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American by birth, Filipino at heart
By Danielle Mangabat “Go Pinoy!” People cheer me on as I cross the finish line of a triathlon race, exhausted but happily waving the Philippine flag. I proudly bear our Motherland’s colors: red, white and blue on my team uniform of the FilAmTri Club. This is a sporting club formed by Filipino Americans who enjoy […]
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Bullying Prevention Summit Oct 29 at CUNY
Join the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) at an all-day summit on October 29 with top administration officials, federal agency representatives and local organizations, MTV and Facebook, to learn what is being done to protect Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Muslim American youth from bullying. The Bullying Prevention Summit will […]
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Suicide is not an option: A call for anti-bullying legislation
By Dr. Kevin Nadal In the fall of 2010, six young people in various regions of the U.S. committed suicide. While teen suicide itself may not be a new phenomenon, these six individuals gained national attention because they were all reported to have committed suicide as a result of teen bullying and because they were […]
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2 children benefit from free heart surgery
Pampanga tot Ashlee Mae Tan is currently recovering from heart surgery at the Montefiore Children’s Hospital in the Bronx. She is one of two Filipino children who are beneficiaries of the Gift of Life Program of Rotary International. The other is 9-year-old Godwin Gabriel Pena, also from Pampanga, who is scheduled to have his surgery […]
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‘My lolo screamed at me: Why are you telling the family stories?’
By Jocelyn Gonzales I first met performance artist and activist Kilusan Bautista backstage at the Bowery Poetry Club several years ago. That night, he rapped and recited poetry about his family’s immigrant experience wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with sun-rays from the Philippine flag. The vibe was positive, educational, and the audience bobbed their heads in […]
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‘I dread to think the homeland is drifting away’
By Ryann Tanap As a senior in undergrad, I am not ashamed to point out the obvious: I do not know what I am doing after graduation. I am a second-generation Filipino American, and I have been confronted by the dilemma many times when my parents, titas, titos, and family friends interrogate me with the […]
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I’m proud to be Filipino because…(and win a prize)
October is Filipino American History (or Heritage) Month. To celebrate the achievements of Filipinos in America and to encourage cultural pride in our youth, The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey will be holding the “I Am… Filipino American” contest. Answer all three questions: • Why are you proud to be a Filipino […]
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IN THE MOTHERLAND: Fighting to plant the Roots of Reproductive Health in Palawan
By Laurel Fantauzzo Women here have ways of coping. They drink laundry detergent. They jump from trees, belly first. They impale themselves with probing metal rods. If they make it to a hospital, health workers may write one large word on their charts—ABORTION—and let them bleed into the mattress. Some women try to stop the […]
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EEOC rules in favor of Tagalog-speaking nurses
By Maricar CP Hampton Four Baltimore nurses, dismissed in 2010 for speaking in Tagalog, won the anti-discrimination case they filed against their employer, the Bon Secours Health System, their lawyer said. “This is a great victory, a landmark case for immigrants and cultural diversity,” said legal counsel Arnedo Valera of Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC) in […]