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From NYC dreamer to Hollywood new leader: ‘Life is beautiful no matter how hard it gets’
By Tiara Camille Teruel When The FilAm asked me to write about my experience being named “One of Hollywood’s New Leaders” by Variety Magazine, I could not help but think about the pain, the sacrifice, and the reality of what it took to even be recognized. What it took to be able to accept it […]
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A Christmas caroling contest: $1,200 for your fa-la-la-la-la
By Marjorie Martinez The Christmas season is one of the most spirited, eventful times of the year, especially for Christian Filipinos. During this time, people set aside their differences as families reunite. Young and old gather to adorn their homes with festive lights and lanterns (also called ‘parol’), attend the Simbang Gabi, partake of a […]
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Charo Santos-Concio: She came, took the stage, captivated the community
By Cristina DC Pastor She delivered her speech entirely in Tagalog. Her voice was gentle, her demeanor graceful. But ABS-CBN President and CEO Charo Santos Concio spoke powerfully when she urged Filipinos in the U.S. to continue to assert their “ethnic pride” and their sense of “pagka-Pilipino.” It is “easy to get lost, to be […]
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Fun, fellowship, and farewell at Homecoming sa Konsulado
By Lindy Rosales The word ‘homecoming’ connotes reliving experiences long gone, of friends and memories buried in time, of youthful romance and a past spent pondering the meaning of life and our place in the world. As I get closer to my Golden Year, the invites for gatherings have been constant. High school reunions, college […]
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NYC public schools students to pay only $10 to see ‘Hamilton’ on Broadway
“Hamilton” producer Jeffrey Seller and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, The Rockefeller Foundation president Judith Rodin, and Gilder Lehrman executive director Lesley Herrmann announced an educational partnership to provide 20,000 NYC public school students with the opportunity to see “Hamilton” on Broadway and integrate the show into classroom studies. This educational […]
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TOFA-NY at 5: ‘Proud to be Filipino wherever we may be’
By Cristina DC Pastor “Let us teach our people again to be proud that they are Filipinos.” Words first voiced by diplomat and statesman Carlos P. Romulo in the 1960s and rearticulated by Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. during The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York awards night at Carnegie Hall on October 31. […]
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Epy Quizon: Dolphy’s 14th child makes his mark as film thespian
By Cristina DC Pastor Up until his final moments, Dolphy was trying to be funny. Actor Jeffrey ‘Epy’ Quizon, 42, shared fond reminiscences of his father, Philippine entertainment’s legendary comic who died in 2012 of multiple organ failure. Dolphy was diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. At his hospital bed, he was severely weakened by […]
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MoMA presents Lino Brocka’s ‘Insiang’ Oct 28–Nov 3
Passions run hot in the slums of Manila, where poverty, hunger, and lust lead to acts of desperate brutality. Following on a successful 2013 theatrical run of Lino Brocka’s “Manila in the Claws of Light” (1975), The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) presents a weeklong run of Brocka’s “Insiang” (1976), another restored landmark of Filipino […]
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Marc delaCruz joins national tour of ‘If/Then’ with Idina Menzel
By Walter Ang Marc delaCruz made his Broadway debut last year in the musical “If/Then.” Back then, he understudied the role of David, but now he’s playing the part for the production’s national tour. He gets to share the stage with Broadway superstar Idina Menzel (“Wicked,” “Frozen”) and Anthony Rapp (“Rent,” “You’re a Good Man, […]