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Discrimination in the medical industry: Know and act
By Allison Dean In recent years, blatant instances of discrimination against Filipinos in the medical industry have come to light. Some of the highly publicized cases have come to light and they happened all across the country – including one on nationwide TV. In San Francisco, Sutter California Pacific Medical Center was sued by the […]
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Sen. Chuck Schumer wants Filipina named N.Y. district court judge
New York Senator Charles Schumer has recommended Lorna Schofield as federal district court judge for the Southern District of New York, according to the National Federation of Filipino American Associations. A NaFFAA statement said Schumer submitted the FilAm lawyer’s name to President Obama “with a recommendation to appoint her” to the position. “As a second-generation […]
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Vargas, millionairess-in-waiting and the Top 10 stories for 2011
By Cristina DC Pastor The year 2011 has been an exciting one for Filipinos in New York. Although TheFilAm.net came by only in March, we were with you for most of the year and reported on the milestones of our lives as a community. Here is our list of Top 10 stories. Purely from a […]
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Defensor Santiago elected judge of war crimes court
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago was elected December 12 as judge of the International Criminal Court, which prosecutes war crimes, genocide and other crimes against humanity. The elections were held at the United Nations. The election makes her the first female lawyer from Asia to join the ICC as judge, said a statement from the Philippine […]
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The 34-million dollar nurse
Does a nurse, no matter how devoted and caring, deserve to inherit $34 million from her wealthy patient? That is the question circling FilAm gatherings and chat rooms especially since the nurse who is the beneficiary of such vast fortune is a Filipino. But the issue before a Manhattan court is the circumstances behind the […]
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Marichu Baoanan civil case settled
The 2008 complaint against Ambassador Lauro Baja who was accused by his maid of slavery has been settled, according to the lawyer of Marichu Baoanan. “The civil action has been settled to the satisfaction of all parties concerned,” lawyer Ivy Suriyopas told The FilAm. She declined to disclose the terms of the agreement. Asked by […]
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EEOC rules in favor of Tagalog-speaking nurses
By Maricar CP Hampton Four Baltimore nurses, dismissed in 2010 for speaking in Tagalog, won the anti-discrimination case they filed against their employer, the Bon Secours Health System, their lawyer said. “This is a great victory, a landmark case for immigrants and cultural diversity,” said legal counsel Arnedo Valera of Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC) in […]
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Casey, OJ and the flawed jury system
By Ariel Gener What the hell just happened? Many – myself included – thought Casey Anthony would surely get the death penalty. Or, at least ‘life.’ All the evidence seemed to point to that. Majority of legal experts agree that Casey is guilty. Experts, professionals, scientists and doctors from at least seven state and federal […]
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The story of Paco Larrañaga
By Cristina DC Pastor There is something Kennedyesque about the story of Paco Larrañaga, a Filipino-Spanish man who, at 19, was charged in the double murder and rape of two Filipino-Chinese sisters in Cebu in 1997. “Give up Tomorrow,” currently screening at the Tribeca Film Festival captures every chilling detail of his conviction as well […]