by Qjiel Mariano | Apr 2, 2024 | Good Inspiration
While most Filipinos are hyped by the 3 B’s namely Beauty pageants, Boxing, and Basketball, Filipino-Canadians at York University are defining a fourth B by learning the ways of Bushido through Kendo. The York University Kendo Club has been training students on the...
by Qjiel Mariano | Dec 27, 2023 | Good Inspiration
When it comes to using innovative approaches to optimize health and wellness for the individual, workers, and the population, including health inequities, Dr. Denise Koh is a leading figure. Armed with the courage to travel the road less taken, Dr. Koh sets an example...
by Qjiel Mariano | Dec 6, 2023 | Good Inspiration
They say the ultimate goal of a settlement worker is to help you feel settled. This is true for authors like Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, a Filipina-Canadian who dedicates her debut book Reuniting With Strangers to decades of work with newcomers in Canada. Reuniting...
by Qjiel Mariano | Oct 18, 2023 | Good Inspiration
“Pharmacists are those healthcare workers who perform miracles every day,” says the wise and experienced Anna Patrizio, a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and empowered woman. Anna Patrizio graduated with a degree in Pharmacy from the Philippines and after getting her...
by Qjiel Mariano | Aug 16, 2023 | Good Inspiration
“I feel like it is a personal responsibility to keep in touch with my heritage,” says Filipino-Scottish, Canadian-born, and French exchange student Alexa Marie Grant. More than her multicultural background is that invaluable opportunity to become an ambassador for...