SO True

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 …

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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 …

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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.