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Discrimination in the medical industry: Know and act
By Allison Dean In recent years, blatant instances of discrimination against Filipinos in the medical industry have come to light. Some of the highly publicized cases have come to light and they happened all across the country – including one on nationwide TV. In San Francisco, Sutter California Pacific Medical Center was sued by the […]
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Bringing Medicare home in a balikbayan box
By Cristina DC Pastor “Medical portability” is a new term being bandied about in the community. What it means essentially is that FilAms who choose to retire in the Philippines will continue to have access to their U.S. Medicare insurance. I listened to a careful explanation of the concept courtesy of registered lobbyist Eric Lachica, […]
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‘Enough of adobo, Manny Pacquiao and tinikling…’
By Cristina DC Pastor He was named after Yves Saint Laurent, but the activist in Yves Lawrence Nibungco is amused, as if finding it ironic that his name would command bourgeois attention identified with the couture designer. “Ee-ves,” is how the mild-mannered chair of Anakbayan New Jersey would rather be called. Not “Eve” as the […]
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In her own skin
By Cristina DC Pastor How many times have we been told we don’t look our numerical age, that we look more like a sibling to our children? It’s the “Asian genes,” and we’re secretly proud to have them in our DNA. The Asian skin is possibly one of our prized physical attributes, according to Dr. […]
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The 34-million dollar nurse
Does a nurse, no matter how devoted and caring, deserve to inherit $34 million from her wealthy patient? That is the question circling FilAm gatherings and chat rooms especially since the nurse who is the beneficiary of such vast fortune is a Filipino. But the issue before a Manhattan court is the circumstances behind the […]
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Celebrities wear his shirts
By Cristina DC Pastor The way Darwin Dion Ignacio told the story, it sounded so simple. “I met him at a NY Knicks game. I knew he was gonna be there so I brought a couple of shirts. I tapped him on the shoulder and said, ‘Hey Spike, I know you’re a big fan of […]
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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 […]