Philippine Reflections: Taal Volcano’s Majestic View – But Beauty is Skin Deep
On February 2010, I went to the Philippines and I met a lot of people to network and potentially collaborate […]
Philippines, Poverty
Diaspora Donors, Disaster Relief, philanthropy
Asian Americans Giving to Haiti – Charity Knows No Bounds
The recent devastating earthquake in Haiti moved many people to action and to give a helping hand. I was one […]
Diaspora Donors, philanthropy
The Gift of Clean Water – Iligan City, Mindanao Island, Philippines
I’m happy to share that the local Rotary club that I belong, the Rotary Club of Chicago Far North recently […]
Immigration
Welcome to America! My cousin Sionie finally arrives after a 26 year wait for her visa
Welcome to America! My cousin, Sionie Sales finally arrived in the US after a 26 year wait for her visa! […]
Diaspora Donors
Supporting social entrepreneurs
Late August 2009, Mr. Sonesh Shah, one of the founders of Ekya, invited me to a late summer picnic in […]
Disaster Relief
Devastating Floods in the Philippines and Outpouring of Help from Abroad
On September 30, I was supposed to travel to the Philippines to check on my own development projects in Iligan […]
Diaspora Donors
Welcome!
Welcome to my blog! I will be writing about 99 personal stories of the growing philanthropy of diaspora donors in […]