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Consul-General lauds TOFA-NY for ‘dedicated and tireless’ efforts to search, give recognition to FilAm achievers
By Oliver Oliveros Consul General to New York Mario L. De Leon, Jr., U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York Lorna Schofield, and former chairman of the board for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Ruben Nepales will keynote the third annual The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York (TOFA-NY) Awards on Saturday […]
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Miss World Megan Young in whirlwind New York visit
By Veronica Pulumbarit Filipino American beauty Megan Young will be in New York from October 22 to fulfill scheduled engagements as the newly-crowned Miss World. She will proceed to California later in the week. In New York, she will have a series of press interviews and social appearances in the company of Miss World Chairperson […]
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Comic Con 2013: Get me to the ‘geeks’
By Wendell Gaa Star Wars, Star Trek, Disney, Marvel & DC Comics, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, and even Super Mario Bros., what do all of these entertainment franchises have in common? For one weekend, they all united within one building, the Jacob Javits Convention Center during New York’s annual Comic Con this month […]
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Love sees no end in GMA Pinoy TV’s ‘Genesis’ series
This October, Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes topbills “Genesis,” an original, groundbreaking series that will take the audience on an emotional and inspiring journey towards a new beginning. It gives a glimpse of the triumph of the human spirit despite the looming destruction – that when hope falters, love is the greatest refuge. Dingdong portrays […]
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Ta-ga-logue: A coming-together in conversation
By Precious Sipin Filipinos are naturally creative. We are storytellers, dancers, singers (thanks Magic Mic!), writers. You name it and we know how to do it — with style. We can’t help it. It’s in our blood. With different races mixed in one, I see Filipinos as beautiful masterpieces meant to create, be innovative, and […]
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Film chronicles rescue of Jews from Nazi death camps through politics — and poker
“Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge From the Holocaust” will be shown at the Philippine Center on October 24th in celebration of Filipino American History Month. Actor Liev Schreiber is the narrator of the documentary The New York Times raved as “straightforward,” “fast-paced” and “fascinating.” According to the film’s website, “Rescue in the Philippines” is a […]
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TOFA-NY winners named; lights on at Carnegie Hall on Oct 26th
By Cristina DC Pastor As the government was shutting down midnight of September 30, TOFA-NY was in a race to finish the counting of votes to award the 2013 outstanding Filipinos in New York. TOFA-NY won the race; Congress did not. The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York went to 13 exemplary individuals who garnered […]
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‘Noli me Tangere, the Opera’ opens Oct. 4; big budget, world-class, say producers
By Cristina DC Pastor There they were, the youngsters of “Noli Me Tangere, the Opera” giggling, mugging for the cameras, just being precocious kids. All the time, Kirby Asunto, Elijah Sirilan and his sister Zion huddled close as if they were siblings. At least in the New York production of Jose Rizal’s historical novel, they […]
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Opera singer makes New York debut
Filipino soprano Armela Fortuna makes her New York debut in “Cantares,” a classical program featuring the best in Philippine and European music. She will be performing with up-and-coming Filipino American artists Jared Martin and Jellyn Anne Echon. The trio will be accompanied by pianist Maximillian Antig. Some selections from “Cantares” include Handel’s Piangero, “Puccini’s Quando […]