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Live, Learn, Illuminate: Gloria Ysmael-Adams teaches life’s most important lessons

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If Gloria Ysmael-Adams could be anywhere in the world, it would probably be inside a classroom.

Letter: An addendum to the Chinatown gate story

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I would like to thank Ryan Pangilinan for his excellent article, “Hong helps Chinatown…” (in the Nov. 6-14 issue). It is the only piece that fully describes Mr. Hong’s contribution — both in money and work — to his community, a tribute to how an immigrant gives back to his community.

Live, Learn, Illuminate: Gloria Ysmael-Adams teaches life’s most important lessons

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If Gloria Ysmael-Adams could be anywhere in the world, it would probably be inside a classroom.

Philippines slams BBC comedy

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government protested a popular BBC comedy sketch in which a Filipino maid was told to have sex with a neighbor, officials said Oct. 7.

Jeepney | A pop-history lesson

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When we think of the roots of hip-hop, we think of the streets and the youth that made street culture a multimillion dollar industry. The transformation of this underground culture into mainstream industries has allowed people like Karlo Reyes and Rex Korrell to turn what was once a hobby into a living while still staying true to their roots as Filipino Americans.

DRIVEN | Peter Bacho

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Novelist and teacher Peter Bacho believes everybody has a story to tell. The Filipino American recalls his own humble beginnings, growing up poor in Seattle’s Central District in the 1950s. A juris doctorate, a master’s degree and two award-winning novels later, Bacho is now being honored as a pioneer who paved the way for Asian Americans in literature.

SIFF 2010

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China Bodyguards and Assassins † City of Life and Death Last Train Home Little Big Soldier † A Spray of Plum Blossoms Hong Kong Bodyguards and Assassins Crossing Hennessy Dream Home Little Big Soldier Love in a Puff Prince of Tears India Khargosh Peepli Live A Request From Earth Japan Air Doll The Chef of South […]