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From Amazon Prime to Zelle, AAPI community’s favorite brands
Amplify AAPI has released its latest Cross Industry Report, offering valuable insights into the brand preferences, media habits, and purchasing behaviors of AANHPI communities—compared to U.S. adults and other racial groups. Created by NORC at the University of Chicago with support from AARP, Amplify AAPI is the largest and most representative public opinion panel of […]
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Food is resistance
By Maricar Tangonan When I first arrived in America, I wasn’t particularly fond of Mexican food. Back in the Philippines, my only exposure was to the Texas-Mexican variety which, while popular, doesn’t come close to capturing the incredible diversity and depth of Mexico’s regional cuisines. Living in New York City changed that completely. Here, I’ve […]
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‘Guess how much?’ Freebies in NYC
By Marissa Bañez Comedian/actor Jimmy O. Yang has a great bit about how his mom’s favorite catchphrase is “guess how much” to brag about bargains she’d gotten. That is so me! Recently, my mind, heart, and soul have been soothed by international and domestic art, literature, history, plays, concerts, architecture, interior design, fashion, etc. This […]
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Laurice Guillen is a devoted Nora fan in tribute film ‘Faney’
By Joel David The reverberation of a life after one has died is no longer new because of the dissemination of media-generated popular culture. It should be no surprise that the departure of Nora Aunor has affirmed what film critic and Jefferson public service awardee Mauro Feria Tumbocon Jr. described as “a subgenre yet to […]
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Mutya san Ibabao and the pageant mermaids of Northern Samar
By Cesar ‘Boyet’ LoveritaWhat an unconventional beauty pageant! The Mutya san Ibabao beauty contest has incorporated a unique underwater adventure into its competition. It is not just a “showcase of beauty and grace, but also a bold advocacy for marine conservation and tourism” in the province, according to organizers. This creative initiative, spearheaded by the […]
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The mountain magic of Turkey’s Sumela Monastery
By Wendell Gaa I, together with colleagues from the Philippine Embassy in Ankara, recently traveled to the northern Turkish Black Sea region, where we discovered the best of Turkiye’s natural attractions right near the city of Trabzon. Less than a couple of hours drive south of Trabzon was where we saw with our very own […]
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On Global Filipinos: PR man Butch Meily’s journey from Manila to Wall Street
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Butch Meily’s memoir “From Manila to Wall Street” recounts his journey as a young Filipino immigrant and a public relations professional in the USA. Then lightning strikes: the Filipina wife of an African American entrepreneur-lawyer calls him about a PR opportunity. And his ascent to the highs and lows of the world of […]
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Angelo Maristela: His art seeks to inspire and give back to God
Ask visual artist Angelo Maristela to share his story and chances are his starting point will be Qatar. Angelo, his wife Lynn and their three children – sons Racco and Renfrew, and daughter Ressu — lived in this Middle Eastern country for seven years since 2009. Within this luxurious Arab monarchy, he worked for a […]
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Fashion designer Puey Quiñones opens L.A. atelier on June 20th
Fashion designer Puey Quiñones will officially showcase his new couture collection at a private event on June 20, when he will also launch the opening of his new atelier in downtown Los Angeles. The couture collection, Quiñones revealed, would “highlight an array of intricate designs that celebrate both contemporary and Filipino traditional aesthetics, blending luxurious […]