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Celebrate World Smile Day with PeopleAsia’s gallery of smiles

Celebrate World Smile Day with PeopleAsia’s gallery of smiles

October marks the celebration of World Smile Day — a lighthearted holiday that commemorates the invention of the ubiquitous, friendly, yellow smiley face invented by artist Harvey Ball in 1963. It's been celebrated around the world since 1999 with the whole day dedicated to "good cheer and good works" paired with a simple…
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Modern day heroes

Modern day heroes

Where do you look for heroes these days? Today, they are no longer dressed in katipunero red and brandishing weapons of war as they charge through enemy lines. Modern day heroes fight modern day evils and adversaries with kindness, understanding, and forgiveness. Look closely: the hero you are looking for might simply…
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Happy Filipino-American Friendship Day!

Happy Filipino-American Friendship Day!

Happy Independence Day! Well, for our friends and family residing in the United States, at least. The Fourth of July commemorates the time in American history when the country declared itself an independent nation no longer under the British empire. Having had close ties with the United States for decades…
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