Tag archives for Philippines
Leah Eveleigh stays true to her roots in her cooking
By: Patricia Kaowthumrong | Asian Avenue magazine Chef Leah Eveleigh used her Filipino roots to become the first Denver chef to dominate her episode on Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen, a reality-based TV...
The Filipino communities in Colorado band together in Saklolo
By Mary Jeneverre Schultz | Asian Avenue magazine Saklolo, a collaboration of several Colorado-based organizations, raised about $20,000 in ticket sales on Dec. 15 to assist survivors and their families from the recent...
Local Colorado organizations rally fundraising efforts for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan
By Mary Jeneverre Schultz | Asian Avenue magazine Photos by Kyle Adams | Humanitarian International Service Group of Palmer Lake, Colorado Typhoon Haiyan hits the southern areas of the...
Restaurant Peek: A Taste of the Philippines
Restaurant Peek: A Taste of the Philippines 16th Street and Stout | Downtown Denver Tel: | By Mary Jeneverre Schultz | Twitter: @Jeneverre Filipino food evolved from origins of...
RISING STAR: C.J. de Dios expresses love for his Filipino roots
By Brenda Velasquez, Asian Avenue magazine Travel opens minds. For 21-year-old de Dios, one unforgettable visit to his family’s homeland in the summer of 2010 broadened his cultural identity...
Uplift Internationale celebrates 25th year
The 25th Anniversary Uplift Internationale Gala Benefit raised over $77,000! The funds raised will help the mission teams provide 100 surgeries during a two-week mission to the Philippines in 2014...
Miss Impact (Second Runner-Up): Danielle Flower
By Pamela Yang, Miss Asian American Colorado Leadership Program Danielle Flower, 19, is Filipino-American and was born in Cebu, Philippines. Her birth family was unable to take care of...
Spotlight: Marian Faustino of Ballet Nouveau Colorado
By: Patricia Kaowthumrong, Asian Avenue magazine After dancing everywhere from farm towns in the Philippines to stages in the ballet mecca of Russia, Marian Faustino finds Colorado a great...
16th Annual Philippine Festival brings the spirit of the Philippines to Denver
The Filipino-American Community of Colorado (FACC) brought a taste of the Philippines to Edgewater on June 11. Over a thousand people enjoyed a sunny Saturday at the FACC Cultural...