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How elderly FilAms became victims of Pagudpud Ponzi Scheme
Between July 14, 2017 and September 8, 2017, Maria Macasaet invested a total of $265,000 in a project called the Pagudpud Sands Resort LLC (PSR), a luxury condotel project in the province of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. She issued a check in two installments of $100,000 and $165,000 on behalf of herself and her […]
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‘Walis tambo’ Capitol rioter Kene Brian Lazo is arrested
The ‘walis tambo’ brandishing rioter who was at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Jan. 6, 2021 has been identified as Kene Brian Lazo, a Filipino from Norfolk, Virginia, the FBI announced on May 26. Lazo is facing four federal crimes: “Knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; […]
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‘Their race was their face’
By Rasmin Diaz “When I was slashed on a train I cried for help and nobody helped me so I was a victim twice — by the person who slashed my face and the people who just watched me.” So spoke Noel Quintana in the public service announcement by The Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA) […]
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Hillary, AAPI women come together to fundraise against hate
On April 21, 2021, Public Wise and Onward Together will host a virtual fundraiser (bit.ly/aapiwomenstrong) in support of the National Asian Pacific Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), a leading national organization for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and girls in the U.S. #AAPI Women Strong: Organizing Beyond a Hashtag, brings together influential AAPI women, organizers and […]
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Secret agents to protect Asians?
The FilAm Editorial New York City has started to deploy “secret agents” all across the five boroughs to catch the thugs, the Karens, and the dime-a-dozen bullies who attack Asian Americans. The undercover cops – all of them of Asian ethnicity – will be roaming public places, such as subways, grocery stores, and streets to […]
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From one ‘kababayan’ to another: NYPD Det. Cicero Coloma reaches out to Noel Quintana
By Cristina DC Pastor A couple of weeks after Queens resident Noel Quintana was slashed across the face while riding a train, Detective Cicero Coloma of the NYC Asian Hate Crime Task Force reached out to him. Theirs was a touching story of ‘kababayan’ extending a hand of sympathy and concern to another ‘kababayan.’ “I […]
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What is the Biden government doing to combat anti-Asian hate crimes?
The Department of Justice held a listening session with more than a dozen Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community groups as part of its continuing efforts to deter hate crimes and other unlawful acts against the AAPI community, and issued the statement below. “No one in America should fear violence because of who they […]
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NaFFAA decries as ‘appalling’ cops’ knee-to-neck response to Angelo Quinto
The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) issues the following statement on the death of 30-year-old Angelo Quinto from Antioch, California. “We are saddened and outraged to hear of the killing of fellow Filipino American, Angelo Quinto, this past December in Antioch, California. He was brutally handled by the police officers responding to his […]
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Asian American Federation condemns attack on Noel Quintana, anti-Asian bias
On February 3, Noel Quintana was on his way to work when another subway rider slashed Mr. Quintana’s face from ear to ear, simply for asking the attacker to stop kicking his tote bag. Just a week earlier, Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old Thai man, was shoved and killed while out for a walk in his […]