Canadian Filipino
Informing, Engaging and Connecting Community
There has been an abundance of written works about young immigrants and their travails in adjusting to life in Canada, but there appears to be hardly any told from the perspective of the elderly. This, exactly, is what the latest book, Tanglaw: Immigrant Seniors Find Their True North, accomplishes by chronicling inspiring stories of immigrant seniors.
Mable Elmore, who made history in 2009 by becoming the first Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Filipino descent in B.C., is seeking re-election to a third term in the provincial elections slated in May 2017.
Many people believe that millennials are weak, laidback, and have no backbone for hard work. That’s why they stay with mom and dad, unburdened by the pressures of making a living. And that saving rent will allow them to afford a party lifestyle.
The year 2016 has come and gone. It's that time of the year again to review and reflect on the top news and events in a given month that have significant impact on Filipino Canadians, especially in Ontario’s Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
[Note from The Editorial Board: The CanadianFilipino.Net is pleased to welcome journalist and arts aficionado Mel Tobias. Tobias writes his ‘Living in Canada’ column for the Philippine Star in Manila from his home base in Vancouver. He will contribute some of his reports to CanadianFilipino.Net.)
The Department of Canadian Heritage, through its Canada Periodical Fund/Business Innovation Component, awarded a contribution to the Maple Bamboo Network Society (MBNS), publisher of Canadian Filipino Net, to help raise awareness of the new digital periodical, which focuses on issues important to the growing Canadian Filipino community.
Filipino Christmas is never complete without the Christmas lantern or ‘parol’. On December 3, the ubiquitous parol took centre stage in the parol-making contest in Winnipeg, in preparation for the Paskong Pinoy in Canada on December 17.
In a speech at the Taste of Manila street festival, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke about multiculturalism:
Dr. Rey D. Pagtakhan was the first Canadian Filipino elected as Member of Parliament. He was a cabinet minister in the governments of then prime ministers Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin. Through this interview, the Canadian Filipino Net distills some pointers from his remarkable Canadian political journey.
The U.S.-based Center for Babaylan Studies and the Kathara Pilipino Indigenous Arts Collective Society in Canada are organizing a convention to draw attention to the bond between Filipinos and indigenous peoples of North America.
Genevieve Fontanilla was not unlike many newly-immigrated Filipino Canadian teenagers. She was smart, but had difficulty finding direction in the midst of upheaval that often characterizes the early years of the immigrant experience.
Dr. Rey D. Pagtakhan was the first Canadian Filipino elected as Member of Parliament. He was a cabinet minister in the governments of then prime ministers Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin. Through this interview, the Canadian Filipino Net distills some pointers from his remarkable Canadian political journey.
Dr. Rey D. Pagtakhan, a lifetime member of the Privy Council for Canada and listed in Canadian Who’s Who, is a community volunteer and pediatrician-turned-politician.
A rookie and two incumbent Canadian Filipino members of the Manitoba legislative assembly won in the April 19, 2016 election in the province.
A group of Filipino women in Manitoba met last year to talk about the needs, strengths, and potentials of women in the community.
There are 12 Canadian Filipinos elected to public office as of today.
There's a growing awareness and excitement among Canadian Filipino voters to get involved in the country’s political process, says retired educator Tony San Juan.
