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FilAm businesses reopen amid uncertainty
By Cristina DC Pastor Glenda Villajuan welcomed children back to her CitiTots day care in Brooklyn on June 8 as New York City began Phase 1 of its planned return to normalcy. In New Jersey, Amable Yalong announced his men’s wear shop in downtown Englewood will reopen on June 15, pledging to assure the safety […]
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When ‘staying home’ redefines the meaning of real estate
By Cristina DC Pastor “Stay home.” The cautionary phrase seems to have flipped real estate on its head in New York City where property is one of the hottest selling commodities aside from Broadway. People are selling homes and fleeing homes; they are renting instead of buying homes. Real estate has been “significantly shaken” by […]
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Arlene Cornejo-Isidro: Calm in the face of crisis
By Danielle Vania Bonus The world is vastly changing with this “new normal,” and the uncertainty of tomorrow leaves us apprehensive or maybe even depressed. COVID-19 has emerged on an epic scale affecting our daily lives; our coping methods are now being tested. Have many of us are prepared for such a time as this? […]
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Mom and pop businesses got no help from gov’t: lawmakers
By Sunita Sohrabji The mom and pop small businesses of Main Street America largely did not receive funding from the $2.6 trillion CARES Act, conceded Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., at a press briefing. CARES Act stands for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Khanna and California state Assemblymember David Chiu led an April […]
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Grace Alignay: Helping marginalized women find jobs in the fashion industry
By Cristina DC Pastor It took a lot of twists and turns before Grace Alignay finally found her bliss. She studied Pre-Med and was sickened by the sight of blood. In her indecision, she joined the U.S. Army where she acquired technical skills but no college degree. After military service, she moved to New York […]
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Dr. Dely Po Go: Portrait of a Filipina as an American nurse
By Cristina DC Pastor There was a time Filipino nurses in the U.S. were seen as hospital workers in their starch whites scurrying at the beck and call of doctors and providing their patients an affectionate kind of care. They still are — in their dainty scrubs — but they’re no longer the one-dimensional caregivers […]
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FilStop closes online and Clifton stores; is Jersey City next?
By Cristina DC Pastor An established Filipino grocery store is closing down after 12 years in business. FilStop has announced it is closing its Clifton, N.J. location which opened only five months ago. Before that, it shut down its e-commerce site Filstop.com. Plans to continue operating its original store on Newark Avenue, Jersey City remain […]
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NYC company finalizes acquisition of Sheila Marcelo’s Care.com
IAC and Care.com, the world’s largest online marketplace for finding and managing family care, announced on December 20 that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which IAC will acquire Care.com for $15.00 per share in an all-cash transaction representing approximately $500 million of enterprise value. With more than 1.5 million […]
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FilAm neighborhood in Jersey City facing threat of gentrification
By Cristina DC Pastor A proposed 800-unit luxury condominium to be built on thePhilippine Plaza Park in Jersey City is making some FilAm families very anxious about the prospect of gentrification. The planned development has stoked fears it would encroach on the park’s memorial dedicated to Filipino veterans and drive residents out of their homes. […]