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Kumares, FYLPRO raise funds for Typhoon Odette relief
From Paranaque City, Philippines to Boston, Massachusetts, Kumares Cynthia Julaton and Gretheline Bolandrina have started a fundraising effort for relief operations to support families and communities in Bohol, Surigao, Dinagat Islands, and other provinces affected by Typhoon Odette. “Kumare” is a Filipino term of endearment for a woman. It’s what one would call the godmother […]
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Caregiver with COVID is fired; gets restitution through NYC agency
By Cristina DC Pastor For four years, Antonio has been taking care of an elderly man with a long-term illness in New York. In April of 2020 — around the time COVID-19 was rapidly spreading in NYC – the Bataan-born caregiver caught the virus. When he asked his employer for a sick leave to see […]
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‘Bari-Bari:’ Respecting the environment through dance, wearable art
“There’s a gargantuan amount of plastic that ends up in the seas and it is causing harm to birds, marine animals and fish…” “Bari-bari” (“We mean no harm”) is a dance series co-produced and co-directed by La Union-based artists Ea Torrado and Chino Neri on rethinking plastics and advocating for environmental sustainability and regeneration. The […]
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Writer Grace Talusan named one of 16 Brother Thomas fellows
The Boston Foundation and Pucker Gallery has announced that 16 Boston-area artists have been named the 2021 class of Brother Thomas Fellows, bringing the total number of recipients to 72 and the total funds distributed to $1,080,000 since the program’s inception in 2009. Artists in this class, the largest in the history of the Fellowship program, […]
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Harvard monument glorifies American colonial rule over the Philippines
By Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara For many people, what puts Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the map is that it is the city where Harvard and MIT are located. As a Filipino student at Harvard, I can also say that there are not many Filipinos in this part of the country. As I walk from my dorm […]
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Ninotchka Rosca’s ‘State of War:’ Political corruption of the present echoing the past
By Allen Gaborro As the 2022 Philippine presidential elections approach this summer, the specter of the return of the Marcoses to the apex of political power is rearing its head. It is for this reason that Ninotchka Rosca’s classically incendiary novel, “State of War,” holds as much social, cultural, and political currency today as it […]
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Jillian Robredo: ‘They’re underestimating my mom’
By Cristina DC Pastor For the first time, Jillian Therese Robredo is voting in a presidential election in May, and in a weird sort of way, her mother is on the ballot! “Exciting!” she giggled like a little kid. Now 21, and a senior completing her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from New […]
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The human spirit will not be conquered
The FilAm Editorial Gloom and near despair are pervasive as we usher in 2022. The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is running riot in our country, affirming that the virus is not done yet and will be around for months and even years to come. The virus has led directly to a tsunami of hate for […]
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Buddhakai: The rapper as spiritual warrior
Hip hop is not exactly the route to model minority status for some Asian Americans but it gave direction to the once-turbulent life of Bernard Quisumbing. Born in Cebu, and raised in New Jersey since age 5, he is now a recognized name in Denver’s hip hop music scene as the rap artist and songwriter […]