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Tragedy and light from Katrina to Yolanda
By Renee Rises On Sunday, November 10th I sat quietly as news reports flashed images of the Filipinos in Tacloban City. “Haiyan,” “Yolanda,” “Typhoon,” “10,000,” “washed up bodies,” “looters may be shot,” “I will shoot if they step foot on my property,” “families are still searching,” and other words repetitively popped in my mind and […]
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For Haiyan survivors vulnerable to PTSD, prayers and reaching out to family can help
By Cristina DC Pastor A calamity, especially one as forceful as category 5 Typhoon Haiyan, has the capacity to trigger Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among survivors, according to Dr. Kevin Nadal, associate professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Nadal, who also trains NYPD officers working with people suffering from mental illness, said […]
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‘Save the Dates:’ a fundraising calendar
Too many of them, all fundraisers to benefit the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. One’s calendar must be filling up fast with benefit dinners, concerts, fashion shows, silent auctions, comedy hours, sorting and packing parties and other forms of community gatherings whose proceeds are meant to benefit people from the Visayas. We have […]
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Jersey boys on a mission: To collect old clothes and cash donations for the PHL
By Cristina DC Pastor The morning after Typhoon Haiyan mauled the Philippines’ Visayan islands with unmatched fury, three well-scrubbed suburban boys from Cranford, New Jersey sprang into action. “I asked Ryan if he wants to help. He’s my best friend, he lives on my street,” said Josh Furer, 12, a seventh-grader at Hillside Avenue School. […]
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Voice of America features ‘The FilAm:’ ‘Website supports Philippines relief efforts’
Click here to listen to the VOA report. By Bernard Shusman Web surfers around the world have an authoritative source for information about Filipino expatriates in the New York area – and their efforts to come to the aid of typhoon victims in the Philippines. In the wake of super typhoon Haiyan, the death toll […]
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Lone Waray* raising funds for his village
By Cristina DC Pastor Alfonso Alao, 31, is a cashier at Phil-Am Restaurant and Grocery in Colonia, New Jersey. When he learned Typhoon Yolanda – international name: Haiyan – was about to descend on his province of Leyte, he quickly called his family in Albuera town, urging them to take care and prepare canned food […]
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NYC Mayor’s Fund, Doctors Without Borders announce assistance to PHL
The NYC Mayor’s Fund and Doctors Without Borders are now accepting donations for relief efforts to the Philippines trying to recover from the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. The NYC Mayor’s Fund announced that contributions will support on-the-ground relief efforts and will be turned over to community organizations in New York assisting in the grassroots recovery […]
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Amidst a Super Typhoon, young Pinay contemplates: ‘Am I Filipino enough?’
By Jessica Abejar When news of Super Typhoon Haiyan — PHL name: Yolanda — hit the Philippines this past weekend, I was completely devastated. But instead of being wrapped up in the sadness at the fact that the strongest storm in recorded history just hit the place my parents called home, I was faced with […]
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Amid mind-numbing devastation, FilAms relearn the essence of trust, turn to laughter
By Cristina DC Pastor If there is one thing Typhoon Haiyan has taught Filipino Americans, it is relearning the meaning and essence of trust. Trusting where to send help and who to send it to. Filipino Americans normally rush to help their compatriots when disaster strikes, and it seems to happen a lot of times. […]