Domestic workers rallied for California to adopt a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights to ensure that they are protected from exploitation and are paid properly for the work they do.

By Steve Angeles ABS-CBN North America Bureau March 31, 2011 LOS ANGELES – Domestic workers, including caregivers and maids celebrated National Domestic Workers Day on Wednesday, March 30, and International woman’s month with a rally in Los Angeles. A caregiver for the past ten years Boots de Chavez says it’s a hard job, with  little [...]

FOR FINANCIAL QUESTIONS: Email Matt Sapaula at balitangamerica@abs-cbni.com Matthew Sapaula, MSN’s “Money Smart Guy” talks to Balitang America about various things one can do with their tax refund.

For financial questions: Email balitangamerica@abs-cbni.com Matthew Sapaula,MSN’s “Money Smart Guy” and Balitang America’s in-house financial advisor talks about different options on what to do if you get a tax refund this year.

78-year-old Josefa Villanueva Reyes started learning ballet when she was 18 years old. Although starting out much later than most ballerinas, she became a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet Celeste for four years.  Now she teaches dance to a new generation of ballet dancers.

By Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN North America Bureau March 31, 2011 SANTA CLARA, Calif. – For decades now, 78-year old Josefa Villanueva Reyes has taught ballet to young dancers. Reyes  along with her now deceased husband Benjamin founded the Santa Clara Ballet in 1973…teaching kids not only to love ballet but to embrace it fully. Co-Founder [...]

Isyu question: Do you think Janjan is a victim of child abuse?

Prince George County teachers are getting pink slips. The school district said it was cutting some non-essential work staff.  But Filipino teachers say they are foreigners are being singled out and claim its discrimination.

A Filipina 12-year-old said she didn’t see who pushed her but heard someone say “push” before she was shoved down a flight of stairs while she was at school.  She ended up in the hospital.

Filipina-Canadian Maria Aragon got a surprise visit from Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper.  He sat down at the piano and they played together to John Lennon’s “Imagine”.

Microblogging company is in a low-income area of San Francisco called the Tenderloin. The company has decided to stay since the city agreed to let them do business tax-free.  But now the resident say the company can stay but should do something for the community and even offer them jobs.

Marieton Pacheco,ABS-CBN North America Bureau March 30, 2011 WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper stopped by YouTube sensation Maria Aragon’s home in Winnipeg Tuesday, during the fourth day of his re-election campaign. Harper, together with his wife, Laureen plus bodyguards and media in tow, visited the talented fifth grader…whose cover of Lady Gaga’s [...]

By Rodney Jaleco, ABS-CBN North America Bureau March 29, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maryland county schools could send hundreds of Filipino teachers home. Officials in Prince George’s County say they’re no longer renewing work visas for “non-critical workers” like elementary grade, music or language teachers. President of Pilipino Educators Network, Carlo Parapara said, “As soon [...]

By Nadia Trinidad, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau Chief March 30, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO – Twitter’s neighbors at the south of Market Street are not happy. Holding up hashtag decorated signs, they told the social media giant to pay up if they want to stay around. Some Filipino residents were among those who gathered outside [...]