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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT: Campus organizations no longer breeding ground for future leaders: The story of FIND, Inc. (Part 1)
By Kristina Rodulfo The sounds of cheers, chants and chaos you hear at any opening ceremony of a FIND Inc. conference draw striking resemblance to a sports game. The bi-annual gatherings for Filipino American college students on the East Coast feel like pep rallies, with each of FIND’s seven districts excitedly reciting prepared, coordinated anthems. […]
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A Balikbayan Manifesto
Last year, about a dozen fellows from Kaya Collaborative spent some time in the Philippines to learn about the country of their parents and a culture that seemed vague to some and complex to others. For several months, they lived with host families and relatives, got to shake hands with government officials, had conversations with […]
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City officials, FilAm community hail team of nurses who assisted in the care of Ebola doctor
Dr. Craig Spencer, the patient treated for Ebola Virus Disease, is free of the virus and was discharged November 11 from Bellevue Hospital. After a rigorous course of treatment, safety procedures and testing, the Bellevue team determined Spencer is healthy and poses no public health risk. “I am pleased to announce that we were able […]
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Kabataang Makabayan as the proverbial Boomer at 50: Are its ideals still relevant?
By Cristina DC Pastor On November 30, 1964, a geeky-looking student leader from UP founded the Kabataang Makabayan (KM), visioning it as a network of youth with socialist ideals who would be part of a campaign for a “Philippine revolution against foreign and feudal domination.” That revolution sought to establish a country led not by […]
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FIND’s Fall Dialogue throws challenge to students: ‘Ikaw Na: Your Move’
The Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue (FIND, Inc.) is pleased to announce this year’s Fall Dialogue, themed “Ikaw Na: Your Move.” The conference will be held on November 15, 2014 at Steven’s Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. Dialogue joins the national conference series initiated by Pilipino American Unity For Progress (UniPro), Fil-Am Young Leaders […]
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2 years after superstorm Sandy, how is RN hero Menchu de Luna Sanchez doing?
By Cristina DC Pastor She is still working at the NYU Langone Medical Center but in another department. She still lives in her Secaucus, New Jersey home with her husband Judith (yes, the girl’s name) and children Jude and Michelle, their home for the last 22 years. She still looks back with overflowing pride at […]
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An artist can never be too busy to take care of his health
By Ramon Gil A few weeks ago, after a little too much ‘lechon kawali,’ I felt some tightness in my chest. Since I have a history of heart disease, I thought ‘better safe than sorry’ and went to the emergency room at Lennox Hill, just in case. While they didn’t find anything wrong at first, […]
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‘It is community’s responsibility to take care of its elderly,’ says ConGen Mario de Leon Jr.
By Cristina DC Pastor An elderly woman with a cane was outside the Philippine Center, her slightly bent back leaning against the brick wall. An autumn chill swept across the city, and she was right to wear a sweater over her red dress. I saw her at the corner of my eye as I was […]
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For all that they share, the Filipino-American and the Filipino are ‘worlds apart’
By Daniel Griffith Looking outside the plexiglass window was, almost, a mistake. Our visibility was limited by the dense, charcoal-colored clouds that obscured life down below. As we circled the city, lightning struck at three-second intervals, accompanied by booming reports echoing into the dusk. My heart beat with a mixture of emotions: one part anxiety, […]