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Tofa-NY winners voted; to join Charice, Cheesa at Carnegie Hall
A town mayor, a boxing journalist and a Tagalog professor are among this year’s The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York, based on Facebook voting conducted over a period of three months. Mayor Guillermo Udarbe of Ridgway, Pennsylvania won in the Public Service & Politics category. Ring TV reporter Ryan Songalia was voted best in […]
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Respect, sibling rivalry and a pair of sneakers in ‘Kuya Ko’
A short film about respect, two Filipino brothers and a pair of sneakers will be shown October 20 at the Bayanihan Filipino Community Center in Woodside, Queens. Written and directed by emerging filmmaker Dean Banting, the film was his senior thesis at The City College of New York in June 2011. “Kuya Ko” — “My […]
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Milagros Beltran Mendez, 61
By Elton Lugay Mila Mendez died of cardiac arrest September 29, at 2:09 a.m. at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, after a long illness, her husband Fernando told The FilAm. She was the driving force behind the 14-year Philippine Fiesta in America held annually at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, New […]
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Three Filipina filmmakers at work on sneakerheads comedy
“Hypebeasts,” a movie about a Filipino collector of first edition, top-of-the-line sneakers, is a thesis project by NYU film student Jess dela Merced. Gigi Dement of the Oscar-winning short film “God of Love” and Marissa Aroy, who received an Emmy for the documentary “Sikhs in America,” are co-producing the film. With touches of comedy, “Hypebeasts” […]
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San Lorenzo choir celebrates 5th with concert
The San Lorenzo Ruiz Choir of New York is celebrating its fifth anniversary as an organization that aims to enrich Christian faith and Philippine culture through music. This occasion coincides with the 25th year of the sainthood of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, after whom the choir is named. To commemorate these occasions, the choir […]
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Manuel Conde’s ‘Genghis Khan’ to screen at MoMA Oct 12 &17
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will screen Manuel Conde’s newly-restored Filipino classic film “Genghis Khan” on October 12 at 4 p.m. and October 17 at 7 p.m. The screening is part of MoMA’s To Save and Protect International Festival of Film. Filmed in 1950, “Genghis Khan” was co-directed by Conde and Lou Salvador, with […]
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‘The Mistress’ in New Jersey cinemas till Sept. 27
JD Torres and Sari Alfonso find themselves in a complicated situation when they give in to their smoldering passion. It shouldn’t be a problem as JD is a single, good-looking architect while Sari is also a single, gorgeous, budding apprentice cutter in a tailoring shop that JD was commissioned to renovate. Except for one hitch: […]
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In welcoming TOFA-NY, Bloomberg salutes ‘vibrant’ Filipino community
Mayor Mike Bloomberg said he is pleased to welcome The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York event to be held October 27 at the historic Carnegie Hall. “From Woodside to neighborhoods across the five boroughs, our Filipino communities are some of our most vibrant,” he said in a statement issued in connection with the city’s […]
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FASHION WEEK SPRING-SUMMER 2013: Style takes the stage
By Elton Lugay Melissa Ladinez Mejia had a great time at the Style Awards, soaking in the fashion industry’s forecast for 2013. She was eyeing the collections, the celebrities and the crowd not only as a publicist for Levi’s women’s global fashion but also as a fashion-smart Filipina. “It’s nice and exclusive,” she said of […]