By Loida Nicolas Lewis Two other leading Filipino American thespians making their Broadway débuts are Tatiana Cordoba in “Real Women Have Curves” and Kay Sibal in the musical “Six”. Twenty-five-year-old Tatiana is Latina Filipina, whose parents are of Costa Rican and Filipino descent. She plays the lead role of Ana Garcia, also famously played by America Ferrera in the […]
By Loida Nicolas Lewis For the first time in Broadway history, at least 8 Filipino Americans are in leading roles in eight theaters this Spring in The Great White Way! The legendary Olivier and Tony award-winning actor, Lea Salonga, appears with another Tony awardee, Bernadette Peters in Stephen Sondheim’s “Old Friends”. It is a revue of songs and […]
By Joel David In terms of her health issues, Nora Aunor was only revived once after her vital signs had stopped last year, ironically on the day when she was supposed to find out she’d been finally declared National Artist. This meant that she could attend the awards ceremony under the new President, whom she […]
By Marivir Montebon & Cristina DC Pastor In this episode of Women and Media, guest Carlos Conde, senior researcher of Human Rights Watch Asia, examines the political fever in the Philippines following the arrest and detention of former President Rodrigo Duterte at The Hague. Conde acknowledges the deep political loyalties of Filipinos based on ethnicity […]
The New York City Health Department released on April 17 a report that states that immigrants in NYC have a higher life expectancy than U.S.-born residents, with an average lifespan of 83.5 years compared to 79.9 years for U.S.-born New Yorkers. This is one of the key findings in the report “The Health of Immigrants […]
By Brendan Flores What could a young Filipino American, raised far from the glitz of Philippine showbiz, possibly know about a national treasure like Nora Aunor? Plenty—because in our household, she was everything. Before I ever met her, before I fully understood what it meant to be Filipino, I already knew her name: Nora. Or, […]
In this column, we will aim to raise awareness about osteoporosis, highlighting the importance of early screening and timely diagnosis, with a special focus on older women in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. What is osteoporosis and why are Asian American women facing high risk? Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens […]
By Cristina DC Pastor A ‘The FilAm’ Exclusive Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood… Mike Magpayo recalled how he and his wife Caroline were listening to Billy Joel’s New York anthem and “tearing up” as they were moving out of the Big City in 2014. Except that it was […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Philippines of F-16 Aircraft for an estimated cost of $5.58 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today, April 1. The announcement was made […]