White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) Supports Philadelphia “Fil-Am Small Business Boot Camp” Filipino American leaders recently gathered together for the “Fil-Am Small Business Boot Camp” partnered with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) at the Municipal...
PACC Capacity Building Initiative with WHIAAPI The Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey (PACC-PASNJ) is pleased to announce its Capacity Building partnership with the White House Initiative on Asian American and...
Welcome to Asia Americana Welcome to Asia Americana By: Aida Rivera, CEO of Asia Americana Welcome to Asia Americana, a subsidiary of Arc3 Media. This online publication aims to supplement our efforts to provide a crossover...
Runway Adventures at Malan Breton’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Show in New York By: Jenjen Furer Fashion was the farthest thing on my mind as I was growing up in the Philippines. I wore a school uniform from Kindergarten to College. My play clothes were shorts and t-shirt and my...
Asia Americana Asia Americana is about Asian Americans, or US Asians, numbering about 18.7 million (5.8% of the US population) and the fastest growing racial group in the country. By the year 2050, Asian Americans will be...
Who Are The Asian Americans Let’s get to know who are the Asian Americans or US Asians: Asian refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including...
First Asian American U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy THE FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN SURGEON GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, VICE ADMIRAL VIVEK H. MURTHY, M.D., M.B.A. On November 2013, Murthy was nominated by President Obama for the post of United States Surgeon...
Loida Nicolas Lewis: A Success Story By: Jon Melegrito In 1995, the news stories in the mainstream media about Loida Nicolas Lewis were about a “Philippine-born widow carrying on her husband’s legacy,” and one who has “smashed the glass...
US Congresswoman Grace Meng Ihad the pleasure and privilege of meeting US Congresswoman Grace Meng at a meeting of the Mayor’s Commission on Asian American Affairs in Philadelphia last January 30, 2015. She was attending a Democratic...
Pacquiao Savors ‘Underdog’ Tag for Mayweather Bout FAIRFAX, Va. In the end, it took a face to face meeting between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to seal the biggest deal in professional boxing, reportedly worth over $450 million for one historic...
