Filipinos in Alaska

There is no entry fee, and everyone in the Juneau community is welcome to attend.

This recipe is a rich, vibrant “move-over pumpkin pie” for the holiday dessert lineup.

Carrillo helps hang the lights downtown before Christmas. He sets up the power for vendors at the Maritime Festival. One year, he made a giant sparkly high heel for the GLITZ Drag Show.

“So all of my memories, there’s always food associated with them,” said Juneau chef Rachel Barril.

Tasha Elizarde shares the history and meaning behind Filipino American History Month and leads a discussion and preview of Saturday’s events with special guests Nel Udippa from Red Spruce, Aims Villanueva from Black Moon Koven and Rachel Barril from In Bocca Al Lupo

The proceeds not only keeps the lights on and the roof from leaking, they help the organization pay for annual scholarships for students and hold cultural events.

The event recognizes the contributions and history of Filipino Americans in Ketchikan and around the country.

For Filipino American History Month, Peñaranda visited Juneau last week for the closing of the exhibit. He reminisced over names and faces in the exhibit, like the Filipino union leaders who formed the Alaska Cannery Workers Association.

Ironman Alaska finishers Richard Secretaria and Joseph Paray figure that, between themselves and their significant others, they spent around $8,000 on their trip.

District, state solutions face hurdles with little time to spare.