Rachael Lampa: The Filipina American Christian Singer-Songwriter, Record...
Sometimes, all it takes is an email from a stranger: “Did you know that Rachael Lampa is a Filipina?” No, I certainly didn’t realize that this young woman who continually inspires Christians worldwide...
View ArticleFilipino Women of Substance on its 5th year
Lalaine Chu-Benitez gave me the heads up that that Illustrado’s Women of Substance project started 5 years ago to combat negative stereotypes against Filipinas in the region. So far, it has done its...
View ArticlePinay and Proud: Celebrating the uniqueness of the Filipina woman
“The Filipina is always the life of the party; we’re always the ones singing, we’re always the ones getting people to go to the dance floor. I think it’s really in our culture to be very affectionate...
View ArticleFilipino food bloggers
Filipino food bloggers have become hugely popular over recent years, winning numerous awards in their field. But what does it take to be a food blogger, and why are Filipino ladies just so good at it?...
View ArticleVideo: GABRIELA campaign to fight violence against women #manilascandal2
Gabriela’s latest efforts to curb the spread of electronic violence against women collaborated with award-winning advertising agency DM9JaymeSyf to produce an output “exactly like a sequel to a sex...
View ArticleMyrna Lardizabal de Vera on August 31, 2012: Hello, Powerful Pinays!
For the YOUTUBE VIDEO of the actual speech, click here. We have to change the image of “The Filipina!” My sister, Councilmember Myrna Lardizabal de Vera, former Mayor of Hercules, California (June...
View ArticleWhat can you do to end violence against women? Take Back The Tech!
How does technology like the internet and mobile phones impact on violence against women? What can we do as users of technology to use it in activism? Take Back The Tech! is a collaborative campaign...
View ArticleTake a stand: I will NOT forward any form of message, video or photograph...
There was a discussion on twitter on the viral #amalayer video. What lessons can be learned here? Citizen journalism is about being responsible. @cyberdean07 suggests “to act with justice, give...
View ArticleA Filipina’s complaint: Pressured to be beautiful and sexy
Original posted at the Philippine Online Chronicles: A Pinay’s complaint: Pressured to be beautiful and sexy by Jasmine B. Barrios They haunt us everywhere. Commute to and from work and you see them...
View ArticleWhen a Joke is a National, International Issue on Women
Would we always blame victims of jokes (and those who love them) for being sensitive and without sense of humor when they feel antagonized and hurt and when they simply don’t accept the joke as...
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