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USA Today front page the day after the Rodney King verdict

I was 14 years old when the verdict came down that the four cops who had beaten Rodney King on live television had been pronounced not guilty. I wasn’t a news nerd just yet, but that didn’t keep me from … Continue reading

28. April 2012 by darleene
Categories: In The News, Memory Lane, Newspapers, Race | Tags: , , , | 2 comments

#linsanity

I was at work last night, trying to finish up so I could get home to my family, when I saw multiple tweets from my buddy Marc, making jokes about Jeremy Lin. I knew who Jeremy Lin was, but Marc … Continue reading

11. February 2012 by darleene
Categories: Asian American issues, Christianity | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off

Filipino eats: Torta and munggo

Post-partum eating is supposed to be high in protein, to help with losing the baby weight and also to keep you going because you’re losing 500 calories a day while nursing. So both these recipes are handy for those purposes. … Continue reading

02. November 2011 by darleene
Categories: Cooking, Filipino American | Tags: , , , , | 1 comment

Yes, Elita Loresca had a baby

I’ve had a spike in traffic from people searching for pictures of Elita Loresca’s baby. Folks, I’ve only blogged about Elita Loresca once. Now, this makes twice. Seeing my traffic spike, I went to her Twitter page to see if … Continue reading

02. November 2011 by darleene
Categories: Filipino American, In The News | Tags: , | 1 comment

Not a fan of Filipino fusion

As I’ve mentioned before, there’s not a lot of Filipino food out there that’s available for sale that will live up to what my mom used to cook. I do have a theory — most Filipino restaurants that have lasted … Continue reading

06. November 2010 by darleene
Categories: Eating, Filipino American | Tags: , , , | Comments Off

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