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The mark of longevity: Fiesta In America celebrates 25th year
By Len Manansala In the fraught world of festival organizing, no other indoor Filipino event on the U.S. East Coast has demonstrated similar constancy more than Fiesta In America. Founded in 1996 in New York City and mounted every year except during the 2020-2021 pandemic, Fiesta In America lays claim to being the most enduring […]
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My dad: Aklan-born vet doctor runs flourishing pet hospital in Queens
By Tina Marie Romero I am convinced my dad set a Guinness World Record that no one will ever attempt to break. My dad, Dr. Florentino Romero, holds the record of taking the U.S. Veterinary Board exam eight times until he finally passed and became a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in New York City. […]
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Juliette CEO Rechelle Balanzat: ‘I am building a brand’
By Cristina DC Pastor It’s been a turbulent two years for many businesses, not the least the laundry and dry clean industry. Juliette, a boutique wash-and-fold business in Manhattan, lost one of its drop-off locations and furloughed 75 percent of its staff. “That’s the hardest part,” said founder and CEO Rechelle Balanzat. The business hit […]
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How New Yorkers can protect themselves from scams (Part 2)
Attorney General Letitia James offers various tips to protect New Yorkers from future scams: INTERNET Do not use the same password for multiple accounts. Cybercriminals use passwords stolen from one company for other online accounts. New Yorkers can protect themselves with the following safeguards: -Never reuse passwords. While reusing login information may be convenient, it also puts […]
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PFAY: Young Jersey FilAms carve out their own safe space
By Cristina DC Pastor Lauren Lalicon threw herself into PFAY – or the Professional Filipino American Youth — in 2017 without much of a plan or a second thought. The following year, she began working for the office of Tammy Murphy, the First Lady of New Jersey, as a policy director. Then, she got engaged. […]
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Daughter of a veteran Geri Aglipay named SBA administrator for IL region
President Biden on January 27 announced the appointment of Geraldine ‘Geri’ Sanchez Aglipay as Small Business Administration (SBA) regional administrator for Region 5. As Region 5 administrator, she will oversee SBA programs, offices, and operations in the Great Lakes region, serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Aglipay is a second-generation American and a […]
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Angela Aquino practices sustainable fashion in Gramercy boutique
By Cristina DC Pastor Seven months ago, Angela Aquino’s life nearly collapsed. A fashion stylist who has done business from Madrid to Bangkok, Angela is a businesswoman who has merchandised luxury clothes and accessories for 15 years. Being the stylist of boxing legend Manny Pacquiao was her claim to fame. Until her e-commerce site was […]
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Jobs all around, but no takers
By Cristina DC Pastor The country is experiencing a historic shortage of labor across the board. Filipino Americans who work in schools and the restaurant industry are seeing a workforce crisis, seemingly another downside to the never-ending pandemic. When businesses closed at the height of the coronavirus outbreak, many workers lost their jobs as businesses shut […]
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Tina Marie Romero: Caregiving is from the heart
The American Dream entered Tina Marie Romero’s consciousness as a young girl growing up in Bacolod City in Negros Occidental. In fact, she confessed to the excitement of opening balikbayan boxes sent by cousins working as nurses in the US. America came in these boxes, through the cornucopia of Oreos, Cabbage Patch kids and Nine […]