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Violation of labor laws complaint filed vs German diplomat, wife
By Cristina DC Pastor Two Filipina domestic workers filed a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act against a German diplomat and his wife. The complaint against Pit Koehler and wife Mareike Koehler was filed before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on June 28, 2017 by Sherile Pahagas and […]
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Lawyer Nick Caraquel: How love and religion can sometimes win cases
By Cristina DC Pastor Early this year, he burst into the community in an intense, almost invasive way. An upstart lawyer who grew up dirt-poor in Davao selling banana cue to help his family. His story, shared more than 7,000 times, grabbed social media attention. He is now on radio, sharing immigration insights, dispensing advice. […]
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The FilAm at 6: Growing, continuing to explore the community, and asking a lot of questions
By Cristina DC Pastor The FilAm online magazine maintains its standing among the ranks of independent ethnic media publications in the New York area. We couldn’t be prouder. We would like to report a surge in readership (‘views’ in digital jargon) in the past year. I, as Founding Editor, was thrilled beyond all expectation. In […]
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Acting Solicitor General Noel Francisco, son of a Filipino doctor, described as ‘disciplined’ and an ‘outstanding musician’
By Cristina DC Pastor If all goes well in the confirmation hearings, the next Solicitor General of the United States will be a prominent Filipino American lawyer who clerked for the late conservative firebrand, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Noel John Francisco of Oswego, New York, is reported to be Donald Trump’s choice to be […]
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New Jersey resident shares distressing experience vs little-known traffic law
By Cristina D.C. Pastor It was the start of a snowstorm on January 31 and New Jersey resident Vivian Talambiras Cruz was driving cautiously along Route 10 in East Hanover to her home in West Orange which is two towns away. From her location, she spotted a police car with blinking lights parked on the […]
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Advocates urge end to child marriages of girls as young as 14 in N.Y., N.J.
By Cristina DC Pastor Unknown to many in New York and New Jersey, there are child brides walking amongst us, young American girls marrying at age 12 or 14. There is a law that allows it, and advocates are now urging legislators to repeal that law. Human Rights Watch explained that while the marital age […]
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Lawyers association urges ‘Magkaisa’ vs Donald Trump’s immigration orders
By Jhanice Domingo The National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA) has denounced Donald Trump’s recent Executive Order signed on January 27, 2017. The Order suspends entry of all refugees into the United States for 120 days, bans Syrian refugees from resettling in the United States indefinitely, and blocks citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries from […]
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FilAm George Conway III a ‘brilliant lawyer’ known for representing Big Business
By Cristina DC Pastor Filipino Americans were surprised to learn that President-Elect Donald Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway is married to a FilAm, and that he could be the next U.S. solicitor general. George Conway III, a partner in the Litigation Department of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz since 1994 is being reported as a […]
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For LGBTQ in API communities, precautions to take before Donald Trump takes office on Jan 20th
The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA), a federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations, issued the following reminders on what their members can do to protect themselves and their families before the Trump Administration begins. Although these precautions likely will not […]