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School the World brings its education model to the Philippines
School the World, a nonprofit with 16 years of impact in Central America, has announced the expansion of its program to the Philippines. With more than 165,000 classrooms still needed in the Philippines and rural dropout rates remaining high, School the World is bringing its “comprehensive model” — which integrates school infrastructure, teacher training, and […]
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‘Not just their story, it is mine too:’ A personal reflection on ‘Nurse Unseen’
By Agustin T. Guido III, RN “Nurse Unseen,” directed with aching tenderness by Michele Josue, is not just a documentary. It is a mirror – one that catches the invisible light and shadow cast by the Filipino nursing diaspora in the United States. Josue wields her camera like a compassionate witness. She does not shout; […]
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43 years ago the Philippine Center performs its first-ever FilAm matrimony
By Cristina DC Pastor Darlene Dilangalen and Jesus “Bong” Borromeo first met in 1975 on a flight from Davao City to Manila. At the time, she was still a junior nursing student. In 1980, she left her hometown in Cotabato for New Jersey as a new nurse graduate to work at St. Joseph’s Hospital (now […]
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How this FilAm prosecutor built a brain-boosting restaurant empire
By Tricia J. Capistrano After 16 years as a federal prosecutor, Marisa Seifan was looking for a change in her life, though she didn’t think that would mean switching careers. For one thing, she was at the top of her field. “I was chief of my unit–a real prosecutor’s prosecutor,” said Seifan. Then a chance […]
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Gen Z mental health crisis requires cultural understanding
By Sunita Sohrabji As youth suicide rates climb and depression deepens across the United States, mental health experts are pushing for action that centers both evidence-based treatment and cultural belonging. At a July 25 news briefing hosted by American Community Media, speakers noted that effective care remains out of reach for too many. “We’re in […]
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The day I learned my husband had Lewy Body Dementia
By Bella Owens Lewy Body Dementia has been on the news lately because of the famous people suffering from it. Four years ago, our son got married at a destination beach wedding in Southern Maryland. Southern Maryland has a small-town vacation vibe, with scenic waterways and tall trees canopying the narrow, two-way roads. We stayed […]
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Calendar from July
July 11 Financial Literacy Expo by N.J. Reentry Corp. Newark/Essex County 936-938 Bergen Street Newark N.J. Ongoing till July 15 The Courage in Care: Community Doulas and the Joyful Revolution of Birth Newark ArtSpace 355 Broad Street Newark N.J. Ongoing till July 20 Eva Noblezada in ‘Cabaret at the KitKat Club’ August Wilson Theatre 245 […]
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70 Filipino nurses exploited by staffing agency will receive restitution: AG James
New York Attorney General Letitia James on May 29 secured more than $660,000 for foreign-born nurses who were subjected to illegal labor trafficking and exploitative contracts by Advanced Care Staffing and Priority Care Staffing (ACS) and ACS CEO Sam Klein, according to a press statement from her office. An Office of the Attorney General (OAG) investigation […]
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Filipino girl travels the globe to find first-of-its-kind cure for cancer
When 9-year-old Aspen Tangonan was 22 months old, she was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma — an aggressive tumor arising from nerve tissues and cells. At the time, her family had no idea Aspen would become the first pediatric patient successfully treated with a novel drug combination for high-risk refractory neuroblastoma. Aspen underwent lengthy […]