ONE OF THE OLDEST CLUBS IN THE NATION

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA
SUNNYVALE, California (jGLi) – A Filipino American couple in Sunnyvale, California is helping the local community keep an old tradition of Cabugenians in Santa Clara County alive by promoting this early the upcoming Cabugao International Grand Reunion on July 21-22, 2012 in Santa Clara, California.
Dan B. [...]

Shaina Marie Castro and Redmond Ybona Jr, tied the knot last Friday November 11, 2011. Wedding ceremony was officiated by Pastor Rhea Gonzales and the reception immediately followed at Hilton Hotel in Concord, California. Shaina is the daughter of Rizaldy Sr and Shirley Castro and Redmond is the son of Redmond Sr and Rosalie Ybona [...]

Yet another scandal surrounds UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi
SACRAMENTO – UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi, who is no stranger to controversy, is now the focus of another scandal surrounding the misconduct of her campus police. On Friday, several students who were peacefully assembling at UC Davis were methodically pepper-sprayed by police despite showing no signs [...]

The Queen of the Family Prayer Crusade (QFPC), a ministry based in San Francisco with its spiritual directors Fr. William Lariola of Immaculate Conception Chapel and Fr. Joepel Padit of St John the Evangelist Church expanded its spiritual mission to Stockton, California with Jun and Minda Salinas as the new coordinators. Fr. William shown [...]

Roger Cruz is the biggest cheerleader for his idol Pound-for-pound King of BoxingManny Paquiao, but Manong Roger himself is recognized as the Pound- for-pound King of Organics by discerning shoppers who prefer organic produce on their dining table. The Cruz family’s Ibarra Farms is the marquee purveyor of pristine fruit and vegetables at Serramonte [...]

San Francisco – Thinking of saving money this Christmas on your decoration budget? Would you want to share Filipino Christmas tradition with your friends and relatives in the United States? Would want to see something Filipino iconic item in your décor at home or in your office?
Why not make your own parol lantern? Parol [...]

By Peter Jamero
LOS ANGELES – Documentation of Filipino American history is largely limited to the Manong Generation that immigrated to the US in the early 1900s. Their second-generation children — the Bridge Generation — are now in their sixties, seventies, and eighties; however, the literature is silent regarding their life in America. Vanishing Filipino Americans [...]

CHICAGO (jGLi) – The Bikol U.S.A. of the Midwest led by its President Evelyn R. Tolledo joined Friday (Nov. 11) a dinner-dance fundraiser for the victims of typhoons and floods in Bikol region and Laguna province in the Philippines at Elk’s Club at 495 Lee St. in suburban Des Plaines, Illinois.
Money raised will also be used [...]

Wells Fargo Donates More Than $300K in 2011 and Pledges Another $25,000, a Total Donation of More Than $1.5 Million Since 2003
NEW YORK, November 2, 2011 – More than 500 outstanding Asian Pacific American high school and college students were awarded scholarships last night at the APIASF annual benefit at the Hilton New York. Scholarships [...]

South San Francisco- As a fitting finale to cap this year’s 50th anniversary celebration of the Mater Dolorosa parish, and to usher in the Christmas season, Hallelujah Chorale and Cherubim, the church’s adult and children’s choirs, will present their sixth annual holiday concert entitled “In Dulci Jubilo” (Sweet Sounds of Rejoicing) on December 9 and [...]