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Chancellor Richard Carranza: ‘Students don’t want schools to look like prisons.’
By Rene Pastor Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza believes all NYC students should have access to the public school system, especially those who do not enjoy the benefit of wealth and private tutoring. “Integration is the law of the land,” said Carranza, the son of a Mexican sheet metal worker and a hairdresser. “As Chancellor of […]
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Corporate nurse Cora Reyes: A community girl at heart
By Cristina DC Pastor For corporate nurse Corazon Reyes, 73, what ails traders, bankers and finance professionals can be a lot of things. Stress can be a health risk just like headaches and colds and the occasional accident on the job. Cora is a staff nurse at JP Morgan Chase & Co., a position she […]
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Nanding & Laura find love anew and a life of purpose
By Cristina DC Pastor The prelude to Nanding and Laura’s love story had a religious backdrop. They met at Simbang Gabi sa Konsulado in December of 2013. They were lining up before the buffet table when Fiesta in America CEO Fernando ‘Nanding’ Mendez spotted an old acquaintance, and said, “Hey, I think I know you.” […]
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‘It’s not a curse,’ declare parents of progeria siblings
By Cristina DC Pastor Siblings Jeshaiah and Nezha Agbayani are like any other children. They love music and play with other kids their age. Unlike most kids, however, they get stared at and attract unwelcome attention because of a genetic disorder called progeria. Jeshaiah, who is 10, looks like a 70-year-old. He is an honor […]
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Queens teen is first import player of the PHL women’s hockey team
By Cristina DC Pastor A teen from Rockaway Beach, Queens is now the starting goalie for the Philippines Women’s National Ice Hockey, which is working toward competing in the Winter Olympics 2022 and 2026. Rosalyn de Castro, 15, is the first Filipino American and import player to be on the team. She brought home the […]
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Darlene Dilangalen Borromeo: The RN is a princess from Mindanao
By Maricar CP Hampton For registered nurse Darlene Dilangalen-Borromeo, a 2014 Christine Todd Whitman scholar in Public Service, ‘Bai’ is just a title. The title, she maintained, meant nothing to her growing up in the Southern Philippines. ‘Bai’ means Muslim nobility, and, in her case, one descended from the powerful rulers of Rajah Buayan, a […]
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13-year-old Riley Villazor carries cheeky placard at Women’s March
By Cristina Dc Pastor Riley Villazor, a 7th grade student at East Side Middle School on 91st Street, found herself engulfed by a sea of protesting women who marched on January 20 over issues such as violence against women, immigration, and wage gap. She was with her mother Rose Villazor, a law professor, and her […]
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How digitalization and the ‘fear of making mistakes’ are contributing to the nursing shortage
By Cristina DC Pastor It seems America’s nursing shortage will never go away. The rise in Boomers seeking health care and the aging of the nursing ranks are routinely believed to be contributing to a projected demand of more than 1 million nurses by 2024. But recently, the trend toward digitalization appears to be pushing […]
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Pediatric nephrologist Dr. Connie Uy announces retirement after 50 years
By Cristina DC Pastor On January 2, 2018, the Filipinos of New Jersey will lose a beloved ‘pillar’ of the medical community. Constancia ‘Connie’ Uy, one of only 11 pediatric nephrologists in the state, announced her retirement on November 19 after 50 years of service as a doctor and an educator. As a doctor, she […]