Filipina Women in Tech: VizKidz Educates Kids in Data Visualization
Vizkidz Publishing LLC is co-founded by Filipina-American Designer Abigail Ricarte and Norwegian-American Data Journalist Liv Buli. Together, the pair has created a series of children’s books that illustrate the basic concepts of data visualization. They recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to crowd-source funding for the initial print, publishing, and distribution of the first book in the series: “Penelope Pie Throws A Pizza Party.”
Learn more about Vizkidz: http://www.vizkidz.rocks/
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BOOK REVIEW Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race by Anthony Ocampo
Questions of identity are integral to young Filipino-Americans struggling to assert and find their voice in the 21st century. Books like Anthony Ocampo’s The Latinos of Asia: How Filipino Americans Break the Rules of Race and E.J.R. David’s Brown Skin, White Minds: Filipino-American Postcolonial Psychology demonstrate a profound shift to centralize the narrative around the Filipino-American experience as we face the population growth of our community in the U.S.
Women on a Mission: A Nomadic Journey Through Frozen Siberia
The Legacy My Lolo Gave Me by Stephanie Lomibao (Global FWN100™ '15)
The Legacy My Lolo Gave Me
By Stephanie Lomibao (Global FWN100™ '15)
"My Lolo has given me a legacy that forms the foundation for who I am as a professional. I’m first generation Filipino-American. My mom came to the U.S. with her family of 11 when she was very young after my grandfather (pictured) served in WWII. It is my mother’s father that I pay tribute to through this article. The stories he told, the life he lived, and the traditions he passed down stay vivid with me to this day. Here are his top ten lessons."
Gift of Original Tongues by Christine Amour-Levar
BALITA: 17 year-old Filipina-Canadian Inventor Ann Makosinski “Flashlight Girl” Shines Bright
Ann Makosinski is a Victoria-based Canadian student inventor who made headlines two years ago for her invention of a body-heat powered flashlight when she was just 15. Last year, she developed a hands-free headlamp version of her initial concept and went on to win the Google Science Fair in 2013 for both versions. Her latest invention, the e-Drink, harnesses energy from the heat of hot drinks to power electronic devices.