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From the iconic jeepneys to the new electric taxis: Exploring the PHL using public transport
By Angelito Cabigao Taking public transportation like NJ Transit, catching the MTA train, or flagging down a yellow cab is pretty common for anyone living, working, or visiting the New York City area. During my recent trip to the Philippines with my wife and our baby boy, we decided to take a similar approach by […]
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Newborn care specialists (AKA baby nurses): Guiding families through the 1st months
By Cristina DC Pastor For many new parents, the first weeks after bringing a baby home can feel overwhelming: sleepless nights, constant feeding, and the quiet anxiety of making sure everything is right. Stepping into this delicate moment are newborn care specialists — also known as “baby nurses,” — whose steady presence often becomes the […]
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Feeling hopeful at Radburn school’s Philippines Culture Day
By Marissa Bañez “Happy Culture Day!!!” Students at Radburn Elementary School, a public school in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, echoed that greeting while marveling at Filipino artifacts and other items during their Philippines Culture Day. They put on bamboo conical hats and Filipino clothing, and decorated a cardboard jeepney. They ate Filipino food – pancit, […]
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Faith and family help a Filipino nurse at YU’s Katz School achieve a dream
By Dave DeFusco On September 19, 2005, Sarah “Cheeky” Arnaldo Arciaga, a clinical assistant professor in the Bachelor’s in Nursing program at Yeshiva University’s Katz School of Science and Health, boarded a plane for New York for the first time. The moment should have felt triumphant—she had just earned a rare opportunity to pursue a […]
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‘How Can You Forget Me:’ A moving tribute to the ‘manongs’ at the Smithsonian
By Loida Nicolas Lewis WASHINGTON, D.C. — The newly opened exhibition by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (APAC) and on view at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History entitled “How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories”, is a must-see for Filipinos in the Diaspora, especially Filipinos in the United States. Opened in December […]
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Flocerfida Samaniego: Haircutting for Jersey City’s seniors
By Cristina DC Pastor Except for the occasional stumble or fall, 72-year-old Flocerfida Samaniego continues to practice the craft she has known for most of her life — trimming, shaping, and caring for people’s hair. For nearly a year now, she has been a quiet presence at the PACCAL office in Jersey City where seniors […]
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‘Melania:’ All fashion, no substance
By Wendell Gaa I finally got to stream on Amazon the much talked about documentary “Melania,” about the Slovenian-born Melania Trump, the nation’s second foreign-born First Lady after the British-born Louisa Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams, the sixth U.S. President. After watching it with strictly non-political bias lens, to summarize it would be for […]
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‘A Spoonful of Sugar:’ The comedian in uncertain times
By Selen Ozturk When the world is most uncertain is precisely when jokes are most needed, and most dangerous. That power is also why comedians so often become targets of political backlash. “Humor is always a part of our culture,” said Herbert Siguenza, founding member of the performance troupe Culture Clash. Speaking during an ACoM virtual […]
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How the Delos Santos family achieved the American Dream by holding tight to its Filipino identity
By Elton Lugay When the Delos Santos family left the Philippines for New York in 2002, they traded familiar streets and neighbors who spoke their language for a city that moved faster than anything they had known. “Moving from Talisay, Batangas to New York was one of the biggest transitions of our lives,” said painter […]