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As the month of May rolls around, we embrace the opportunity to celebrate Asian Heritage Month, a time to honour and recognize the rich cultural contributions of Asian communities worldwide. Canada's Filipino community is vibrant and growing. but tends to focus more on June Philippine Heritage Month. This year, however, has brought about truly significant Filipino-themed offerings in May. Pro Coro Canada, widely recognized as one of Canada’s finest, presented a Filipino-theme

Early this month, the Edmonton Philippine International Centre (EPIC) held a Bayanihan Day for the refurbishment of the facility. Bayanihan is referred to as the spirit of communal unity, work and cooperation to achieve a particular goal. About 40 people showed up - bringing food, beverages, tools and supplies, and sharing their time and energy in revamping the old Celtic Hall to a truly Filipino centre. Some came out of curiosity, to learn and understand the collective visio

Early this year, an experimental and debut film made waves for its astonishing box office and critical success. This is Skinamarink, directed and written by Edmonton filmmaker Kyle Edward Ball. This Edmonton-shot movie is about two children who wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished. It has reviews from the New Yorker, The Atlantic and Rolling Stone, and is described as “the scariest they'v

I am constantly interested and amazed with the many ways people celebrate their culture. Last January, we attended a special culinary event at Filistix Downtown, Rice & Mysticism. Now, Filistix is known for its ‘crossover of traditional and modernized Filipino dishes’. It is a place that features and provides space for other Filipino chefs - the other one I patronized was the one of Chef JP Dublado. Filistix by itself provides exceptional food, but when it presents these pop