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An American family’s experience of life under the Nazi regime
By Wendell Gaa I am eagerly anticipating my visit to Germany later this month where I will have the splendid opportunity to spend time with my Filipino-German relatives who reside in the country’s southern Bavarian region, where I can indulge myself its rich Western heritage which has had such a huge impact on Europe and […]
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Art historian Nina Capistrano-Baker: Romancing the gold
By Cristina DC Pastor Curating Asia Society’s massive, $1.2 million Philippine Gold Exhibit and troubleshooting all the big and small details could be intimidating. Not to art historian Dr. Florina ‘Nina’ Capistrano-Baker. Her demeanor when we met over coffee was one of excitement, exhaustion, with an element of apprehension. There is reason to be anxious […]
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Philippine gold exhibit part of Asia Society’s 60th anniversary celebration
By Cristina DC Pastor The exhibit, “Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms,” will be part of Asia Society’s programming leading up to its 60th anniversary in 2016. Asia Society President Josette Sheeran made the remark during a July 21 briefing, stressing the importance of the exhibit to the museum’s programming for the year. The gold […]
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Heroism of WW II veterans in Bataan honored in Cherry Hill N.J.
On April 9, the town of Cherry Hill in New Jersey welcomed four Filipino World War II veterans and officers of the Philippine Consulate as they commemorated the 73rd anniversary of the Fall of Bataan also known as the ‘Araw ng Kagitingan.’ The Battle of Bataan and Corregidor in 1942 completed the Japanese conquest of […]
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Red Carpet campaign for the return of the Bells of Balangiga
By Lawrence C. Ochoa An Indiegogo campaign seeking the return of the Bells of Balangiga to the Philippines was recently launched in Los Angeles, spearheaded by a group of Hollywood actors and concerned community members who call themselves the Return the Bells Committee. Their goal is the return of the Bells of Balangiga to Samar […]
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A community album in ‘Filipinos in New York City’
By Cristina DC Pastor The story of Filipinos in New York City began with their National Hero Jose Rizal. In 1888 or more than a hundred years ago, Jose Rizal visited New York and stayed at the Fifth Avenue Hotel overlooking Madison Square Park. He was a young doctor then who constantly traveled abroad to […]
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4 days in February in NYC: From paranoia to euphoria
By Cristina DC Pastor In 1986, or 29 years ago, the Philippines was on the cusp of something historic. What it was no one knew. What was apparent was that dictator Ferdinand remained in power, but opposition leader Cory Aquino was ascendant and very popular. The February 7 snap elections turned out to be critical. […]
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Visiting the 9/11 museum and trying to make sense of what happened on that fateful day
By John Sapida I was a young child, around 9 years old, when the September 11 attacks happened. I do not remember much about my personal reaction, or if I had any, but I knew that amidst the emotions and confusion around me, this was something out of the ordinary. Recently, I decided to pay […]
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Bringing Jose Rizal to 69th Street in Queens
By Cristina DC Pastor The spadework has begun. It may be a matter of time before 69th Street in Queens is renamed in honor of Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal. This project, spearheaded by the National Federation of Filipino American Associations in New York (NaFFAA NY), was announced at its first conference held at […]