Community News

Fil-Am veteran to celebrate 100th birthday

Saturday, 31 October 2009 00:00 AJPress

SEVERO B. Sobrevilla, better known as Uncle Sam, will be celebrating his centennial birthday on November 1, 2009 at Congregational Christian Church at 2400 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA. 90026.

He was born on November 1, 1909 at Barrio Bautista, Caba, La Union in Northern Philippines. His parents are Mr. Santiago Sobrevilla and Mrs. Catalina Bautista-Sobrevilla. Caba is a coastal town facing the China Sea, so the youthful Severo developed his liking for fishing, which he still engages in this activity in such places as Redondo Beach and Venice Beach.

Chan courts Pinoy vote for Broadmoor Police Commission

Friday, 30 October 2009 00:00 AJPress

(3 votes, average: 2.33 out of 5)

Chinese-American Hanley Chan is one of the candidates vying for a seat in the Broadmoor Police Commission in the coming Nov. 3 elections.

Born and raised in San Francisco, Officer Chan, who now resides in the Broadmoor Protection District, is excited at the prospect of becoming the first Asian and minority to serve on the commission if he gets elected to the post.

15th UPAAA General Assembly and Convention in Washington, DC

Friday, 23 October 2009 00:00 AJPress

UPAAA- University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America held its 15th National convention at JW Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC. The three-day event from Sept 4-6, 2009 was graced by the first woman and 19th President of the University of the Philippines Emerlinda R. Roman. Together with President Emer Roman, the UPAAA President Dr. Francis Sy graciously welcomed the delegates from all over the states and other countries who participated the convention during the Fellowship Night- “Gabi ng Katuwaan at Pabidahan.” Chapter presentations were being performed with much fun and reminiscent of the “UP days.” The UPAA-NY chapter bagged three prizes namely Most Meaningful, Most Rehearsed and Most Entertaining awards with Noel Gamboa, composer of Pinoy linedancing songs and Silver Jubilarian leading the group.

PACCAL Awards Ceremony

Thursday, 22 October 2009 15:22 Gem C. Yatco

FELICITATIONS and high-spirited glee reigned supreme in the recently celebrated PACCAL’s ((Pan American Concerned Citizens Action League) 17th Anniversary Dinner Gala and Awards Ceremony held at the Holiday Inn Hotel along Frontage Road in Newark, New Jersey last Sunday, October 11, 2009, that distinctly honored nine leaders of the Fil-Am community for their most outstanding accomplishments in their respective fields with the Hon. Consul Gen. Cecile B. Rebong as guest speaker.

In line with PACCAL’s program of promoting family culture and values, the husband and wife tandem of Ruben and Maripi Tanteo was unanimously chosen by the Awards Committee to receive the “Parents of the Year” award for their worth-emulating ways.

PACCAL stages ‘Sunrise, Sunset: Looking for William’

Thursday, 22 October 2009 15:20 AJPress

THE Pan American Concerned Citizen’s Action League, Inc. (PACCAL) is staging the play Looking for William on Saturday, November 7 2009 at 2pm at the Five Corners Library Auditorium, 678 Newark Ave., Jersey City 07306. The theater event is in line with PACCAL’s “Artists-in-Residence” Project, which is carried out through the 2009 Local Arts Program (LAP) Grant, New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA), Department of State, a partner of the National Endowment for the Arts administered by the Hudson County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs (HCOCHA).

Gary Valenciano & Martin Nievera performs ‘AS 1’: Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City - Oct. 25

Thursday, 22 October 2009 15:18 Bobby Yalong

LADIES and gentlemen, Group Ole, in cooperation with Taj Mahal’s Mark Etess Arena, presents with utmost pride two of the Philippine music industry’s most awarded, most recognized, and most travelled world-class male performers: Mr .Pure Energy Gary Valenciano and the one and only Concert King Martin Nievera in their comeback east coast performance, not as solo artists but together in an ambitiously conceptualized production in one stage AS 1.

Yes folks, you read it right. This dream concert that was merely an obsession by Gary and Martin’s diehard fans now becomes a stark reality with the staging of AS 1—a concert with an incredibly gigantic casting in a once-in-a-lifetime musically-loaded production.

Edison International and USC Launch Edison Challenge Competition

Wednesday, 21 October 2009 00:00 AJPress

ROSEMEAD — Students with creative ideas about solving energy and environmental problems are encouraged to submit projects in the fourth annual Edison Challenge, a science competition co-sponsored by Edison International and the University of Southern California (USC). Team registration opens Oct. 8 and ends Oct. 29.

The Edison Challenge competition is open to student-teacher teams in grades six through 12 from schools in the service territory of Southern California Edison (SCE), a subsidiary of Edison International. Professional science development workshops are provided for teachers.

The Unrecognized American Veterans

Wednesday, 21 October 2009 00:00 Arturo Garcia

“This book begins with Filipino veterans of World War II chained to the White House fence, and ends with the American government trying to buy silence with lump sums. Thus it is the war story of seeking justice after the war, a struggle rooted in the Philippine American colonial relationship, but branching down the generations into the political and cultural legacy which those who fought bequeath, not only to those who would deepen peace through social progress, but to the larger family of history where hope for justice makes all the world kin.

....In the book you hold in your hands now, facts of memory and acts of history are the rocks thrown through time. Battles, military or legislative, may be won or lost, issues may be “hits or misses” with varied publics, but there is more.

Pretend City Children’s Museum Exclusive Auction is Underway!

Monday, 19 October 2009 13:04 AJPress

(1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5)

Pretend City Children’s Museum Exclusive Auction is Underway!

The countdown for Pretend City Children’s Museum’s exclusive auction is underway! The special online auction and fundraiser began on October 15, featuring a one-of-a-kind sports memorabilia item and a T3 Series electric stand-up vehicle (ESV) in Los Angeles Lakers colors autographed by NBA Star Kobe Bryant. The auction will run on Ebay until October 25th with all proceeds benefiting Pretend City . More information about the auction can be found at www.pretendcity.org.