Mina Lopez is currently spearheading the main kitchen of #PortosBakery, a family-owned bakery born out of Rosa Porto’s love for sharing her wonderful cakes and pastries with friends and family. Porto’s Bakery has been operating since 1960 and opened its first storefront in 1976 on Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park, California. Mina Lopez is currently
Cecilia Chung, dubbed “the Accountant with a heartbeat,” is one of the pillars of the Filipino community in South California. Even though her journey of immigrating to the US was filled with hardship and trials, like most Filipinos, she did not waver. She fondly remembers how she, without hesitation, jumped at the chance of moving
Filipino actress #AinaDumlao recently made waves as she landed a role as a Filipina nurse in the season finale of the hit series #GreysAnatomy. She sits down with host, Jannelle So, to talk about her #immigrant life and Hollywood journey filled with challenges, heartbreaks and success. Infusing her Filipino heart in every role she takes
Hailed as the “Fil-Am Prince of OPM”, #GarthGarcia is thriving and flourishing during the pandemic. With a successful business venture of “Doctors on the Go”, a mobile company for access to on-the-go doctors based in Southern California, a postgraduate degree from no less than Harvard Business School, and on top of that a worldwide release
An #immigrant life is truly full of surprises. No wonder, #DonnaAvellanaKuenzler, a fabulous Pinay who has worked overseas for the past 20 years came up with the idea of writing a self-help book intended for Filipinas to thrive and survive in foreign land.
In this episode of So True we are joined by Filipino American actress turned nurse, Princess Punzalan. She is part of Diane Paragas’ film “Yellow Rose” – the first Filipino-led movie to be released by a major studio in commercial theaters.
On June 18th 2000, Filipino-American entrepreneur Reagan John Rada arrived in the United Sates. It was suppose to be just a few months of vacation. But his experience with the immigration officer who questioned him upon arrival, was shocking, unpleasant, harrowing – which included being interrogated for hours, all the contents of his 2 small suitcases, was carefully examined.
