Filipino-Americans

She Survived the Maui Wildfires. She Couldn’t Survive the Year After

Edralina Diezon was working as a janitor and sending money to her family in the Philippines when wildfires destroyed everything she had. The road to rebuilding her life proved to be perilous.

By Erika Hayasaki

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Cristeta Comerford, White House Chef to 5 Presidents, Retires

Ms. Comerford, known as “Cheffie” and the first woman and person of color to serve as White House executive chef, reflects on three decades of feeding first families.

By Aishvarya Kavi

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Frieze Los Angeles Opens Amid Attention to Asian Artists

Spurred by population growth and new patron support, artists from China, Japan, South Korea and the Philippines are getting more recognition from museums and the market.

By Robin Pogrebin

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For Filipino Audiences, ‘Here Lies Love’ Offers Emotional Rip Currents

For viewers as well as the all-Filipino cast, the musical about the Marcoses’ rise to power is a rare chance to commune, and revisit, together, a not-too-distant past.

By Melena Ryzik

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