Overseas Filipino Caucus for Sustainable Development: Looking forward to MDG 2015

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (a.k.a. MDG) FOR 2015
This song is the MDG Anthem composed and sung by Filipinos. You can find it here, too: UN.org.ph. 2015 is the magical year. Spread the word!

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For the past four months, I have been a low-key internet personality. You see, I got involved [...]

Human Development International Vanguard Corps: Call To Save The Mountains Of The World

January 25, 2008
Getting to know HDI Vanguard Corps with Janelle So of Kababayan TV (LA 18) in Los Angeles. Click here if you cannot see the video.

A couple of Saturdays ago, I invited John Ryan Largo, the founder of Human Development International Vanguard Corps, Ian Jon Mendoza, Executive Director for HDI Philippines, and Ryan Largo, [...]

Filipinas Magazine, January 2008: Traveling with Johnny

I don’t write too many profiles nowadays. This particular article that I wrote for Filipinas Magazine actually took eight months to germinate in my “to-do” list before it even saw print. Well, it was worth the wait. I wrote this story because I wanted to highlight the entrepreneurial experiences of our successful Filipino American business [...]

Food Review by Marylou “Dada” Tan: Archipelago Bistro in Burlingame, California

I started with one posting about the “Pinoy Dining Guide” for the San Francisco Bay Area so whenever people asked me for a listing of Filipino-themed restaurants, I could quickly look it up in my Blackberry 8830 (from my own postings, of course!). Yes, my friends know that when I enjoy a well-prepared meal, I [...]

Ethnic Retailers: Enhancing Their Value in the Marketplace

The ethnic retail market is a reality in the United States. It’s a vibrant component of a truly diverse community. I don’t want to be stereotypical in my observations but here’s what I’ve noticed in my travels around the San Francisco Bay Area:
1. Many Chinese Americans own dry cleaning services.
2. Many Asian Indians own liquor [...]

Watching the Squirrels: Sanny Leviste’s photos of Lorna’s squirrel basking in the sunshine

In my one my blog entries, I talked about the joys of taking a gratitude break through squirrel-watching. Shortly after I wrote the posting, I badgered Sanny Leviste of Visual Moment.com, a friend of many talents especially in environmentally-sustainable advocacies, to find the photos that I had requested him to take of a squirrel. He [...]

FilipinaImages.com wins WikiPilipinas.org’s Newsmakers of 2007, website category

This is the e-mail that I sent out to thank our readers and contributors. Congratulations to my niece, Lauren Dado, for being honored with the “WikiPinoy of 2007, People & Society category” recognition also.
From: Lorna Dietz
Date: Jan 6, 2008 9:08 AM
Subject: FilipinaImages.com, advocacy blog & news portal (social change), wins WikiPilipinas’ Newsmakers of 2007, [...]