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Struggling Astoria residents face job loss, sense of uncertainty coming out of pandemic
Eve lost her babysitting job when the family of her 4-year-old ward packed for good and moved to California in the middle of the pandemic. She is one of several thousands of Filipinos who call Astoria home. A nanny for more than 10 years, Eve – with no health insurance and other employment benefits — […]
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The day Harvard Radio played 11 hours of Filipino music
By Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara I am a Filipino immigrant. I was born, raised, and lived in the Philippines for 11 years. My mother and I arrived here in America in 2011. My mother is a certified nursing assistant (CNA) doing the job of domestic caregiving, which is the arduous and literally back-breaking work that […]
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PAL calls for easing quarantine rules for immunized travelers
Philippine Airlines (PAL) joins the call for a “green lane” approach to allow easier entry of fully-vaccinated travelers into the Philippines to help revive safe tourist travel and more convenient repatriation. The flag carrier supports current efforts by the Philippine government to explore revisions in arrival protocols, such as adopting a minimal quarantine period for […]
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Why some FilAms won’t unmask…yet: ‘Doesn’t bother me’
By Lindy Rosales New York City woke up to a bright sunny Friday morning with news that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has given the green light that fully vaccinated people do not have to use their face masks in most indoor and outdoor settings. As of May 16, 2021, 42.5 percent […]
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The deaf can hear the love
By Vicky Potenciano-Vitug It was a Broadway-style performance with Filipino children and young adults, singing, dancing and acting. But for the unaware, they would not suspect “Musical Reflections” — streamed online on March 18 — had a cast of mostly deaf children! It was a surprise for me to see that the deaf could perform like […]
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Jose Planillo, RN: The vaccinator as Piano Man
By Cristina DC Pastor During his 15-minute break, a masked gentleman in scrubs walks to an upright piano to play Chopin or a Broadway song by Sondheim. Surprised patients in the Javits Center Observation Area recognize him as the man who just gave them their jabs. Smiles and applause follow Jose Planillo, RN, as he […]
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Teen author Casey Giles publishes two fiction books
Casey Giles, the only child of a Filipina immigrant and a fifth-generation Texan, has published her first novel titled, “Indifferents,” last November of 2019, followed quickly by its sequel “Indigo Fading,” which was released on December 25, 2020. She had her book launch and signing event on March 6, 2021, in Sugarland, Texas with proceeds […]
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Elcee Cagas Conner: A global leader in respiratory care
By Maricar CP Hampton When the global coronavirus pandemic erupted in early 2020, it was difficult for most people to understand what an incredible challenge it would become. For Elcee Cagas Conner, president of the Asia Pacific Association for Respiratory Care (APARC), it was one of the many challenges she spent her life preparing for. […]
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6th-grader’s essay comparing 9/11 and COVID wins 1st place
By Grethel Bolandrina “Sadly, COVID-19 and 9/11 have also provoked discrimination within people of different races. 9/11 turned a few people against Muslims and the Coronavirus against the Chinese. If there’s one good thing that came out of these disastrous events, it would be that the world and people came together for each other. Citizens […]