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Higaonon Filipina writes about feeling unwanted in her FilAm community (A FAHM story)
By Sheena Ocot My memories of Mama Liling, my paternal grandmother, will always be vivid. She was there when we were little tykes romping around in our diapers. I would lie on her bed while she crocheted and I watched the Mets with her. She always let us play outside our home in Lodi, New […]
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Fairer skin and bigger bottoms: The new ideal beauty for Filipinas?
By Cristina DC Pastor Skin whitening has been going on for some time now, but the butt lift is something more recent. Filipino women have been making appointments for treatments to whiten their tan complexion, but in the last five years, the buttocks have started to get some attention too. These are two of the […]
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Loida Lewis to receive lifetime award from Womankind, is serenaded by Madrigal Singers
Businesswoman Loida Nicolas Lewis, widow of TLC Beatrice Founder and CEO Reginald F. Lewis, will receive The Phoenix Lifetime Achievement Award at Womankind’s 35th Anniversary Benefit Gala on November 1, 2017, for her contributions to Asian American communities through her advocacy, influence, and generosity. Formerly the New York Asian Women’s Center, Womankind is a leader […]
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Increasing the visibility of FilAms in the tech industry through mentorship
Amid reports of low diversity numbers at Silicon Valley’s elite technology companies, organizers in the Filipino American community are seeking to increase the visibility of Filipino Americans in the tech industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. Filipino Americans in Silicon Valley (FASTER), founded in 2015 by alumni from the University of California, Berkeley, is […]
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Treasurer says PIDCI not in deficit, has $5,301 in cash; Violeta McGough arrested (Part 2)
By Cristina DC Pastor The Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI), tasked with mounting the biggest parade for Filipinos outside of the Philippines, has a total of $5,301.76 in its bank. The positive balance was bolstered by a loan of $13,000 from former president Fe Martinez, according to a financial report prepared by treasurer Nora […]
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Ner Martinez wins PIDCI election marred by calls to 911 and howls of protest (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor At an Upper East Side Episcopalian church, some PIDCI leaders said election fraud was committed. The chairman of the Membership Committee was bodily ejected from the polling place, prompting a 911 call…Business cards or photocopies of IDs were accepted as voting ID …Too many proxy voters in the polls. These are […]
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The FilAm wins 3 Plaridel Awards for excellence in Filipino American journalism
Writer Tricia Capistrano won Best Personal Essay at the 2017 Plaridel Awards for her piece “Inadequately Asian,” describing how the books she’s read has accompanied her on her picturesque journey through her Asian culture. The article came out in the May 25, 2017 issue of The FilAm. The FilAm Founding Editor Cristina DC Pastor won […]
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Daly City-born Steve Lupton finds the PHL a home for his many talents
By Wendell Gaa At the Berlitz Language Center in Makati City, students sit down and listen intently to the lessons of their English instructor, Clark Steven Lupton, or simply Steve. Little do most of them realize that their soft-spoken and eloquent teacher was, at one time, a cartoon voice actor. In the late 1980s, Steve […]
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On NaFFAA’s 20th year, honoring its past and recognizing its legacy
This October, several events are being planned to celebrate this milestone, which coincides with the national observance of Filipino American History Month. They will culminate with NaFFAA’s 20th Anniversary Gala, to be held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC on Saturday, October 21, 2017. “Our 20th anniversary is an exciting occasion to […]