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A community album in ‘Filipinos in New York City’
By Cristina DC Pastor The story of Filipinos in New York City began with their National Hero Jose Rizal. In 1888 or more than a hundred years ago, Jose Rizal visited New York and stayed at the Fifth Avenue Hotel overlooking Madison Square Park. He was a young doctor then who constantly traveled abroad to […]
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SO Jannelle!: Karen Henson Jones journeys back to life
By Jannelle So ‘What would you do if God gave you a second chance?’ This is the question Filipino American author Karen Henson Jones posts in her memoir, “Heart of Miracles,” chronicling her near-death experience and her struggles as she journeyed back to life. Karen has a heart condition called Long QT Syndrome, a type […]
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‘Saving Your Future:’ An excellent starting point
By Lorie Therese Locara Money. Everyone wants it, but only few know the secret on how to amass it. This is why Warren Buffett is such a celebrity, even if he, as the articles report, prefers to live a low-key lifestyle: People want to know how he got unbelievably rich. People want to emulate him. […]
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New book shows way to ‘greater financial security’
Securing your financial future is of utmost importance, and there are many ways to do just that. You can launch a startup, sell catchy shirts, or open a brick-and-mortar business. You can join a multi-level marketing network, such as Amway, or you can open an online store via Etsy. Then, when the profits roll in, […]
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Ambitious Filipina lawyer is protagonist in David Lat’s legal thriller
Filipino-American Audrey Coyne is a recent Yale Law School graduate who dreams of someday working as a clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court. Audrey moves to California to serve as a clerk for Judge Christina Wong Stinson, a highly regarded appeals-court judge who is Audrey’s stepping stone to a Supreme Court clerkship. While working for […]
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A lost phone and then a storybook for kids: A family pays it forward
By Joseph Jerome Francia Almost a year ago today, I lost my iPhone at a car wash. I drove home a clean, shiny car, while ruefully estimating the cost of a replacement phone. Despondent, I thought: This has got to be my most expensive car wash. Minnie, my ever supportive wife, tried to console me. […]
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Eric Gamalinda to unveil latest novel at Asia Society on Dec. 1
Eric Gamalinda’s complex, compelling and troubling new novel “The Descartes Highlands” is brought to life through dramatic readings by actors Alexis Camins, Jennifer Betit Yen, and Ben Mandell, with a conversation between Gamalinda and writer/filmmaker Jessica Hagedorn on his work. This event, to be held December 1 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the […]
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Being ‘tisay’ and feeling very conspicuous in the Philippines (Part 2)
By Lara Stapleton UST is where the incident took place. M. Evelina Galang, Amalia Bueno, Fidelito Cortes and I read, with Zack Linmark moderating. There was a tremendous turnout, with what looked like a hundred and fifty students, and a lovely reception afterwards. As Fidelito was reading, I caught from the corner of my eye, […]
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Balikbayan, murky, post-modern (Part 1)
By Lara Stapleton My grandparents had come to visit us before my family left to spend a year in the Philippines in the late ‘70s, when I was 10 years old. As pasalubong (I didn’t yet know the word), they brought two small clay models of what I suppose to be pre-Hispanic stoves. These objects […]