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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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On April 12, free legal screening for DACA, DAPA eligibility
By Cristina DC Pastor The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) is urging undocumented New York residents to attend a legal screening on April 12 to determine if they are eligible for the Obama executive actions on immigration relief. The screening event will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Temple Emanu-El […]
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Passports are the ‘heart’ of consular service: ConGen Mario de Leon Jr.
By Cristina DC Pastor Did you know that if you are a person with disability you do not have to wait in line for your passport application? You can “jump the line,” according to Consul General Mario de Leon Jr., in a press briefing with members of the Filipino American Press Club of New York […]
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Second-gen FilAms and the constant struggle to prove their parents’ move to America was ‘not in vain’
By Christian Catiis Being raised by immigrant parents in the suburbs of a predominantly Caucasian neighborhood, I struggled with preserving my Filipino identity. My Filipino mother had her sight set on emigrating to the U.S to accomplish her American Dream. Unknown to her at the time, she would later set a foundation of success not […]
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Philippine Embassy addresses allegations of ‘rudeness,’ ‘palakasan’
By Emil T. Fernandez Minister and Consul General We wish to take this opportunity to respond to your article last February 20 regarding complaints against the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. It is unfortunate that some people have aired their sentiments through social media and certain members of the local press, rather than file a […]
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Complaints vs alleged ‘rude staff,’ ‘palakasan’ at Philippine Embassy aired out on Facebook
By Maricar CP Hampton A long-running stream of complaints against the Philippine Embassy over alleged unprofessionalism and impolite behavior of its consular staff has been running on Facebook, and embassy officials say they are waiting for formal complaints to be brought to their attention before taking action. The post, which was began Feb. 6, 2015, […]
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Immigrants, advocates ‘sad, disappointed’ over judge’s delay of Obama immigration relief
Dozens of New York immigrants, elected officials, advocates, faith and labor organizations gathered on February 18 in a show of unity against the Federal Judge Andrew Hanen’s decision to temporarily delay immigration relief. The first part of President Obama’s executive action – an expansion of the current Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was […]
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What Obama started, Congress must finish, urge immigration advocates
By Maricar CP Hampton While President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration was well received by the Filipino community, many of its leaders continue to urge Congress to pass a law that would provide a more permanent solution to the broken immigration system. “This is undoubtedly big news for our community,” said Romeo Ymalay, Co-Chair […]
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Ferguson: A need for empathy
By Maria Cruz Lee Thousands of people are reacting this morning (of November 25) to the fact that the grand jury in Ferguson, MO chose not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for his actions in the shooting death of unarmed teenager, Michael Brown. I watched the press conference last night and was actively participating in […]