim something else?”:  I AM Filipino.

Half Filipino…She IS Filipino.  However, people want to define it, your spirit defines who you are and simply saying I

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Finding Filipinos

Jan. 9, 2010 by LaiLaiGirl

For most of my life, I lived in a mostly Filipino neighborhood. If I wanted Filipino food, it was within a few miles of my house. I heard Tagalog every day as my parents talked to each other and their friends.

And then I moved away to a

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Stay True to Yourself

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Stay True to Yourself

Jan. 5, 2010 by Rex Jaime

Sometimes I stray away from my purpose and pander to what I think others think.  I think I just did that.  I don’t mind posting things that Filipinos might be proud of, or sort of inside Filipino stuff that some think are funny.  But as I

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Lightweight Stereotypes

Nov. 27, 2009 by Rex Jaime

Even before this last fight with Cotto, Pac still only gets credit for his supernatural speed.  I talked before about his tenacity being his most valuable attribute, and it certainly is, but another thing seemingly forgotten or

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The making of the APL Song

Nov. 24, 2009 by Rex Jaime

Artists supporting artists, and really an example of talent leveraging talent to increase the volume of a voice to tell a story.  Many won’t rise to pop stardom like he has with the Black Eyed Peas, but the story is something many can

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CNN Hero of the Year Candidate…and its not Manny

Nov. 23, 2009 by Anonymous Prime

This was a current story on CNN and an interesting topic.  It was about how Efren Penaflorida overcame being bullied by gangs and help youths move away from them. 

I don’t know what other Filipino communities face, but if you were in San

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