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Lone candidate Prospero Lim is a shoo-in for PIDCI presidency
By Cristina DC Pastor Staten Island psychiatrist Prospero Lim is almost certain to be elected president of the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI), but until votes are cast and counted on October 3, nothing is final. Lim is the lone candidate for the position after accountant Albert Diala withdrew from the race because, he […]
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Mentorship program between NYC and young FilAms explored in meeting
Consul General Mario L. De Leon, Jr. on September 11 made a diplomatic visit to the office of Maria Torres-Springer, who was recently named president of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Torres-Springer is the first woman — and first Filipino American — to be appointed to lead the EDC, which serves as the […]
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RN Lea Batomalaque: Nursing prodigy who graduated cum laude at age 19
By Cristina DC Pastor If there’s such a thing as a nursing prodigy, that may well be RN Ma. Lea Batomalaque. The post-anesthesia care nurse at Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital graduated cum laude at age 19 paying tuition of a little less than $20 for a four-year course. While all this happened in the 1980s […]
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Up close with Lea Salonga, young theater fan finds an inspiring role model
By Isabella Rivera This was not the first time I was meeting Lea Salonga. I first met her was when she had a concert in Hawaii; I was 8 years old then. From that time on, my mom saw how I followed her shows, watched some of them, and became a fan. However, seeing her […]
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A Jersey picnic: ‘An occasion to meet more titos and titas’
By Rozelyn DeSagun On July 19, 2015, our family attended the Annual Potluck Picnic organized by The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey at Van Saun County Park in Paramus. As a first-time attendee who has no idea what to expect, I made sure that our family arrived on time. I know what […]
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Bed-ridden speculations on national character: Filipinos as caregivers of the world
By Marian Pastor Roces I did not presume that you all would be interested, as a matter of course, in the emergency surgery I needed 11 days ago; after which I was confined to a pleasant enough room at Capitol Med in QC. Back home yesterday. Still have the sutures, the discomfort in the belly, […]
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Kirklyn Escondo is the new president of UniPro
The Pilipino American Unity for Progress, Inc. (UniPro) has appointed a new Board of Directors. Kirklyn Escondo will assume the role of President, Stephanie Chrispin will serve as Vice President, and Alyssa Esteban will be the Secretary General for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to serve the Pilipino American […]
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No more pink or blue as parents welcome gender-neutral toys
By Cristina DC Pastor A major department store is moving to whitewash its aisles by removing the color divide between boys’ toys and toys for girls. Blue and pink shelves will be gone and so will references to gender in marketing to children. Some Filipino American parents welcome the idea of not stereotyping, say, dollhouses […]
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In this Manhattan nursing home, 90% of nurses are Filipinos, says RN exec Florida Lucas
By Cristina DC Pastor Filipinos comprise about 90 percent of nurses at Amsterdam Nursing Home, and if you ask Florida Lucas, the assistant director of nursing, she wouldn’t be surprised if such ratio exists in other nursing facilities in Manhattan as well. “I would say so,” she replied when asked by The FilAm if such […]