Heavy Rains force LA Evacuations By Yvee Tadeo-Guevara 1/21/10 Glendale, CA—Meteorologists say that over 8 inches of rain have dropped over the Los Angeles area, and another storm is expected to increase flooding and possible landslides. City officials evacuated about a thousand homes as a flood precaution. “Several residents have left the area already,” said [...]

4TH Filipino Found Dead in Haiti 1/21/2010 The body of another Filipino victim was found in the ruins of Haiti, bringing the total number of Filipino dead to 4. Rescuers found the body of Sergeant Janice Arocena in the ruins of the Christopher Hotel in Port-au-Prince.Sergeant Arocena worked as a clerk to the United Nation’s [...]

President Barack Obama proclaimed today as National Angel Island Day. 100 new citizens were sworn in on the same spot where thousands of Asian immigrants were detained in immigration limbo. Steve Angeles reports.

New York–UN employees hold a vigil for their Filipino comrades either missing or dead in Haiti’s earthquake. Monette Rivera reports.

Jerry Jones pulls out all the stops at Cowboys Stadium to kick off promotions for Manny Pacquiao/Joshua Clottey fight. Ging Reyes reports.

Is Obama Ignoring Immigration Reform? By Henni Espinosa 1/20/10 Immigrants and their advocates marched in front of the Federal Building in San Francisco last night, expressing their disappointment in President Barack Obama for not focusing on immigration reform in his first year in office. “The president has kept promising,” said attorney Chris Punongbayan of the [...]

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When Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng devastated the Philippines, the world responded with donations and aid. Now, Filipinos are returning the favor to Haiti’s earthquake victims, as nurses prepare to lend their labor. Bev Llorente reports.

An elderly couple is working more than ever in their old age to keep their home from foreclosure. Henni Espinosa reports.

Unemployed Goes To Cooking School By Steve Angeles 1/19/2010 SAN FRANCISCO—Two years ago, elementary school teacher Kenrick Mercado was laid off because of budget cuts. Rather than find another job teaching, he went back to the classroom as a culinary student. “It was important for me to continue to go for my dreams, in owning [...]

Pinoys in Las Vegas are upset that Manny Pacquiao’s next fight is in Texas, because the PacMan always attracts cash when he’s in Sin City.

A designer in Vancouver brings a designer’s eye to nurse’s scrubs and other work clothes.

H1N1 Surge Looms; People Refuse Vaccine By Steve Angeles 1/13/10 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is designating this week as National Influenza Vaccination Week. In California’s Solano County, the swine flu pandemic continues, as at least seven deaths have been linked to the H1N1 virus.  But demand for the H1N1 vaccine has dropped. [...]

SF Resists Ethnic Studies Curriculum By Henni Espinosa 1/13/10 SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Filipino students, teachers and community members rallied at the San Francisco Board of Education office last night, demanding the inclusion of ethnic studies courses in high schools. Supporters asked city officials for funding, even when the district faces a 20% loss in its budget [...]