The first wave of Filipino immigrants, young professionals who arrived in the 1960s and 1970s, are now reaching retirement age. They were at the prime of their lives when they came, full of hope for ...
How do we begin to understand why very few students of Filipino heritage are able to complete high school in Canada compared to youths of other immigrant families? Among students of Filipino heritage ...
When my wife Eleanor and I were writing our book Seeking a Better Life Abroad (Manila: Anvil Publishing, Inc., 2008) based on her study of Filipinos in Canada from 1957 to 2007, we were impressed by ...
While on a recent family vacation, I read and learned from Noam Chomsky, one of the most prolific intellectual and political activists of today, about what he termed as “Muasher ...
In recent years, a number of articles have appeared in international media outlets about how a robust economy has catapulted the Philippines to the status of tiger economy, even gaining investment ...
A vibrant culture, world-class hospitality, natural wonders and a friendly English-speaking population are among the winning traits that the Philippines hopes will lure more foreign retirees into ...
Filipinos in their home country are passionately engaged in politics.This is in sharp contrast with the seeming apathy among Canadian Filipinos toward Canadian politics as noted by Tony Carpio, who ...