All throughout May, WTOP is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with stories about the people and places shaping the D.C. region. A martial arts school in Anne Arundel ...

The Philippines have no shortage of paradise imagery to sell you. There are 7,600 islands of staggering beauty, from turquoise-hued beaches and sweeping mountainscapes to dense urban sprawl. Centuries ...

Are acoustic features of music and spoken language shared across cultures? Researchers recorded themselves performing traditional music and speaking in their native language. In all 50+ languages, the ...

Uncovering the rich tapestry of arts, traditions, and culinary heritage across the Philippine archipelago. In the quiet of dawn, the first light diffuses through Basilica Minore del Santo Niño’s ...