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Visiting the endangered Philippine Eagle
By Cristina DC Pastor DAVAO City –The Philippine Eagle named Pag-asa was the first eagle in captivity to be bred and hatched by Artificial Insemination. He came into the world in 1992 as Cory Aquino was winding down her presidency. He is now 25 years old. It took a while for me to process that […]
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A night filled with emotions as TOFA awardees reflect on their immigrant journeys
By Cristina DC Pastor “I left the room after my speech; I had to cry.” Avant-garde fashion designer Rocky Gathercole was heard saying to friends after the TOFA Awards at Carnegie Hall where he was among the 15 The Outstanding Filipinos in America for 2017. Accepting the award, Gathercole said he couldn’t believe he would […]
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Jossie Reyas: She cooked for royalty and socialites including a future U.S. president
By Mariel Padilla On a recent summer day, Jossie Reyas, 77, sat on a bench outside a small food pantry in Woodside, Queens waiting her turn to get cans of beans, fruit, soup and vegetables. Reyas, wearing frayed slippers and a faded floral blouse, was quiet and soft-spoken, but when asked about her life, she […]
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17 years ago, I could have been a teenage mother
By Jonna Baldres #MeToo It will be 20 years in November and it still affects me to this day — how I view society, relationships, people, trust, how I deal with life in all aspects. It’s what actually prompted me to be an activist. It actually took me days to finally post this since I […]
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Cries to abolish PIDCI grow louder
By Cristina DC Pastor Segments of the FilAm community are appalled at the conduct of the October 7 PIDCI elections, as they called on the Philippine Consulate to void the results or abolish the organization. “Make the election null and void due to unresolved issues,” wrote May Tumulak-Durano, a registered nurse, in her letter to […]
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Higaonon Filipina writes about feeling unwanted in her FilAm community (A FAHM story)
By Sheena Ocot My memories of Mama Liling, my paternal grandmother, will always be vivid. She was there when we were little tykes romping around in our diapers. I would lie on her bed while she crocheted and I watched the Mets with her. She always let us play outside our home in Lodi, New […]
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Loida Lewis to receive lifetime award from Womankind, is serenaded by Madrigal Singers
Businesswoman Loida Nicolas Lewis, widow of TLC Beatrice Founder and CEO Reginald F. Lewis, will receive The Phoenix Lifetime Achievement Award at Womankind’s 35th Anniversary Benefit Gala on November 1, 2017, for her contributions to Asian American communities through her advocacy, influence, and generosity. Formerly the New York Asian Women’s Center, Womankind is a leader […]
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Treasurer says PIDCI not in deficit, has $5,301 in cash; Violeta McGough arrested (Part 2)
By Cristina DC Pastor The Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI), tasked with mounting the biggest parade for Filipinos outside of the Philippines, has a total of $5,301.76 in its bank. The positive balance was bolstered by a loan of $13,000 from former president Fe Martinez, according to a financial report prepared by treasurer Nora […]
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Ner Martinez wins PIDCI election marred by calls to 911 and howls of protest (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor At an Upper East Side Episcopalian church, some PIDCI leaders said election fraud was committed. The chairman of the Membership Committee was bodily ejected from the polling place, prompting a 911 call…Business cards or photocopies of IDs were accepted as voting ID …Too many proxy voters in the polls. These are […]