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Taking control of my life (Part 2)
By Ana Bel Mayo Several factors were critical in my taking control of my life in Italy. Initially, I used sign language to communicate. Then, I started to learn Italian from television, cartoons, and magazine. I enrolled in Italian language classes. I also became a student at a European private academy and paid my tuition […]
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Five dollars in my pocket (Part 1)
By Ana Bel Mayo While I was in Iraq, an Iraqi woman read my future in my cup of coffee and told me that I would find my destiny in a country with many flowers. It was 1984. At the middle of the Iran-Iraq war that started in 1980. I worked at the Information Center […]
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Aprille Aquino elected 56th president of JCI Philippine-New York
By Cristina DC Pastor Aprille Aquino discovered JCI Philippine-New York while on a date with Nonong Aquino who would later become her husband. She joined in 2006, and was excited to meet a lot of “interesting people.” Thirteen years and two kids later, she is now the president of the organization that is celebrating its […]
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A Valentine medical mission in Marawi to heal body and spirit
By Feddie A. Espiritu Love was in the air in the ravaged city of Marawi as Muslim family refugees and Christian medical mission volunteers set aside religious differences harmonized by charity and human needs. On Valentine’s Day weekend, children and adults greeted volunteers of a medical mission and swarmed over boxes of medicines and vitamins, […]
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‘Miracle in Rwanda’ returns to NYC in April
“Miracle in Rwanda” — a play about one young woman’s remarkable survival during the Rwandan genocide 25 years ago – will be presented at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row in Manhattan, with previews beginning April 4 prior to an official opening April 9. It was created by actress-writer-producer Leslie Lewis and director Edward Vilga. […]
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Millennials debut digital talk show ‘Two Besties Together’
YouTube stars launched a digital talk show “Two Besties Together” (TBT) hosted by Filipino-American Thomas Orlina and Hawaii-born Malia Baldovi. The under-15-minute talk show has three segments, “The Topic,” “The Product,” and “The Throwback.” They provide an opportunity for their audience to connect with them visually on screen and communicate with their social media following […]
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Loss, Faith, love and an island wedding in Siargao
By Danielle Vania Bonus About a year ago, my best friend Ivy and her husband-to-be Charlie asked me to travel across the world with them for their wedding in the Philippines as her maid of honor. My initial reaction was expected: I was full of excitement and honored to be of service! However, three months […]
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Amid the New York Fashion Week frenzy, 4 Pinays bond over their love of makeup
By Cristina DC Pastor A bag of Doritos sat on top of Jessy Daing’s holy mess of brushes, foundation palettes, tubs and bottles of eye and concealer makeup. It was another early day at New York Fashion Week, and this makeup artist began work at 8 a.m. wrapping up five hours later to go to […]
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Consulate studying possible takeover of Independence Day parade
By Cristina DC Pastor Just when everyone thought the case of PIDCI has lapsed into limbo, the FilAm community voted in a General Assembly to form an independent ad hoc committee that will oversee preparations for the June 2019 Independence Day Parade. That body would remove from PIDCI, which had lost its tax-exempt status when […]