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Indie film that examines the Asian fetish to screen at Slamdance in January
“Carnal Orient,” a short film that addresses the stereotyping of Asian women as sex objects, will screen at the esteemed Slamdance film festival in January, actress-producer Camille Mana announced. “The festival just announced us in the program lineup on The Wrap and Indie Wire last week,” she said of the festival for emerging independent filmmakers. […]
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Andrei Nikolai Pamintuan: Being an immigrant artist is like ‘being an outsider’
The IAP Mentoring Program is a vital part of New York Foundation for the Arts’s Immigrant Artist Program, which pairs immigrant artists working in all disciplines with artist mentors. They provide mentees with one-on-one support and guide them to achieve specific goals, such as composing an artist statement, researching potential venues for showing work, or […]
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8-year-old Leila Cicco sings ‘Evil Like Me,’ delights audience
By Cristina DC Pastor She could have done a Princess Elsa, but instead sweet-faced, 8-year-old Leila Cicco channeled Kristin Chenoweth’s playful witch in “Evil Like Me” during a Christmas concert in Rahway, New Jersey and held the audience spellbound. The song-and-dance number was not easy to do, and Chenoweth’s excellent performance in the Disney Channel’s […]
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Falling in love with ‘Star Wars’ all over again
By Daniel de la Rosa A guy in California who shouted out a spoiler on the opening night of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in front of a long line of people waiting to see the movie had his ass kicked and stomped by a trio dressed as Wookie, a Stormtrooper, and Boba Fett. In […]
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FilAm boy Emil Jose Kelso is this year’s Nutcracker at Lincoln Center
Every morning, Emil Jose Kelso, 12, wakes up at 5:45 a.m. to be on time for the 8:00 a.m. opening of his public school. Three times a week after school and also on Saturday mornings, he rides the subway to go to Lincoln Center for a 90-minute ballet class from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. […]
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Friends, families gather for first Christmas caroling contest
By Lindy Rosales ‘Ang Pasko ay sumapit, tayo ay mangagsi-awit’ Christmas caroling has always been one of my fondest memories from childhood. I remember peeping in the window to see who the carolers were, if I knew any of them, and what they were wearing. Most times it would just be some random kids from […]
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Spa opens NYC location, the second after Jersey City
By Cristina DC Pastor Only five months in Jersey City, Glossy Rejuvenating Spa is adding another location, and it is in the heart — and belly — of the Filipino community in Woodside, Queens. The new salon to open in January is on 5nd Street, next to Payag Restaurant, and within walking distance from Tito […]
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Former ambassador to the U.S. Willy Gaa, 69
Former Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Willy Gaa passed away on December 8 at 6:30 a.m. in Manila. He was 69. He died from stroke complications from battling cancer. His wife Erlinda Gaa, his physician Luzminda Concepcion, and a team of doctors were at his bedside. Gaa, who served as consul general in New York […]
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Fil-Am Press Club elects officers; Ricky Rillera is new president
The Filipino American Press Club of New York, Inc. has a new set of officers led by Ricky Rillera of the Philippine Daily Mirror, who was voted president for 2016-2018. Also elected during the club’s December 2 meeting were Cristina DC Pastor of The FilAm online magazine and MAKILALA TV as vice president; Momar Visaya […]