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Back home and feeling like an outcast
By A. Mabini I am here in the Philippines against conventional wisdom. If I can tell you how many of my loved ones advised against this idea and how many doubts I had, you would wonder why I went ahead. But I did, and if there was ever a decision that I was happy with […]
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Soprano turns 40 with birthday concert at Carnegie Hall
By Elton Lugay On March 1, Bituin Escarcha will be celebrating her 40th birthday with 268 of her closest friends at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. It will be a birthday party on a high note. This coloratura soprano will be holding a concert with her former voice teacher from UP, Fides Cuyugan-Asensio; former classmates […]
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How in Manhattan in 2002, Doreen Fernandez was ‘ready’
By Tony Joaquin Long before she became known for her critical writing on food which later led to several distinctive books on Philippine cuisine, writer, educator and critic Doreen Fernandez was a fellow jazz aficionado. Café Indonesia in the 1950s was our jazz oasis for after-hours dining and singing. She and I became regular habitués […]
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• 12 women to receive honors • Want to be published? • Chicken McBites on-the-go
The Pan-American Concerned Citizens Action League, will award 12 Women Achievers in honor of International Women’s History Month in March. The awardees to be honored at a March 18 ceremony at the Ramada Plaza Hotel Newark International Airport are: Dr. Alice Almendral – Award for Aesthetic Medicine Vicky Baxa – Award for Faith-based Community Service […]
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Depression is a luxury of the rich
By Jean Charisse A. Arboleda In a span of a month, I’ve heard several Caucasian friends complain about being depressed. I couldn’t help but scoff at these undiagnosed declarations. I don’t mean to lessen their grief or sadness but everybody has problems. It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s how you carry it. […]
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Conductor debuts at storied Carnegie Hall
By Lydia V. Solis Nové Deypalan becomes the first FilAm conductor to perform at storied Carnegie Hall with the premiere of “Dream of a Hundred Flowers” on February 3. “I will be conducting for Saxophone Quartet (PRISM Quartet), percussions and four Chinese instruments by a terrific composer, Fang Man,” he said. The New York Times […]
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Back in Manila, the ‘missing city of the U.S.’
By A. Mabini I am sitting on the 31st floor of a posh building in Makati with mixed feelings about my trip so far. As I write this, I am watching TV, soothed by the thick Tagalog accents of Pilipino lawyers and lawmakers arguing about how full of shit Chief Justice Corona is. This trip […]
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‘Singgalot’ travels to New York, seeks volunteers
Stony Brook University will house the traveling exhibit “Singgalot — The Ties that Bind: Filipinos in America from Colonial Subjects to Citizens,” from February 12 to April 22. “Singgalot” details the rich history of more than 2.7 million Filipinos in America from the early pioneers who settled in the bayous and marshes of Louisiana in […]
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Need to renew your PH passport?
Consular service will be available to Jersey City residents from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 10, according to the Philippine Consulate and the Catholic Action of Mary. Marian Hall below St. Mary’s Church corner of Second and Erie streets will be the site of passport processing, dual citizenship application and registration for absentee […]