Jannelle So-Perkins

Continuing our celebration of #InternationalWomensMonth, we sat down with Jennifer Taylor, a firecracker in the real estate industry. Currently, the Board President and co-founder of industry organization Filipinos in Institution Real Estate (FIIRE) and co-founding board member of the LA chapter of African American Real Estate Professionals (AAREP) and Commercial Real Estate Diversity Coalition (CREDC),

In celebration of the #InternationalWomensMonth, we highlight tales of real women making it big in their respective fields–stories of Filipino-Americans defying the odds and making a name for themselves, and moreover, exemplifying the strength of a Filipina. We open this month’s show with the story of Filipino-American Vallerie Castillo-Archer, executive chef of iconic landmark and

In 2005, Jenylyn Carpio had everything going on for her life: she was newly married, had just welcomed an infant; and she was set to finish college. She was 22 years old then, and thought juggling school and family life can be exhausting. “I had fainted and didn’t think any of it. Being a new

There are life-changing events that happen to people–those that turn their fates around forever. In Filipino-American artist Jefre’s case, it was when he discovered art, and when he came face-to-face with life and death. #Jefre was 30 years old when he underwent triple bypass surgery, triggered by a heart attack while working at an event