What Is Pilipino American History Month?

Oct. 25, 2015 / By Paula Abad
Tags: filipino, Filipino American

This year marks the first celebration of Larry Itliong Day in the state of California. Who is he, and why do we celebrate Pilipino American History Month? VoiceWaves reporter tells us the story through her cartoon.

Local Filipino Youth Program Brings Families Together To Celebrate Culture

Aug. 21, 2015 / By Hiyasmin Saturay
Tags: filipino, Filipino American

The theme was “Lakas ng Pagkakaisa,” or “Strength in Unity” in Tagalog, and including workshops on “various forms of expression, such as theater, visual art, hip-hop, spoken word, and poetry.”

LB Youth Celebrate Filipino Culture

Jan. 13, 2014 / By Adalhi Montes
Tags: filipino, Filipino American, Immigrants, Long Beach, Youth

[Ed. note] Late last year, the Filipino Migrant Center held a community cultural night to celebrate the 150th birthday of Filipino revolutionary Andres Bonafacio...

NewsLongBeach: Disaster in the Philippines

Nov. 15, 2013 / By
Tags: community, Filipino American

Last week, Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as typhoon Yolanda, tore through the Philippines leaving death and destruction in its wake...

Our Community: Filipino Migrant Center

Aug. 11, 2013 / By Nayobi Maldonado-Ochoa
Tags: community, filipino, Filipino American, Long Beach, Photography, VoiceWaves Photo

“Our Community” is a VoiceWaves project and community event being showcased on Aug. 26. Youth reporters were tasked to explore their community through a camera’s lens, each picking one community-based organization to shine a spotlight on...

Recognizing Filipino Workers– Past, Present & Future

Jun. 6, 2013 / By Michael Lozano
Tags: filipino, Filipino American, Hotel Workers, Immigrants, Long Beach

In Delano, they struggled as farmworkers with Cesar Chavez. In Long Beach, they organize as today’s hotel workers and domestic caregivers...