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Comics artist Leinil Yu: ‘Practice is everything’
By Wendell Gaa It’s not every day that one can claim the honor of being a full-time employed artist for Marvel Comics, but that is exactly who Leinil Yu is. A penciller and artist by profession, Yu is responsible for designing Marvel’s newest superhero, a Filipina named Pearl Pangan A.K.A Wave. A statuesque beauty from […]
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Love and loneliness in Hong Kong: a movie review
By Nanet Barone “Hello, Love, Goodbye” is a story told by Joy, a Filipino nurse by profession but a domestic helper by occupation, in Hong Kong. The first few minutes set up the entire movie and its pace extremely well. The shots of Joy as a young woman in the airport, as DH rushing from […]
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FAFI cultural festival boasts top performers and a fashion show
The Filipino American Festival, Inc. (FAFI)will hold a cultural festival on September 1 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Overpeck Bergen County Park at 199 Challenger Road, Ridgefield, N.J. Ludi Hughes, the founder and chairwoman, said this is FAFI’s seventh year and promises to be a “one of a kind” celebration. “Our headliners are […]
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Pelikula and popcorn at Sinehan sa Summer
It was standing-room only at the Philippine Center’s Kalayaan Hall on August 8 with more than 170 film-goers turning up for the second night of the Philippine Consulate’s very popular Sinehan sa Summer. The evening featured 12 short films directed and/or written by upcoming filmmakers: Joey Agbayani’s “Lola;” Carlo Francisco Manatad’s “Jodilerks Dela Cruz: Employee […]
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Fiesta In America grateful to the community for its loyalty
Fiesta In America presented Empowerment Awards to FilAm achievers, including a bank president and an advocate for autism education during its People’s Ball on August 9. This year’s honorees are Mary Grace Asufrin for Nursing Leadership, Roger Santos for Philanthropy, Alvin and Prima Hower for International Community Service, Dr. Lirio Covey for Autism Advocacy, Eric […]
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Wave, Marvel’s latest superhero, is a Pinay from Cebu
By Wendell Gaa I was at the recent IndieKet Komikon convention in Ortigas assisting my good friend comic artist Clark Steven Lupton who was exhibiting at his table. I took some time to walk around to see what the other artist booths had on display. To my amazement, one was selling copies of the first […]
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FilAm musical about a famous faith healer to open Off-Broadway on Aug. 23
Ma-Yi is slated to open its 30th anniversary season with the world premiere of “Felix Starro,” a new musical by Jessica Hagedorn and Fabian Obispo. Based on a powerful short story by acclaimed Filipino American writer Lysley Tenorio, “Felix Starro” marks the first-time-ever a musical created by Filipino Americans will be presented Off-Broadway. It runs […]
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Wokeness, weed and Crazy High Asians in Nicole Maxali’s ‘Good Vibes’
“Good Vibes,” an original comedy pilot that follows four female cannabis aficionados, will premiere on July 30 at the 42nd Asian American International Film Festival in New York. Queens-based “Good Vibes” creator and executive producer Nicole Maxali uses her hometown of San Francisco as the backdrop to showcase strong, funny Asian American women navigating within […]
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My violin, my voice
By Ruth Livioco Tumpalan “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It was a question I was often asked as a young girl. I thought then that I wanted to achieve great heights, possibly as a lawyer or a scientist. But never did I think that I would have ended up becoming […]