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Fordham Rams Coach Mike Magpayo: ‘Basketball is in my blood’
By Cristina DC Pastor A ‘The FilAm’ Exclusive Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighborhood… Mike Magpayo recalled how he and his wife Caroline were listening to Billy Joel’s New York anthem and “tearing up” as they were moving out of the Big City in 2014. Except that it was […]
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Alleged labor trafficking charges filed vs teacher Rey Badajos Dacul
By Cristina DC Pastor An English teacher and prominent community leader is under investigation by the Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Washington D.C. for alleged labor trafficking. The complaint states that Rey Badajos Dacul (also known on Facebook as Ray Badajos Dacul) “operates a labor trafficking scheme masquerading as an employment […]
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Tagalog course at Yale a ‘significant milestone’ – Congen Mangalile
NEW HAVEN, CT — Consul General Senen Mangalile met with representatives of Yale’s Council on Southeast Asia Studies on February 21 to explore potential partnerships in research, cultural exchange, and initiatives that promote Philippine heritage. The consul general also congratulated Yale on its upcoming offering of Filipino (Tagalog) as a credited language course starting in […]
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Documentary ‘Mettle’ spotlights journey of blind judo Paralympian Liana Mutia
“Mettle,” the inspiring short documentary that chronicles the remarkable journey of Liana Mutia, a blind Filipino American judoka, has made its debut on the global stage. The film premiered at the 2024 International Sport Film Festival in Napoli, Italy, on November 26 where it was honored with the prestigious award for “Best Student Work.” The […]
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PS 150, whose principal is Filipino, is named a National Blue Ribbon school
This article, published in Tribeca Citizen in 2021, is being reprinted with permission. Just recently PS 150 has been named a National Blue Ribbon school, as announced by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. What’s better for a Monday read than a new, energized leader for a local school? A big Tribeca welcome to Nico Victorino, […]
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Yale to offer Tagalog courses in the fall
By Yolanda Wang The Council on Southeast Asian Studies at Yale is on a search for a lector in Filipino (Tagalog) who will begin to teach courses next fall. The new course offering comes after months of formalized student advocacy from Tagalog @ Yale, an initiative within Yale’s Filipino club, Kasama. Since fall 2023, students […]
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Officer who battled IS, Abu Sayyaf militants to receive West Point valor award
Maj. Floren Herrera of the Class of 2013, will receive the 2024 Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms, which will be presented at West Point, New York on October 10, 2024. The award is presented to a graduate who has demonstrated valor on the field of battle. The announcement was made by the West Point […]
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Lumen Castaneda: Founder of UNIFFIED was ‘forced’ to be a teacher
By Cristina DC Pastor Paraluman Castaneda – Tita Lumen to many in the Filipino American community – is one year shy of 90. When she looks at people around her, she mutters to herself with a chuckle, “Seems to me I’m the oldest.” Reflecting on nearly nine decades of her life, she looked back on […]
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Connecticut organizations donate backpacks to indigenous Aeta children
For the past 11 years, the Aeta Ministry founded by educator Luzviminda Rivero-Bradley of Wallingford, Connecticut, has provided backpacks full of school supplies to the indigenous children from the mountainous areas in Zambales, Philippines. She has been engaged in this effort with the help of Philippine Frontier Missionaries. This year, the backpacks were donated by […]