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Down memory lane at ‘Love on 5th Avenue’ Sept. 12
Talented Toms River, New Jersey singer Jared Martin will join balladeer Raymond Lauchengco in an intimate, one-night concert at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center on September 12. Love on 5th Avenue is a musical stroll down memory lane featuring some of the most romantic love songs of past decades featuring Original Pilipino Music, […]
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‘Carnal Orient’ filming its response to offensive ‘Asian Girlz’ video
A year ago, the blatantly racist and sexist music video “Asian Girlz” popped up on YouTube. The song has since been removed from the Internet, but a group of California women, led by actress Camille Mana, will not let the song go quietly down in infamy. Their response to “Asian Girls” is “Carnal Orient,” a […]
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Jersey dad creates ‘Phil the Fil-Am’ cartoon to help teach his kids Tagalog
A South Jersey father of four who wants his children to learn Philippine culture is creating a language-focused animation inspired by “Dora the Explorer.” David Asis is doing a pilot of “Phil the Fil-Am” in the hope of teaching his children – son Michael, who is 4 years old, and triplet daughters Gabriella, Kayla and […]
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FilAms’ emotional farewell to Robin Williams
Filipino Americans remember the legendary Robin Williams in many different ways. The community shares the sadness in their hearts as they grieve the loss of this great actor and one-of-a-kind individual at a time when the world is not yet ready to let him go.
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Gherald Alaman wonders why Asians are hardly ever cast as American heroes, heartthrobs
Gherald Alaman in on a mission to change the way Asian actors are portrayed in films and television. The founder and CEO of Talent & Skills booking and talent management company said he would like Asian talent to be cast as Americans and not stereotyped into playing Asian characters. “Caucasians and African Americans are not […]
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How could you, K Brosas?
By Cristina DC Pastor On Saturday July 19, I watched my first Filipino showbiz concert in America. Although the Apo, the Eraserheads, Sharon Cuneta and other big names from the Philippines have performed in the Tri-State in the past, I have never gone to any of their shows because — I don’t know — maybe […]
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Asian American festival highlights Filipino films
Asian CineVision and the 37th Asian American International Film Festival are proud to present a collection of diverse Filipino films concentrating on identity, history, and arts in the Philippines and Filipino diaspora communities. The Filipino and Filipino American selection for this year’s festival features “Transit,” “How to Disappear Completely,” “Pretty Rosebud,” “The Cotabato Sessions,” “Delano […]
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Imelda Marcos now an off-Broadway parody
By Jen Furer Who would have thought that I would be dancing and singing to a musical about the much-loathed (much-loved too by some) Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos? On Imelda’s birthday on July 2, I, together with my Makilala TV co-hosts Cristina, Rachelle and Ledy, watched “Here Lies Love,” a musical inspired by the […]
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Mindanao, the epic land of promise…and horses
The ceremony began with the ringing of the gong, followed by a spectacle of colorful ceremonial dances from the southern island of Mindanao. The exhibit called Mindanao: Land of Treasures opened June 18 at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue, transforming the Gallery Lobby into one moving tableau of color, music and Muslim pageantry. Consul […]