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The FilAm at 6: Growing, continuing to explore the community, and asking a lot of questions
By Cristina DC Pastor The FilAm online magazine maintains its standing among the ranks of independent ethnic media publications in the New York area. We couldn’t be prouder. We would like to report a surge in readership (‘views’ in digital jargon) in the past year. I, as Founding Editor, was thrilled beyond all expectation. In […]
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Artist-medium to hold Apr 9 workshop on herbal medicine, ‘plant that heals’
Healer and herbalist Angela Basbas Angel is scheduled to give a presentation on ‘Philippine Folk and Herbal Medicine’ on April 9 in Washington Heights. Angela, who is an artist from the Bay Area, will conduct a ceremonial workshop working with plant medicine from the Philippines. She will work with herbs that are locally available, including […]
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Children’s museum highlights 6 Fun Facts about the Philippines
Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega opened the Philippine Day at the Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA) with a brief show-and-tell about the Philippines as one of the most diverse countries in the world. The February 19 program featured workshops celebrating various aspects of Philippine life, geography, arts, and culture. There was a clay-making […]
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Advocates urge end to child marriages of girls as young as 14 in N.Y., N.J.
By Cristina DC Pastor Unknown to many in New York and New Jersey, there are child brides walking amongst us, young American girls marrying at age 12 or 14. There is a law that allows it, and advocates are now urging legislators to repeal that law. Human Rights Watch explained that while the marital age […]
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For child star Frenie Acoba, it’s hello 2017, goodbye ‘Matilda’
Fifteen-year-old singer-actress Frenie Acoba ushered in the new year by saying goodbye to “Matilda the Musical” and the role of Lavender she has played for more than three years. “I am beyond grateful for being a part of this wonderful show,” Frenie wrote on her Facebook page. The musical, based on Roald Dahl’s story of […]
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Sari-Sari Storybooks publisher Christina Newhard creates books using Philippine regional languages
By Cristina DC Pastor Melo, a shy boy from a tiny village in Batanes, goes fishing with his uncle. A flying fish pulls him to a magical city at the bottom of the ocean. There, the sea creatures are always busy and have no time to talk to him. Suddenly, there is a loud explosion. […]
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Cyber threat targets FilAm boy in Queens; father raises questions
By Cristina DC Pastor On his Google.doc homework, a 12-year-old Filipino student in PS102Q in Elmhurst received the following message: “Hey go to sleep so I can go to your house and kill you…” Shaken, the boy shared the message with his teachers and parents. In the days that followed, he has been unresponsive in […]
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I joined a medical mission, was called ‘doktora’ by a grateful patient
By Cristina DC Pastor As a reporter, I’ve always wondered what happens at Filipino American medical missions. I’ve sometimes heard doctors and nurses talk about being very busy because they are traveling to Ilocos or Samar as part of a “medical mission.” The cynical part of me thinks it’s an excuse for a tax-break junket, […]
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Generation Balikbayan: Bringing young Filipinos back home for social change
For decades, the Philippines has been exporting its people; 10 percent of the entire Filipino population now lives abroad. But could the tide be turning? This November, Kaya Collaborative will begin its search for 20 young Filipino diaspora leaders to join its 4th annual Summer Fellowship in the Philippines. Kaya Collaborative (Kaya Co.) was launched […]