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Congratulations to @fylpro.bsky.social @tayohelp.bsky.social team for being awarded American Public Health Association @apha.org Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health community leader award in Washington DC on Nov. 4, 2025.
www.leezeltanglao.com/blog/congrat...

New month, new week and new role.
It’s been 15 years since I’ve worked in the number 2 market.

After being away working at news organizations in New York and Texas, California has called me home.

Some personal news....After three amazing years at The @dallasnews.com, I'm leaving Texas for the next chapter in my journey (more on that next week)!

It’s been an honor and pleasure to work with everyone at the DMN.

Working at the DMN has been truly full circle: bit.ly/ThankYouDallas

Happy 140 years @dallasnews.com!

Last week, @fylpro.bsky.social's @tayohelp.bsky.social was honored @aajaofficial.bsky.social 2025 AAPI Community Impact Award.

This didn't happen overnight. For the last 5 years, we've been meeting nearly every Sunday and we are just getting started.

Our story www.leezeltanglao.com/blog/tayos-i...

"I'm here today because I'm Filipino"

These are 6 words hit me hard and served as a reminder of why we continue to do this work at @fylpro.bsky.social's @tayohelp.bsky.social.

Here's why:
www.leezeltanglao.com/blog/im-here...

@doublerenvoi.bsky.social

Last month, we lost a legend. Professor Bob Nakamura was the "Godfather of Asian America media.

If you don't know him, read more about him here: www.aasc.ucla.edu/news/remembe...

They were the Filipino grape pickers who 60 years ago called a strike against vineyard owners that spread north to Delano and helped spark the national farm-labor movement.

What a time to be alive. I never thought I’d see the day that “Finding your roots” would finally feature a Filipino guest and even better it’s Lea Salonga. Hope to see more kababayans and Asian and Asian Americans in general profiled on this great show www.pbs.org/video/larger...

Even though @doublerenvoi.bsky.social and I had the opportunity to be on National Academies of Sciences, Engineering Medicine panel to discuss @fylpro.bsky.social's @tayohelp.bsky.social work last year, I'm still processing that the team's efforts is now included in this NASEM report!

Depending on how you marked time, today marks 20 yrs in journalism for me

Not counting 5 internships before between 2002-04, two decades ago today, I officially started my 1st job in journalism @pressenterprise.bsky.social

Reflecting on 20 years in Journalism
www.leezeltanglao.com/blog/reflect...

Travelers going through @dfwairport.bsky.social, brace yourselves for delays and cancellations and long lines to rebook www.dallasnews.com/business/air...

Thank you to The Bureau of Investigative Journalism’s The Spark newsletter for highlighting the work we do at @fylpro.bsky.social ’s @tayohelp.bsky.social and power of connecting and storytelling in “Pre-bunking’ Covid misinfo from her childhood bedroom”
the-spark-tbij.beehiiv.com/p/pre-bunkin...

Trying to build up the list here of our fellow kababayans journalists - I know not everyone has made it over here yet but here’s who I’ve found so far
go.bsky.app/TdHhyDA

Great conversation on Content Mix Optimization: Strategies for Revenue, Engagement and Mission to Coexist at Mather Economics symposium in Atlanta today.

Moderated by: Luke Magerko
Allison Shirk, Ignaz van Hasselt and I discussed content mapping, beat mapping and advanced analytics.

A must see series on Netflix! Thank u to Ate Carolyn Sideco, for shouting out my 2020 HuffPost article on Filipino community fighting medical invisibility.
Thank u for leading the way to increase rep of Filipinos in scientific research
www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...
www.huffpost.com/entry/filipi...