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UN marks its seventh decade as a ‘multitasking’ world organization
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Year 2015 is a milestone for the United Nations (U.N.) founded in 1947. Since its inception, the U.N. has promoted and strengthened involvement of the various leaders of the world’s as active members of the universal organization. The Secretary General of the U.N., Ban Ki-moon, has underscored the role of […]
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The artist and the businessman: A present-day parable
By Cristina DC Pastor An obscure painter and a wealthy businessman met initially through an act of kindness. Their story would develop into a tale of exploitation, shame, and crime that now has New York State law enforcers and the Philippine Consulate involved. The businessman offered to shelter the artist in his Upstate New York […]
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For TCK Generation, ‘Where is home’ is a dreaded, ambiguous question
By Maribelle Biscocho-Omar Identity is a concept that sounds simple enough, usually defined by name, ethnicity, hometown, or sexuality. When it comes to cultural identity, a certain ambiguity emerges. One is never just from his or her birth country. A strong sense of belonging, especially for the youth, becomes just as important. There is a […]
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Historical film depicts Antonio Luna’s fall and rise
By Joel David By now, any Filipino in any part of the world who has been extensively plugged into the social network of Facebook would have heard of “Heneral Luna,” the celebrated blockbuster on Antonio Luna. Among several ironies, Luna (1866-99) was reluctant to participate in the uprising against Spain but led the revolutionary army, […]
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Lessons Manny Pacquiao learned in politics: ‘Always forgive your enemies’
By Cristina DC Pastor “In politics, there are a lot of politicians who masquerade as righteous!” This is just one nugget of insight boxing legend Manny Pacquiao said he has learned from being in politics. There’s more: • Politics is the “will of God, not a plan of man.” • In politics, you have to […]
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Lani Misalucha makes Town Hall concert debut on Nov 22
Las Vegas headliner Lani Misalucha and Toms River, N.J. tenor Jared Martin will get to share a stage via a Town Hall concert on November 22. “Lani Misalucha Live In Concert” will feature the two musical artists who first met at a Carnegie Hall event but never got to sing together until now. Jared will […]
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50th year of Delano Strike to be remembered in Oct 24 NYC conference
By Noel Pangilinan It happened 50 years ago in California, more than 2,500 miles away. But several immigrant groups — mostly Filipinos – in New York City, believe that the events and the lessons learned during the 1965 grape workers strike in Delano, California are worth commemorating and disseminating. “The Delano Strike of 1965 is […]
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In celebrating FAHM, young FilAms discuss leadership within, beyond the community
On the celebration of Filipino-American History Month, New England students gathered in New Haven, Connecticut to share their thoughts on the transfer of leadership from elder community leaders to the younger generation. The event called ‘Leadership and Mentoring Seminar (LMS): Empowerment for the Emerging Generation’ was held at Yale University’s Lisnly-Chittenden Hall on October 3. […]
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How about a Filipino consortium to flex our buying power as a community?
By Eduardo Pena I grew up with many community leaders and have witnessed some of the many events that they have organized. Unfortunately, they are all relatively the same and nothing differentiates one dinner gala from the other except each organization’s effort to provide special program of entertainment. Double Tree, Astoria World Manor, Renaissance, Newark […]