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The therapist is in, and he’s the Pidci grand marshal
By Cristina DC Pastor The funny way Dr. Prospero Lim told the story, it was a choice between being a surgeon and a psychiatrist. In the end, he chose to treat mental disorders because “I don’t want to stand.” Lim, this year’s Philippine Independence Day grand marshal, is a psychiatrist from Staten Island. This 70-year-old, […]
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Off the beaten path to nursing
By Cristina DC Pastor One need not go through hoops to become a nurse. Ravilynne Sanga shows one can be an RN on her own terms. No need to take up math and arts subjects and be waitlisted to get into the highly competitive program. The Jersey City-born Rave began with a three-month course to […]
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A hoarder in the family, a collector of fraying memories
By Cristina DC Pastor I’ve been spending a bit of time with my elderly aunt who lives in the Upper West Side. Tita Emma is neighbors with the Lincoln Center, the Juilliard School of Music, the New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Opera. The Central Park is a hundred or so steps away. She is […]
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Apr. 30 is deadline for young FilAms search
The deadline for submission of applications for the search for 10 young Filipino Americans (aged 18 to 35) is April 30. Among the qualifications for the 10 young achievers are their scholastic achievements and other accolades, leadership skills and accomplishments, active involvement in school or civic organizations, as well as vision and commitment in helping […]
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Young FilAms connect with the past
By Cristina DC Pastor Frisky 3-a-half-year-old George Haines came into the Singgalot cultural show with his American dad and Filipino mom. “You can’t be Filipino,” I cracked a lame joke hoping to get his attention and take his photo wearing a ‘Pinoy’ shirt in Sheldon Cooper fashion. He coyly buried his smiling face into his […]
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Filipinos rank lowest in child poverty: N.Y. report
By Cristina DC Pastor Among Asian Pacific American (APA) children in New York, Filipinos rank lowest in the poverty level, according to a report released on February 22. Poverty, according to the report “We’re Not Even Allowed to Ask for Help: Debunking the Myth of the Model Minority,” released by the Coalition for Asian American […]
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In a race to become Volvo’s Big East Fan
By Cristina DC Pastor Miguel Gutierrez is almost there, he can almost smell the Volvo S60 — Caspian Blue model for him, please. But if by some stroke of fate he does not become Volvo’s Biggest Fan of the Big East, Miggy will be fine. “I understand that the world is what it is,” the […]
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Did Yonkers teen commit suicide over bullying? Friends claim, but cops doubtful
By Cristina DC Pastor A fun-loving, Justin Bieber fan was reported to have committed suicide because she was being bullied at school, according to newspaper reports. Reports say Eira Fatima Maghuyop, a 14-year-old freshman at The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, died at her Yonkers home. The reports did not say how she took her […]
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Depression is a luxury of the rich
By Jean Charisse A. Arboleda In a span of a month, I’ve heard several Caucasian friends complain about being depressed. I couldn’t help but scoff at these undiagnosed declarations. I don’t mean to lessen their grief or sadness but everybody has problems. It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s how you carry it. […]