I’ve eaten a lot of adobo in my life. Growing up in a Filipino household meant that we ate classic Filipino recipes like adobo, the national dish of the Philippines, on a weekly basis. Sometimes it ...

Just as it is the case for many first-generation children in America, growing up here wasn't easy for me. It felt like nothing about my life was the same as it was for my peers in school. As a ...

I have always felt like an impostor in the Filipino community. At Seafood City, a Filipino grocery store, cashiers spoke to me in Tagalog, and I’d instantly freeze up. After a moment of silence, I had ...

Food is a big deal in Filipino culture. No matter the occasion or the number of people at the function, there will always be a spread of food waiting to be enjoyed — usually buffet-style, and usually ...

That’s what my mother told me in late 2022 when I learned my parents and I would be traveling to the Philippines. Before our trip this February, my parents hadn’t set foot in their home country for 25 ...

Growing up, I was quite the anomaly to the white people of Kansas City’s suburbs. Was he Chinese? Was he Mexican? I’d play along with their guessing game, answering why I had a Spanish name or why my ...

October is Filipino American History Month. As the month comes to an end, Filipino-American students reflect on what the month, their heritage and their history mean to them.

The cultural festival will now take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Palm Springs Downtown Park.

For retired lawyer Albert Balingit, one of the most memorable conversations from the 1980s is a three-minute, $12 phone call punctuated by screaming and crying. Not from distress, but celebration. The ...

Whether you remember Mikey Bustos from his comedy sketches, travel vlogs, ant videos, or even that viral chicharon commercial, his body of work reflects his knack for finding humor and heart in ...

Manila-based author-illustrator and music journalist Kara Bodegon-Hikino is ready to make her graphic novel debut with ...