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John Bahia on why Filipino immigrants need to get involved in U.S. politics
By Hannah Lorenzo When giving tours around Woodside in Queens, 23-year-old John Bahia makes a special stop to Purple Dough, a Filipino-owned dessert shop. He recommends to friends and visitors to try the leche flan and ice cream that are filled with the nutty sweet flavor of ube, a Filipino purple yam. Down 63rd Street, […]
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PS 150, whose principal is Filipino, is named a National Blue Ribbon school
This article, published in Tribeca Citizen in 2021, is being reprinted with permission. Just recently PS 150 has been named a National Blue Ribbon school, as announced by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. What’s better for a Monday read than a new, energized leader for a local school? A big Tribeca welcome to Nico Victorino, […]
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Over 400 survivors of sex abuse file civil lawsuits vs staff at NYC juvenile detention centers
Law firm Levy Konigsberg announced on October 2 that it has filed 168 civil lawsuits on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse perpetrated by employees at juvenile detention facilities in Brooklyn and the Bronx, totaling 425 lawsuits filed since April. Attorneys Jerome Block and Madeleine Skaller were joined by several plaintiff-survivors of sexual abuse, local elected leaders, and advocates on […]
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Tennis champ Alex Eala wins first qualifying match for US Open 2024
By Marivir Montebon Philippine tennis champion Alex Eala made a historic entry into the US Open on August 19 as she won her first qualifying match against 26-year-old Australian Maddison Inglis. Eala, 19, is the first Filipino tennis player to have the chance to qualify in the 16 spots at the US Open 2024. At […]
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How privileged Filipinos can help 3 in 10 PHL children survive
By Faith Sycaoyao Despite the outward appearance of ease and glamor for some Filipinos in the global diaspora, a stark crisis continues to unfold as millions of children in the Philippines still face a reality we cannot afford to ignore. In Manila’s bustling streets and polluted waterways, poverty tightens its grip on many lives. Children […]
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Queer, trans young Asian Americans need caregiving too
By Sunita Sohrabji AAPI young adults who are queer or trans often find themselves alone: estranged from traditional families and friends who are not supportive or don’t understand their identity. “We don’t often think of caregiving as something that we need for ourselves. We think caregiving is individual, in a home, or there’s someone that’s […]
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Connecticut organizations donate backpacks to indigenous Aeta children
For the past 11 years, the Aeta Ministry founded by educator Luzviminda Rivero-Bradley of Wallingford, Connecticut, has provided backpacks full of school supplies to the indigenous children from the mountainous areas in Zambales, Philippines. She has been engaged in this effort with the help of Philippine Frontier Missionaries. This year, the backpacks were donated by […]
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Jaylyn Myles Rivera: Never too shy for the runway
At 11 months old, Brooke Shields was already an advertising model for a brand of soap. Jaylyn Myles Rivera has been on a box of Play-Doh at 5 years old, quite late by Brooke’s standards, but it is worth noting that she is currently one of the youngest Filipino child models in the country. Jaylyn […]
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11th grader from Queens will have her artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol
Amber Sevilla, a Filipino American and 11th grader from Elmhurst, Queens is the winner of the congressional art contest. This was announced by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) on June 11. The contest, which consisted of entries from Queens high school students, is part of “An Artistic Discovery,” the national art contest held annually by the […]