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A benefit concert, a healing journey
“I have known Ate Nikki since I was 11 years old. I remember she bought me my very first diary during our New York adventures,” mused pop singer Kirby Asunto. ‘Ate Nikki’ is Leani Auxilio, a young artist and activist who was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2018 and is currently undergoing treatment. […]
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Success waited until Dr. Jun Reyes was ready
By Cristina DC Pastor “The road of life is unpredictable.” It’s an aphorism that has followed Juanito ‘Jun’ Reyes Jr., PT, DPT early in his career. He aspired to be a medical doctor and ended up being a physical therapist. He landed his first PT job at a big Philippine hospital and was laid off […]
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Ryan Ang, 16: New Jersey’s youngest basketball trainer
By Cristina DC Pastor For many kids learning to play hoops, they just go out to play. By themselves or with other kids. That is where they learn the crossover dribble or the step-back jump shot. Remember the classic film “Hoosiers” where kids in Indiana practice their shots in the backyards of their farms? Now, […]
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Young global artist holds first solo exhibit in ‘Meeting Rosie’
Ysabel Simon will have her first solo art exhibit entitled “Meeting Rosie” at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue, from September 2 to 20. The exhibition will feature her collection of works, including a new series of oil painting portraits and lithographs. The new series was done under the guidance of two prominent American artists: […]
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Banatao, Comerford among 2019 U.P. distinguished alumni
By Joe Garbanzos The University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America announced its list of 2019 Distinguished Alumni and Special Recognition awardees. The awardees will be honored at a Gala during the 20th Grand Reunion at the Crowne Plaza Hotel San Francisco Airport, in Burlingame, California on September 1. Nelsie Parrado, president of […]
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Losing hair? Sue Reynoso can make it pretty
By Maricar CP Hampton There’s a Filipina who knows a thing or two about hair – from grooming, to styling, to growing it healthy. Her name is Sue Reynoso. A medical technology graduate of Silliman University, Sue was already a hairstylist in the Philippines when she came to the U.S. in 2005 petitioned by her […]
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Inspiring youngsters to take a stand vs the climate crisis
This summer, a film screening and photo exhibit were organized in Queens to draw the attention of migrant Filipinos and Filipino Americans to the complex issue of global climate crisis. The project, called Tandaan Ang Ating Ugnayan/ Remember Y(our) Connection, was founded by community artist Cecilia Lim. Her objective: to inspire NYC-based Filipinos to get […]
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Cherry Marmes Smyth: Mother of KIDS Philippines
By Danielle Vania Bonus Throughout the world, we’ve come to know the Philippines as a wonderful travel destination where the locals are accommodating, friendly and its beaches come second to none. Yet with the influx of tourists contributing to the Philippine economy, the country still struggles to increase the standard of living in terms of […]
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History of Filipino nurses in VA presented in Ren Capucao’s photo exhibit
By Christine Phelan KueterUniversity of Virginia Lots of parents urge their children toward careers in medicine, law or engineering. Reynaldo “Ren” Capucao’s family suggested those fields, along with one more, too: nursing. “Growing up Filipino, I noticed that other parents didn’t say that,” said Capucao, a University of Virginia graduate nursing student raised in Virginia […]