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Spa opens NYC location, the second after Jersey City
By Cristina DC Pastor Only five months in Jersey City, Glossy Rejuvenating Spa is adding another location, and it is in the heart — and belly — of the Filipino community in Woodside, Queens. The new salon to open in January is on 5nd Street, next to Payag Restaurant, and within walking distance from Tito […]
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No slowdown in demand for Filipino nurses, but hiring calls for new strategies
By Cristina DC Pastor Victoria, a nurse from the Philippines, came to RN Express feeling defeated and depressed. She lost almost half a million pesos to recruiters but still had no job waiting for her. Her fiancé, a Filipino American, made the decision for her: Come to the U.S. and let’s get married. On the […]
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Student loans are nothing to be afraid of
By Jen Furer Having gone to school in the Philippines on an academic scholarship, the concept of student loans was alien to me. It wasn’t until I got married in the U.S. and had children that I learned having a student loan is no different from having a mortgage to a house. My husband took […]
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Skin whiteners and the Filipina’s pursuit of beauty (or is it superiority?)
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Not having received information about more recent phenomena being observed and known in the homeland, invariably, I had thought that ‘whitening’ meant one’s pearls, or simply, one’s teeth. Dental care on these shores still alludes to whitening in the use of dental aids for health enhancement. I was more than […]
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Being both Filipino and American is a blessing, a curse…and a privilege
By Sarah Santos I sometimes have moments where life as I know it gets snatched out from under me so fast I can’t figure out what to do next. Over our summer fellowship, as the world grew before our eyes, my cohort and I experienced these moments a lot. With every deep-dive discussion, every thought-provoking […]
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For TCK Generation, ‘Where is home’ is a dreaded, ambiguous question
By Maribelle Biscocho-Omar Identity is a concept that sounds simple enough, usually defined by name, ethnicity, hometown, or sexuality. When it comes to cultural identity, a certain ambiguity emerges. One is never just from his or her birth country. A strong sense of belonging, especially for the youth, becomes just as important. There is a […]
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In celebrating FAHM, young FilAms discuss leadership within, beyond the community
On the celebration of Filipino-American History Month, New England students gathered in New Haven, Connecticut to share their thoughts on the transfer of leadership from elder community leaders to the younger generation. The event called ‘Leadership and Mentoring Seminar (LMS): Empowerment for the Emerging Generation’ was held at Yale University’s Lisnly-Chittenden Hall on October 3. […]
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Amidst bullying, Joanne Baniqued hears need for nurses to have a strong voice
By Cristina DC Pastor Comedian Joy Behar’s crude comment about nurses wearing “doctors stethoscopes” did not really upset dialysis nurse Joanne Baniqued. Joanne, 25, thought the Miss America episode that offended many of her fellow nurses was a simple case of lay people needing “more education, better communication.” Precisely for this reason she founded QD […]
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Young FilAms dish on the Dating Culture: ‘My parents are heavily pushing Catholicism on my boyfriend’
By Christian Catiis One wonders. How do Filipino American millennials date? With the integration of Filipino tradition and American culture, are there parallels between our parents’ idea of sex and romance and ours? My dad, being Mr. Suave, used to send my mom hundreds of handwritten love letters across the sea when she lived here […]