is all about connection — to family, community, faith, and heritage. Every home in the Philippines carries a piece of the country’s colorful past through unique customs that are still alive today.

On a warm March evening, I congregate with strangers near a small auto repair shop in North Campus. In anticipation of the communal feast to come, we introduce ourselves in the courtyard of Oribello’s ...

IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE FILIPINO KHALI ACADEMY, YOU’LL NOTICE IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE YOUR TYPICAL MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO. THE MURALS AND PICTURES ON THE WALL, THE BAMBOO LINING, THE FLOORS ALL TELL A ...

Filipino cuisine can be found in all 50 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Guam. Here are the best places to find it. Cultural enclaves in America sustain ways of life that might otherwise have been ...

Music filled Latzer Hall on Sunday in the University YMCA as people crowded in line for food. Tables filled with family and friends were accompanied with “kamayan,” a traditional Filipino feast, as ...

When Imelda Ruga left her native Philippines in 2004 to visit family in New Jersey, she only expected to stay for a few months. She’s been here ever since. Like thousands of Filipino immigrants, Ruga ...

It’s been said that history is written by the victors. If the same can be said about sports, then in recent years, history has increasingly been written by Filipino athletes. In 2020, weightlifter ...

There is a movement happening in the Philippines today. A gentle but powerful one. Not loud, not viral, not choreographed for social media—but felt and noticeable in homes, schools, offices, and the ...

TWO TYPES OF LUMPIA. IT’S AN EGG ROLL, BUT IN FILIPINO IT’S CALLED LUMPIA, LIKE BRAISED BIZTALK OR BEEF STEAK. CHICKEN FRITTATA MARINATED DEEP FRIED PORK, BELLY FLOP AND BECO. THAT’S WHAT WAS ON THE ...