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17.5 years for attacker who punched Yonkers Pinay 125 times
At least 17 years in prison await Tammel Esco, the Yonkers man who punched his Filipina neighbor 125 times on March 11. This is a rare case where an anti-Asian hate crime has reached a resolution and a suspect is put behind bars. The woman was seriously injured and is recovering for the brutal assault […]
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Connie Uy & Natalie Uy: The only mother-daughter pediatric nephrologists in the U.S.
By Cristina DC Pastor In New Jersey, there are only 11 doctors who specialize in the rare medical practice of Pediatric Nephrology, or the care of children with kidney disease. Mother-and-daughter doctors Connie Uy, MD, 78, and Natalie Uy, MD, 44, belong to this near-exalted circle. As Connie was preparing for her retirement as a […]
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On Global Filipinos: Dragons and monsters
By Loida Nicolas Lewis This is an excerpt from the author’s memoir, “An Asian-American Story of Love, Marriage, Motherhood, and Running a Billion-Dollar Empire,” to be released in 2023 by Wiley and Sons. The book is a glimpse into the interracial marriage in New York between a Filipino woman and an African American. The 80th anniversary of Reginald […]
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A Christmas movie full of charm and hilarity
By Wendell Gaa Christmas is always peak season for films and TV specials. From the classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” with the late great Jimmy Stewart to the comedic “Home Alone” films of Macauley Culkin, holiday movies have warmed our hearts and drawn our families closer together this time of the year. Now available for […]
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Weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz sets sight on Paris 2024
By Marilyn Abalos Hidilyn Diaz, the first Filipino Olympic gold medalist in weightlifting, was in the U.S. recently to raise funds and participate in a training program for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Passing through New York, Hidilyn was on her way to Atlanta, Georgia to train before competing in Bogota, Colombia for […]
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Statistics is my dance
By Eric J. Daza I failed or almost failed out of a few core STEM courses in my biology undergrad — including calculus. I barely passed my core major GPA requirement to graduate, and scored a middling overall GPA. Today, I hold a doctorate in biostatistics from a top public health school, and completed a […]
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Family a strong influence on FilAms’ travel decisions
By Zeny Pallugna This research, “A Tourism Destination Marketing Model for the Philippines,” was conducted to fulfill the author’s academic requirement for a PhD from the Philippine Women’s University in Manila. The author, Azucena Cinco Pallugna, Ph.D., is currently a Foreign Service Tourism Officer of the Philippine Department of Tourism in San Francisco. Profile […]
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Laundry workers win case vs exploitation, wage theft
The Office of the Attorney General has announced it has recovered $90,000 in stolen and unpaid wages for more than a dozen former employees of a commercial dry cleaner in Astoria, Queens known as Enterprise Cleaner. A press statement says Enterprise failed to pay its employees minimum wage, failed to pay the proper overtime rate, failed […]
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One-third of immigrants are low income: research
The immigrant population in the United States is highly diverse in its origins, characteristics and outcomes after arrival. While research has long demonstrated strong upward mobility for immigrants overall, both over time and generations, the challenges of starting over in a new country can leave some with relatively low incomes and economic hardship. The Washington […]