Bituin Aquino

Apl De Ap on Black Eyed Peas’ New Album Elevation

We’re back with another feature with #AplDeAp — here to catch up with us on what he’s been up to as a proud Pinoy musician who’s been given the opportunity to create music as a solo artist and as part of the world-renowned group Black Eyed Peas. He tells us that early on in his […]

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SO Jannelle TV / By Bituin Aquino

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Zargon and His Journey As An Underground Rapper

SO Cool / By Bituin Aquino

We bring you Filipino music that’s out of the ordinary! In this So Cool segment, #Zargon —a Filipino underground hip-hop rapper based in Milan who just recently came from his Philippine tour— tells us about his very own journey to success as well as letting us in on how his life came to be. Zargon

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Josh Dela Cruz on His Upcoming Movie, Blue’s Big City Adventure

SO Candid / By Bituin Aquino

We sat down with Filipino-American actor Josh Dela Cruz for an interview he describes as the most fun he’s ever had! He recalls how he moved places during his childhood– having being born in Dubai, then moving to the East Coast at the age of 2 before finally settling down in the West Coast last

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South Coast Botanic Garden: A Paradise led by a Filipina

SO Inspiring / By Bituin Aquino

South Coast Botanic Garden is an 87-acre of paradise containing over 200,000 plants and 2,000 species of plants from around the world. CEO Adrienne Nakashima walks us through on how she took influences from her mother and grandmother, who paved their way to find their own strength into becoming an outstanding female leader. Part of

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Uniting as One Filipino Community to #StopTheHate

SO Informed / By Bituin Aquino

Asian hate crimes have been an ongoing issue for a lot of Filipinos, especially during the pandemic where more of us have been victimized. It’s staggering how we still grapple with these crimes which gives us all the more reason to raise awareness about it and #StopTheHate On this So Informed Segment, we hear insights

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Justice has Prevailed for the Wong Family

SO Bold / By Bituin Aquino

Asian-American parents win unprecedented case against Santa Monic-Malibu school district and receives a $45M judgment from the jury! Nadine and Charles Wong’s non-speaking autistic twin boys were abused by their teacher aide for months during SY 2017-2018. At least 11 employees from the district knew, from the bottom all the way up to management. But

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Brunch with Asian Community Movers Hosted by Apl.De.Ap and Lemieux

SO On the Go / By Bituin Aquino

To commemorate Filipino-American History Month, we were invited by Apl.De.Ap of the Black Eyed Peas and Janel Luu of LeMieux Cosmetics for a special brunch held at the Crustacean in Beverly Hills. Apl.De.Ap shared his intent of gathering strong and talented women in the industry and saw this event as an opportunity to celebrate our

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The Influence of Filipino American Culture in Washington D.C

SO Cool / By Bituin Aquino

During our recent trip to the nation’s capital, to celebrate Filipino American History Month #FAHM – we sat down with Ryan Namata, National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) Region Chair, who talked about Filipinos in Washington D.C. and neighboring communities. When he first came to Washington D.C., he and his family wanted to strengthen

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Celebrating Filipino American History Month at NaFFAA’s 25th Reception

SO On the Go / By Bituin Aquino

In this So On The Go episode, we’ll bring you the highlights of NaFFAA’s 25th Annual Filipino American History Month Reception. The event was graced by Fil-Am trailblazers in Washington D.C., including The Honorable Nani Coloretti, the highest-ranking Filipina serving in the Biden Administration as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget; and

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