October 8, 2015, South San Francisco: Young writers lord it over at the well attended Fourth Plaridel Awards, excellence in Filipino American journalism awards night held at the Fort McKinley Restaurant in South San Francisco. Asian Journal, whose main office is in Los Angeles, California, was the biggest winner whose journalists ran away with six awards out of fifteen. Two of the writers, Agnes Constante and Allyson Escobar won multiple awards each. Esther Misa Chavez, president of the Philip...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today Gov. Brown signed AB 7 requiring California to annually proclaim Larry Itliong’s October 25th birthdate as “Larry Itliong Day” and encourage public schools to teach about Itliong’s life and contributions to California. By signing AB 7, Gov. Brown guarantees that Itliong’s legacy of fighting for justice and equality will be properly honored for generations to come. AB 7 was authored by Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland). Larry Itliong was a labor organizer and a ...