By Lindy Rosales “Today is all about how Filipinos are designing their way into the U.S. fashion scene,” intoned Rob Mallari-D’Auria, co-founder and CEO of FILIPINXT, which was launched at a press conference at the Philippine Consulate on April 24. On May 5, FILIPINXT, The New Era of Philippine Fashion, will present the collections of four […]
By Cristina DC Pastor Filipinos know it when they see it. We’re talking about crab mentality, a way of thinking where FilAms are harshly criticized, mercilessly ridiculed or become a target of laughter or gossip because they are successful. We even seem to react with glee in putting other Pinoys down. Lea Salonga, when she […]
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a merit-based graduate school program for distinguished immigrants and children of immigrants, has announced their class of 2024 fellows. This year, 30 applicants were selected from a pool of more than 2,300 applicants and will each be awarded up to $90,000 in funding to support their […]
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Filipinos are creatures of connection. For those scattered in the diaspora, connecting with fellow Filipinos or other individuals who are our relatives near or distant, and friends or friends of friends we have shared principles and experiences with, is a necessity for our balance — sometimes even for survival. According to […]
By Wendell Gaa The historic land of Turkey, now officially called Türkiye, has been such a wonderful and enriching diplomatic posting for me for the past three years. I now proudly consider it a second home. For a country which is so deeply embedded in history, if there is one destination which I had dreamed […]
By Cristina DC Pastor If Andrew Cabindol were an image, he would be a three-dimensional hologram, juggling his most intense passions: powerlifting, creative design and music. He recently announced he was competing in the first-ever FISU University World Championship Powerlifting competition to be held July 23-27, 2024 in Tartu, Estonia as a representative of Team […]
The lawsuit filed by his former girlfriend, Filipino American model and R&B singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, could that have set off the messy state of affairs Sean “P. Diddy” Combs currently finds himself in? Some in the Filipino community are wondering. Cassie has alleged rape and abuse in a lawsuit filed against hip hop mogul […]
By Cristina DC Pastor Charina Amunategui, this year’s PIDCI Grand Marshal, is all that and most certainly more. An Executive Director at The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, her life’s narrative demonstrates the power of perseverance, unwavering determination, and the quest for holistic wellbeing, which includes physical, mental and emotional health. The harsh realities of life […]
By Cristina DC Pastor There’s a breed of nurses who jumps from hospital to hospital, state to state, get better pay but no benefits, and are happy over their ever-changing workplaces. They are called “travel nurses,” and there are about 1.7 million of them in the U.S. Mariles Rallos Mushet is a travel nurse from […]