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Cyber threat targets FilAm boy in Queens; father raises questions
By Cristina DC Pastor On his Google.doc homework, a 12-year-old Filipino student in PS102Q in Elmhurst received the following message: “Hey go to sleep so I can go to your house and kill you…” Shaken, the boy shared the message with his teachers and parents. In the days that followed, he has been unresponsive in […]
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Generation Balikbayan: Bringing young Filipinos back home for social change
For decades, the Philippines has been exporting its people; 10 percent of the entire Filipino population now lives abroad. But could the tide be turning? This November, Kaya Collaborative will begin its search for 20 young Filipino diaspora leaders to join its 4th annual Summer Fellowship in the Philippines. Kaya Collaborative (Kaya Co.) was launched […]
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Filipino Americans: Be aware, active, present in politics
By Alicia Soller As a Filipina American born in an apolitical Florida suburb, I was not raised to be politically involved. Surrounded by predominantly white peers, I did not find my second-generation Asian American identity wholly represented in the southeast. It also didn’t help that my parents had a natural distrust of politicians having come […]
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Male nursing student: ‘Proud to be just like my mother’
By Christian Catiis Recently, a good friend of mine interested in pursuing nursing as a major asked me to describe what it is like to be a male nursing student. As I begin my final year of my Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing program, I reflect on the past four years and the lessons learned […]
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New UniPro leaders vow to carry on legacy of collaboration, advocacy
The Pilipino American Unity for Progress, Inc. (UniPro) has announced that Stephanie Chrispin has been named president and Alyssa Esteban vice president of its New York City chapter. As members of the Executive Board, Chrispin and Esteban will oversee the organization’s programming and operations in New York and New Jersey. A four-year veteran of UniPro, […]
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Millennial leaves NYC to work in Manila, finds his American and Filipino culture in one place
By Angelito Cabigao “Are you sure you want to go to the Philippines? Everyone in the Philippines wants to come to America.” “It’s corrupt over there.” “You have a steady job here, why move?” “Your parents moved here to provide you with a better life.” All valid remarks that weighed on me as I made […]
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FYBA wins 5 basketball championships in Labor Day tournament
The Filipino-American Youth Basketball Association (FYBA), representing the Metro DC area in the annual North American Basketball Association (NABA) Labor Day tournament, took home five championship trophies, two runner up honors, and a sterling performance by the rest of the teams. The annual tournament was held last Labor Day weekend in Spooky Nook, the largest […]
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Ban alcohol ads on NYC trains and buses, urge advocates, residents
More than 50 community advocates, faith leaders, public health practitioners, and young people joined together at City Hall on June 29 to call for the removal of alcohol advertising from NYC public transit. This event – organized by the Building Alcohol Ad-Free Transit (BAAFT) campaign – kicked off a series of activities that BAAFT and […]
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Ballin’ in the Bronx with teen cagers from the East Coast
By Aimee Ulep On Saturday, June 18, the World Basketball Ambassadors Club (WBAC) hosted its inaugural International Showcase tournament at St. Raymond’s Gym in the Bronx to promote global acceptance of cultures through basketball. Six countries — Philippines, Panama, Dominican Republic, China, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica — were invited to bring teams to compete for […]