A new generation embraces ‘Simbang Gabi’ in US

LOS ANGELES – The unmistakable fragrance of incense floating in the air, punctured by the sound of soaring Tagalog Christmas carols and the kaleidoscopic flickering from “parol” (Christmas lanterns) are enough to overload the senses. But that is what most Filipino-Americans churchgoers saw, felt and heard last Monday night as they began the yearly “Simbang