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6th-grader’s essay comparing 9/11 and COVID wins 1st place
By Grethel Bolandrina “Sadly, COVID-19 and 9/11 have also provoked discrimination within people of different races. 9/11 turned a few people against Muslims and the Coronavirus against the Chinese. If there’s one good thing that came out of these disastrous events, it would be that the world and people came together for each other. Citizens […]
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Tears for the 500,000
The FilAm Editorial The number is mind-numbing. 500,000. At least half a million American lives lost to the stealth killer coronavirus. Thousands of them of Filipino ethnicity. Almost 300 of them Filipino American doctors, nurses, and other health care frontliners, based on data from Kanlungan.net, a memorial dedicated to Filipinos in the healthcare system. How […]
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Organizations fundraise for typhoon relief
Malaya Movement calls on our members, supporters and allies to urgently raise support and relief for those who are affected by the series of typhoons that hit the Philippines. We urge our chapters, supporters and allies to organize fundraisers, solicit donations and hold activities in support of the peoples’ relief efforts. For donations, contact malayamovement@gmail.com or […]
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28M renters face evictions
An estimated 28 million renters in the U.S. are facing evictions as states begin lifting their COVID-19-related eviction moratoriums in the coming months. In April, most U.S. states imposed some manner of lockdown to control the spread of the virus, restricting most workers to their homes. Unemployment rates shot to 14.7 percent, according to the […]
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Green Bay Packers rush to raise funds for wildfire victims
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Spurred by a crusade to raise funds for victims of the recent California wildfire — dubbed “the nation’s deadliest” — Wisconsin’s Green Bay Packers responded quickly to the need of the hour. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, a native of Northern California, stated very humbly, that he was donating $1 million to […]
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Are FilAms in Jersey aware of the risks living in coastal communities?
By Cristina DC Pastor Jersey City is where IBM engineer Virginia Mayo Policarpio came of age. She, her husband and their three children live in a gated community called Society Hill not far from where she and her parents once lived as new immigrants. Like her, Jenny Castaneda is very happy living in Jersey City. […]
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5 members of Jersey family killed in car crash coming from July 4th vacation
The Filipino American community woke up to a one-two punch of shock and grief with reports that a New Jersey family of five figured in a car crash after coming from a Fourth of July vacation in Delaware. Killed instantly were postal worker and Navy veteran Audie Trinidad, 61, of Teaneck, New Jersey, and his […]
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CEO Vonz Santos: Building portable homes for typhoon-prone Philippines
By Wendell Gaa This article is part of a continuing series on Filipino Americans who have returned to the homeland, lured by more fulfilling careers and an opportunity to bridge and embrace their two cultures. A recipient of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Award for 2015 in the field of social entrepreneurship in Manila, Rogelio […]
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As Irma approaches, Floridian Edong Pangilinan is staying put
By Cristina DC Pastor Two days before Hurricane Irma descends on the Florida Keys, 78-year-old Eduardo ‘Edong’ Pangilinan is home with his daughter, son-in-law and their three children. They are telling stories, watching TV, and taking stock of all the food the family has accumulated for the days they anticipate the monster storm to be […]