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Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles Celebrates Women’s History Month

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The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles (FACC-GLA) celebrated Women’s History Month with Go, Grow, and Glow: Health, Wealth, & Beauty Conference last Saturday, March 25th at the Mountaingate Country Club. The opening ceremony was kicked off with the Filipino National Anthem sung by President Emeritus, Annie Nepomuceno and the US National Anthem sung by Miss San

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It’s About Telling Stories and Doing What You Love

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Tenacity. Passion. Dedication. Hard work. Jannelle So-Perkins, host and executive producer of So Jannelle TV embodies all this and more. She stuck to her guns and rebuilt her career from scratch upon migrating to Los Angeles in 2003. Named as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipino Women in America by the Filipina Women’s Network, and recently recognized as one

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Fashion and Community: The Annual Chicano Elegance Gala

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On February 18, 2023, the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens, Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority was the site of the annual Chicano Elegance Gala. The event was a celebration of not just fashion but of a culture steeped in history, emerging to reclaim its roots and heritage. This event–an idea more than a decade in the making–is the brainchild

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Success is Kei: Meet Kei’renee the Author Helping First-Generation Entrepreneurs Overcome Their Fear of Failure

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Being an entrepreneur wasn’t something that Kei’Renee–media mogul, author, and serial entrepreneur—planned. It was something she evolved and grew into. While pursuing a career path in journalism, she started her own media company, TrendyMii, in 2013. She worked as an intern at KABC7 as a general and entertainment news reporter. After a year, she decided that being a full-time journalist

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Fil-Am Chamber Celebrates the Holidays

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At the start of the holiday season, the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce Greater Los Angeles (FACCGLA) held their holiday event, Be Merry & Bright Mixer and New Member Onboarding last December 14 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills.  The event was kicked off with a speech from Consul General Edgar Badajos, the current Consul General of the Philippine Consulate

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Telling the Fil-Am Story in the (818)

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Community historian Joe Bernardo is valley born and raised.  His parents immigrated from the Philippines in 1970s, setting up roots in Northridge.  At that time, they were the first people of color in the neighborhood.  They moved to Calabsas in the early 90s where he attended Calabasas High School.  The family eventually found their way back to Northridge. Joe comments

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It All Started with a Bit of Improv

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Growing up, actor, improviser, and voice artist Earl Baylon was no stranger to performing in front of crowds for school productions, extracurricular activities and family functions. That’s why pursuing a career in acting was something that happened organically. Joining Room To Improv, a local Asian American Improvisational Theatre Company was his first foray into acting. From there, he became a

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It Began at CSUN: From Students for Pilipino American History Month to the Fil-Am Experience Class

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It started with a conversation between three friends in a dorm room at California State University, Northridge during the summer of 1996. Then college buddies Moonie Lantion, Allan Aquino, and Elvin Lubrin wanted to bring awareness about October as Filipino American History Month. That conversation started the creation of Students for Pilipino American History Month (SPAHM). With the contributions and

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Learning Culture Through Martial Arts

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We continue our Filipino American History Series with a conversation with 818 local, and first generation Filipino American, Guro Janel Barlongo, Kali/Silat instructor as well as a perpetual student of the art. Like many journeys, it begins with a quest for knowledge, for adventure, or for self-discovery.  For Guro Janel, her journey was about learning her Filipino American culture, history,

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