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DAVAO ASSOCIATION HOLDS "KADAYAWAN" SATURDAY
CORONATION HIGHLIGHTS FESTIVAL
The Davao Association of the Midwest (DAM) is holding the “Kadayawan” Festival 2019 on Saturday (Aug. 3) that will be highlighted by a Coronation of Muses at The

U.S. ASKS COURT TO STOP FIL AM FROM PREPARING TAX RETURNS
Copyright © 2019 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA
CHICAGO (JGL) – Filipino American income tax preparer Gary Aquino Sandiego was fined $5,000 in 2011

NURSING HOME EMPLOYEE FOUND GUILTY FOR KILLING OF FIL AM MOTHER, STEPSON
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2019 Journal GlobaLinks)
WAUKEGAN, Illinois (JGL) – A Lake County jury found Armando Trejo, a former nursing home employee, guilty of first-degree murders in the savage beating of his

JURY SELECTION STARTS MONDAY FOR TRIAL OF THE KILLER OF FIL AM MOTHER, STEPSON
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2019 Journal GlobaLinks)
WAUKEGAN, Illinois (JGL) – Jury selection starts Monday (March 11) ahead of the jury trial of a man from Beach Park, Illinois accused of beating his Filipino American wife and his stepson to

FIL AMS HOST ASIAN AMERICANS 36TH LUNAR NEW YEAR GALA FEB. 23RD
TINA TCHEN, FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF OF FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA, TO BE HONORED
ROSEMONT, Illinois (JGL) -- The Asian American Coalition of Chicago (AACC) will host its 2019 lunar new year gala on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 5:00 pm at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare,

JOSE RIZAL MOVIE TO BE SHOWN SATURDAY AT MORTON GROVE
TO MARK THE 122ND COMMEMORATION OF THE FILIPINO MARTYR
MORTON GROVE, Illinois (JGL) – The Knights of Rizal in Chicago, Illinois area are observing the 122nd Commemoration of Jose Rizal's Martyrdom with the screening of the multi-awarded

FIL AMS JOIN RALLY VS. TRUMP
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – About two dozens of Filipino Americans joined the rally of Chicagoans Friday, Nov. 11, on the third day in as many days since Donald Trump was elected president of the United States in front of Trump Tower in Chicago, Illinois.
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PROTESTS, HEARTACHES MAR DONALD TRUMP’S TRIUMPH
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks)
CHICAGO (JGL) – Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected 45th president of the United States, thousands of