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Young FilAms extend ‘global bayanihan’ to undocumented immigrants
By Noel Pangilinan Bea Sabino, 21, manned the registration table as Yves Nibungco, 24, gave instructions to prepare the stage for the Jersey City forum on President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, an initiative that would allow young undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. for at least two years. Across the […]
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The goalie is a girl!
Hello. My name is Rosalyn de Castro. I am 10 years old and I want to be a pro-athlete. I hope to be in the Olympics one day. Right now I am the only girl on my hockey team, and I am a goalie. I am at the rink almost everyday working hard to get […]
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More young FilAms are signing up to vote
By Steven Raga During this past month, we’ve watched Krystle Cruz on “The Next” where she wowed audiences with her singing, and JR Aquino on “The Voice” where he also garnered a well-deserved public praise led by no less than Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine. With both of these shows involving a voting component, friends […]
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Wanted: FilAms to teach in the Philippines
An organization called Teach for the Philippines, which seeks to expand educational opportunities in the motherland, is looking for teachers. Angela Lagdameo and Michael Vea, co-directors of Strategy for Recruitment and Selection in the USA, are searching for 10 outstanding Filipino Americans to be a part of the inaugural corps of Teach for the Philippines. […]
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Camaraderie, trust and fear in first DACA clinic
By Jen Furer and Marie Aunio It was a gathering of lawyers, volunteers and DREAMers accompanied by their parents or guardians. The Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center became the venue for the August 24 initial consultation between lawyers and DREAM Act students seeking to legalize their status — a venue which, according to consulate […]
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Deferred Action: What you need to know and how to apply
Starting August 15, the process to apply for “Deferred Action” for DREAM Act immigrant youth is set in motion. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — or DACA — will allow immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and without proper documentation to stay in the country legally for two years if they met certain […]
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Language school is now in Queens
The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey will open a second location in the fall. FilAm parents may enroll their students for language and culture classes at the office of Nodutdol for Korean Community Development located at 53-22 Roosevelt Avenue, 2nd Floor in Woodside. The eight-week fall/winter semester is now accepting enrollment for […]
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Dream come true
By Elton Lugay Aaron Enrick Gernarde, 18, had mixed feelings when he heard the news that President Obama is putting an end to the deportation of undocumented students. “Sana green card na agad,” he was exuberant at first and skeptical next. “Is that a sure thing. And then what?” Aaron and his family came to […]
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Embassy names outstanding youth leaders; 2 from N.Y.
Two community organizers from New York made the 10 Filipino American Youth Leadership Program awardees. Steven Raga, founder of the Pilipino American Unity for Progress (UniPro); and Michael Vea, co-founder of the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) Infinity Charter School, will be joining the Ambassadors, Consuls General, and Tourism Directors Tour from July 11 to […]