Vancouver, B.C. – Prof. Leonora Calderon Angeles, Associate Professor at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice and the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia (UBC), was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal at the Multicultural Helping House Society Awards Ceremony at the UBC’s Liu Institute last February 28, 2013.

She was one of the 25 recipients of the Diamond Jubilee Medal which was created not only to...

Vancouver, BC. -- Migrante BC is proud to announce that Jane Ordinario and Leo Alejandria, both community organizers, were awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal at two separate medal awarding ceremonies in Vancouver.

The Diamond Jubilee Medal was created to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada and to honour the significant contributions and achievements of 60,000 deserving Canadians....

 
Nashville, Tennessee.-November 25 — Filipino-American Larissa Maestro made her stage debut as the Vietnamese girl Kim in the Street Theatre Company’s production of “Miss Saigon in Concert” in Nashville.

The concert-style production played to a full house every night for its week of six shows from November...

 Montreal, Quebec, November 19:  Montreal Artist Lani Maestro, born and raised in the Philippines, received the 2012 Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Award from Gerda Hnatyshyn, C.C., President and Chair of the Board of The Hnatyshyn Foundation, last November 19, 2012. The prestigious award is a $25,000 prize for outstanding achievement...

Community-led Art Exhibit Opens at the UBC Campus in Vancouver. A Must-See Exhibit!
By E. Maestro (Migrante-BC)Thu 11th October 2012Vancouver, BC. -- Artist Bert Monterona flashed a big grin as he held the yellow ceremonial bow up in the air. With Gordon Yusko, the Director of the Irving K... More

MIGRANTE BC at the Vancouver’s Summer Pinoy Fiesta 2012  
By: E. Maestro (Migrante BC) Photos by Migrante BC YouthSeptember 20, 2012It was a perfect summer day for a parade. Perfect for the annual Summer Pinoy Fiesta.

The parade route for the Vancouver summer’s Pinoy Fiesta was a good one... More

Migrante BC Sports Day at Slocan Park: Women’s Volleyball
By E. Maestro (MIGRANTE-BC) Photos: MIGRANTE-BC membersAugust 11, 2012Vancouver, BC.—After a long time of wishing and wanting to have a sports event for women,  Filipino migrant women finally got their very own Sports Day at the Slocan Park... More

GRASSROOTS SOLIDARITY from Concerned Custodians of  North Van School District 44 
By E. Maestro (Migrante-BC) Photos: Joven FermaJuly 28, 2012North Vancouver— The custodians of North Vancouver School District 44 showed that they were not only good  in what they did during their day jobs, but they were... More

FIRST INTERNATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS DAY & THE FILIPINO ACTION NETWORK (FAN)
By E. Maestro (MIGRANTE-BC)June 21, 2012Vancouver, BC, June 16  – It was exactly one year ago that the International Labour Organization adopted the Convention on Domestic Workers, formally known as the Convention Concerning Decent Work... More