‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ asks when loyalty becomes a question of conscience - JoySauce.com
Can you remain loyal to something when it no longer represents what you believe in?
Michelle De Pacina
Journalist
How H3RIZON turned childhood friendships into a music career - JoySauce.com
Every great Filipino artist's story somehow begins with karaoke. The same goes for the trio of the Filipino Australian girl group H3RIZON. It started with parents nudging their daughters toward the microphone, whether it was to entertain family at gatherings or, in Bernie, Gabby, and Tiara's case, perform at charity concerts, festivals, and events featuring visiting Filipino artists.
BE:FIRST has one message for the world: 'WATCH ME' - JoySauce.com
WATCH ME marks the group’s biggest international push yet, following years of building a devoted fanbase in Japan and increasingly bringing their music to audiences around the world.
Head in the Clouds: Where Asia comes home to L.A. - JoySauce.com
More than a music festival, it’s a place where artists can bring their own corners of Asia to the world, sharing the cultures and sounds that shaped them while finding new audiences, new connections, and sometimes even new versions of themselves.
From Song To Feature Film: Hayley Kiyoko’s “Girls Like Girls” Journey
The 2015 queer anthem is now an entire universe of characters that’s helping Kiyoko’s fans feel seen.
Dolly de Leon on breaking free from Hollywood stereotypes
The Filipina actress discusses playing a detective who defies Hollywood stereotypes, embracing authentic representation, and finding freedom in her latest Apple TV+ role
In uncertain times, Joya asks, 'what if it all works out?'
In a time when cynicism feels almost expected, Joya’s hopeful work insists on something softer. “We can already imagine everything that can go wrong,” she says. “What are the possibilities instead?”
The Two Lips: The Filipina Mexican dream pop besties headed to Coachella
Two lattes and a cream cheese garlic bread from Smoking Tiger felt like the right choice for a warm Saturday afternoon for Andrea and Jewlz of The Two Lips.
Seated side by side, they talk over each other while laughing, finishing each other’s sentences, and letting thoughts spill out unfiltered. It’s a perfect day in Cerritos, California, sunny and easygoing, and they match that ease completely.
Seated side by side, they talk over each other while laughing, finishing each other’s sentences, and letting thoughts spill out unfiltered. It’s a perfect day in Cerritos, California, sunny and easygoing, and they match that ease completely.
P-pop on the rise: Why the world should be watching the Philippines
This is the rise of P-pop, or Pinoy pop. It’s a movement that combines the technical polish of K-pop, the emotional and sometimes humorous storytelling of OPM, and the warmth of Filipino culture. As the rest of Asia, and increasingly, the world, begin to listen, it’s becoming clear that the Philippines might be the next big pop powerhouse.
How Filipino nurses came to define U.S. health care—and now, Hollywood
Today, the Philippines remains the largest exporter of foreign-trained nurses in the United States, with about one-third of all foreign-born nurses being Filipino. Besides viewing nursing as a lucrative profession, many Filipinos see the career as a ticket out of poverty in their home country.
These Pinoy-flavored cannabis gummies aim to break stereotypes and preserve heritage
The Asian American community may not be known for the most progressive views on recreational marijuana, but that didn’t stop Lisa Angulo Reid from launching her cannabis gummy business in 2023.
Bini is not just P-pop — they're a new vision of Filipino womanhood [interview]
Historically, the Tagalog term “binibini” was used as a respectful and formal way of addressing a young woman. Often with the connotation of being a maiden of grace, elegance and modesty, one could say a “binibini” was “very demure, very mindful.”
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