Category: Candid Perspectives
American Filipina’s Historic Gold but Are You Feeling The Olympics Yet? Plus: A Covid Conversation
by Emil Guillermo An Asian American Filipina, Lee Kiefer, from Lexington, Kentucky made history at the Olympics. You couldn’t tell at first because she wore [Read More…]
Branson’s Trip? Nothing like My Father’s Journey from Ilocos to America
by Emil Guillermo It was just a coincidence, but for me, the date helped put things in perspective. On Sunday, July 11, 2021, Virgin Galactic’s [Read More…]
An Appreciation for Benigno Aquino III
by Emil Guillermo Of course, I was stunned and saddened to see the passing of former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. As a “junior” myself, [Read More…]
Celebrating the Filipino American Students Who Helped End the SAT/ACT at the University of California
by Emil Guillermo Maybe by time you read this Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Island Heritage Month will be over. It’s still worth remembering. This [Read More…]
An Immigrant’s Tale Ends with San Jose Rampage
by Emil Guillermo Mass shootings have become so common place we’ve all become numb. Do you remember Atlanta, March 16? How about subsequent to that [Read More…]
Say The Full Name: Remembering Our Native Hawaiians On Heritage Month
by Emil Guillermo We’re more than half-way through and if you haven’t noticed, our month has a new name. It’s Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific [Read More…]
California’s New Attorney General: The Filipino American with the Golden Story
by Emil Guillermo Rob Bonta? People around the country better get to know Bonta who is now officially confirmed as the first Filipino American Attorney [Read More…]
Asian American Filipinos United Against Hate?
by Emil Guillermo Recently, I watched the trial of Derek Chauvin charged in the death of George Floyd but was caught off guard by another video. The [Read More…]
Biden Shines a Light on Filipino Asian American Fears; What Took Everyone So Long to Notice?
by Emil Guillermo Suddenly, they see us. We’re in the news. Six Asian American women are dead after a mindless, despicable killing spree in Atlanta. [Read More…]
In 2020, It’s VAX AMERICANA. But Will We All Be Together by July 4th?
by Emil Guillermo OK, patriots, are you committed to masking up? Because according to President Joe Biden, it’s going to take more masking and physical [Read More…]
