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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 […]
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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, […]