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Yet, other Filipina/o Americans abstained from voting in the U.S. due to disillusionment with political corruption in the Philippines, and some voted for Republicans as well.
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Jane Hong / Made By History, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Over-the-Rhine New Year's Eve Dinner and Martini Party, Fifty Fifty Gin Club, 35 E. 13th St. Guests will enjoy a New Year’s dinner crafted by Chef Michael Villareal, former head chef of Gabriela Filipina Cantina.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, a Filipina journalist who has studied how fake news spreads on social media, later told Starbird as much.
—science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
Most Asian American women, including Chinese and Japanese Americans, are less likely to die from breast cancer than white women, but the mortality rates for Filipina and Pacific Islander women are 30% higher.
—Claire Wang, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Jane Hong / Made By History, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Over-the-Rhine New Year's Eve Dinner and Martini Party, Fifty Fifty Gin Club, 35 E. 13th St. Guests will enjoy a New Year’s dinner crafted by Chef Michael Villareal, former head chef of Gabriela Filipina Cantina.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, a Filipina journalist who has studied how fake news spreads on social media, later told Starbird as much.
—science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
Most Asian American women, including Chinese and Japanese Americans, are less likely to die from breast cancer than white women, but the mortality rates for Filipina and Pacific Islander women are 30% higher.
—Claire Wang, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Filipina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Filipina. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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Filipina
noun
Fil·i·pi·na
ˌfi-lə-ˈpē-nə 
: a Filipino girl or woman
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