Filipino

• Country: Taiwan

Filipino priests bless pets for Saint Francis feast

• Country: Philippines

Dr. Sabrina Berger-Marcelo brings Filipino flavor to space science

‘There's actually a huge history of indigenous Filipinos doing astronomy, and we just don't talk about it,’ says Fil-Am astrophysicist Dr. Sabrina Berger-Marcelo

• Country: Philippines

Filipino shoppers ranked as Southeast Asia's 'savviest' online

Report says 36% qualify as savvy, with monthly spending 47% higher.

• Country: Philippines

3 Japanese scholars examine Filipino migration story in UAE

Japanese professors specializing in Philippine studies launch a pioneering book that documents the history and daily lives of OFWs in the United Arab Emirates

• Country: Philippines

How Filipino director BC Amparado tackled Japan’s ‘lonely death’ phenomenon

The film ‘Mono No Aware’ marks director BC Amparado’s full-fledged pivot to independent filmmaking, leaving behind his corporate job and the financial stability it used to offer

• Country: China

‘Forgotten Island’: joyous, painful love note to Filipino diaspora

It is fitting that DreamWorks’ “Forgotten Island” carries a title that evokes memory and loss. The film, released globally in September, is on the surface a coming-of-age adventure about friendship. Look a little closer and it is a poignant meditation on separation – a theme that speaks deeply to…

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• Country: Australia

DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island is a joyous, painful love letter to the Filipino diaspora

The first major Hollywood animation centred on Filipino culture speaks to the experience of migration that has become so deeply embedded in Philippine society.