How PASO Has Been Bridging Generations in Northeast Ohio for Nearly 60 Years Every May, the United States observes Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a formal recognition of the contributions, histories, and cultures of one of the country's most diverse communities. Forty-seven ethnic groups. Over thirty languages. Centuries of migration, labor, sacrifice, and survival, folded into a single acronym: AANHPI. And somewhere inside that acronym, there are about...

The Ingredients Every April, the Philippines officially celebrates Buwan ng Kalutong Pilipino (Filipino Food Month) and here in Northeast Ohio, PASO is bringing that spirit straight to your table. And your fork. And occasionally, straight to your mouth via someone’s tita before you even saw it coming. Filipino cuisine is one of the world’s great undiscovered treasures. Bold, soulful, and unapologetically layered, it draws from centuries of Malay, Spanish, Chinese, and American influences: a...

The Sound of Home: How Mahjong Became the Heartbeat of Filipino Gatherings Click. Clack. Shuffle. The symphony of connection. The First Memory Close your eyes for a moment. Can you hear it? The distinctive clatter of tiles colliding—plastic against plastic, smooth and sharp all at once. The whoosh as skilled hands sweep them across felt-covered tables, mixing them into a chaotic jumble that somehow always reorganizes into order. The punctuated cries of "Pong!" and "Chow!" cutting through...