Kapwa, the concept of connectedness and a shared inner self, is a core Filipino value that Filipino Americans sometimes internalize without understanding it. (Angelica Alzona / For The Times) Lauren ...

Christine Catipon, a clinical psychologist at the UC Irvine Counseling Center, knows it can be challenging for Filipino Americans to find therapists who come from the same cultural background. “Not ...

Lauren Soriente's grandfather told her that he expected her to pay for her younger sister's college tuition. When he was growing up in the Philippines, the oldest sibling paid for their younger ...