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Big Filipino rally vs Asian hate on March 30
Filipino groups, community leaders, and survivors of attacks across New York City are uniting to organize a rally on Wednesday, March 30th from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Foley Square. In the spirit of closing Women’s History month, organizers believe it is critical to center this event around Filipino women, those who were attacked […]
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When will New York be safe again for the elderly?
A 67-year-old woman from the Ilocos region was seriously injured after she was brutally assaulted in an anti-Asian hate incident in Yonkers on March 11. She is currently in stable condition and could be discharged from the hospital anytime, Consul General Elmer Cato said this week. The Yonkers Police Department issued the following statement. “On […]
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Top 10 consumer complaints from New Yorkers (Part 1)
New York Attorney General Letitia James kicked off National Consumer Protection Week (March 6 – March 12, 2022) by releasing a list of the top 10 consumer fraud complaints received by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in 2021. “Let this list serve as a warning to all New Yorkers to keep their […]
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CAPAC lawmakers discuss with Biden, Harris AAPI priorities: hate crimes, immigration
Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) leadership on March 7 met with President Biden, Vice President Harris, and senior White House officials to discuss policy priorities for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. The CAPAC members in attendance were CAPAC Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC First Vice-Chair Rep. Grace […]
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Beware of receiving packages you did not order; it could be a ‘brushing scam’
Have you received a package you did not order online? The package has your correct name and address but the sender is not someone you know, or worse, there is no return address? And you thought, ‘What the fudge?’ The New York State Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) has warned about a “brushing scam,” which […]
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Asian women on how to move beyond hate attacks
By Jenny Manrique Asian American women are experiencing a fresh wave of violent, hate-related attacks. According to the web portal Stop AAPI Hate, since March 2020, there have been over 10,000 attacks, 16 percent of which have been physically violent. Elders were the targets in the majority of incidents. A poll commissioned by The National Asian […]
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FBI Wanted: Apollo Quiboloy, Teresita Dandan, Helen Panilag
The FBI is investigating individuals associated with a church called the Kingdom of Jesus Christ and a related charitable organization known as the Children’s Joy Foundation. The agency has issued a warrant poster for KOJC founder Apollo Quiboloy, and two of his trusted officers, Teresita Dandan and Helen Panilag. In its website, the FBI laid out the alleged criminal violations […]
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On Global Filipinos: Letty Lanuza: A mother’s love conquers death (Part 2)
By Loida Nicolas Lewis I always knew that when the going gets rough and a kababayan is in dire straits, Filipinos would always come to help, assist, give food, donate money or whatever is needed, and would do it generously. This is our God-given, unbreakable Bayanihan spirit. And so it happened — $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 started to pour into the bank account of Letty Lanuza (for Philippine […]
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On Global Filipinos: Letty Lanuza: A mother’s love conquers death (Part 1)
By Loida Nicolas Lewis What is a more fitting story to tell during the Christmas season than the story of how a mother’s faith, hope and love saved her son from being beheaded? Letty Celestino grew up with seven other siblings in Nueva Ecija. Their father managed rice fields and their mother was a prayerful […]