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Newborn care specialists (AKA baby nurses): Guiding families through the 1st months
By Cristina DC Pastor For many new parents, the first weeks after bringing a baby home can feel overwhelming: sleepless nights, constant feeding, and the quiet anxiety of making sure everything is right. Stepping into this delicate moment are newborn care specialists — also known as “baby nurses,” — whose steady presence often becomes the […]
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Feeling hopeful at Radburn school’s Philippines Culture Day
By Marissa Bañez “Happy Culture Day!!!” Students at Radburn Elementary School, a public school in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, echoed that greeting while marveling at Filipino artifacts and other items during their Philippines Culture Day. They put on bamboo conical hats and Filipino clothing, and decorated a cardboard jeepney. They ate Filipino food – pancit, […]
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Faith and family help a Filipino nurse at YU’s Katz School achieve a dream
By Dave DeFusco On September 19, 2005, Sarah “Cheeky” Arnaldo Arciaga, a clinical assistant professor in the Bachelor’s in Nursing program at Yeshiva University’s Katz School of Science and Health, boarded a plane for New York for the first time. The moment should have felt triumphant—she had just earned a rare opportunity to pursue a […]
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AFTA’s Balik‑Turo at 33: How FilAm teachers built a quiet movement of diaspora-driven learning
By Ricky Rillera On a humid August morning in Manila, a group of teachers gathered inside a classroom at the Philippine Normal University. Some have traveled from remote provinces; others have flown from New York, New Jersey, and California. At the front stood a Filipino American educator who has spent decades teaching in the United […]
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A Filipino community center can be both a blessing and a burden
By Ricky Rillera For decades, Filipino Americans in the New York–New Jersey region have dreamed of a permanent home — a place where our stories can be told, our elders can gather, our youth can lead, and our culture can breathe without apology. That dream has flickered, brightened, dimmed, and revived again through generations of […]
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Marissa Alcantara: When FilAm students forget their culture, there’s Tagalog to help them remember
By Maricar CP Hampton For today’s students, culture and tradition can sometimes feel distant or lost. Filipino Tagalog teacher Marissa Alcantara said she makes sure she integrates language, heritage, and interactive activities to connect Filipino American students with their roots. “I try to bridge the gap by using the Filipino language and promote the culture […]
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Filipino RNs join historic nurses strike, vow to fight ‘as long as it takes’
By Lindy Rosales On Day 3 of the historic nurses strike in New York City, The FilAm was able to visit two of the Montefiore System sites in the Bronx. Three major hospital systems are part of the strike: Mount Sinai, Montefiore and New York Presbyterian. An estimated 15,000 nurses walked out of their jobs […]
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Why Krizia Daya, RN is joining the picket
By Cristina DC Pastor On Day 2 of the nurses strike in New York City, Francine Krizia Daya, a charge nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital, is reflecting on what the picket means to her. Why she is joining her fellow nurses in what is being billed as the “biggest nursing strike in the history of […]
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HealthForce USA Named Distribution Partner of the Year at Lifesaving Summit 2025
HealthForce Training Center USA, a 100% Filipino-owned company that provides CPR and First Aid training, was awarded the 2025 Distribution Partner of the Year by GoRescue during the annual Lifesaving Summit. GoRescue distributes medical devices and emergency equipment, including first aid kits, AEDs, and other life-saving accessories. The Lifesaving Summit is a community-focused event that […]