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8 things about Asian Americans you should know
The Lunar New Year holiday is a grand celebration worldwide with two weeks of family reunions, meals and exchanging lucky money envelopes. In honor of Lunar New Year, Nielsen is highlighting several Asian American trends from the last decade. Nielsen has been tracking the growth of the Asian American consumer market since 2011 in their […]
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FilAm neighborhood in Jersey City facing threat of gentrification
By Cristina DC Pastor A proposed 800-unit luxury condominium to be built on thePhilippine Plaza Park in Jersey City is making some FilAm families very anxious about the prospect of gentrification. The planned development has stoked fears it would encroach on the park’s memorial dedicated to Filipino veterans and drive residents out of their homes. […]
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Exploring the world’s oldest housing settlement at the Fuggerei
By Wendell Gaa My recent holiday visit to Germany granted me a rare chance to visit what is considered to be the world’s oldest social settlement, the Fuggerei in Augsburg, Bavaria. This old town neighborhood is unique even in Europe, a continent known for its well-preserved buildings and houses dating all the way back to […]
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On Global Filipinos: Architect Emmanuel Canlas: A towering success in KL
By Loida Nicolas Lewis I was in Kuala Lumpur in December for the Asia Pacific Leaders program hosted by the Obama Foundation to train some 200 young, “emerging leaders” from 33 countries in the region. While in Malaysia, I met one of very few prominent Filipinos in the country: Architect Emmanuel Canlas. He was introduced […]
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Mother-daughter flight attendants mark their first flight from Manila to Boston
By Jessica D. Bolandrina and Gretheline Ramos Bolandrina Many flight attendants love flying. Some say they have jet fuel in their veins. Others follow in a parent’s footsteps; the profession runs in the family. For Christine Angel Calicdan, becoming a flight attendant like her mother is one of the best decisions she ever made. She […]
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At Miss Universe, Filipinos turn out for Gazini Ganados
By Lindy Rosales Chicago resident Antonette Jabilona came all the way from the Windy City to watch the Miss Universe competition in Atlanta. It has been some kind of a family tradition: watching the Miss Universe competition whenever it is held in the U.S. It began with Venus Raj (Miss Philippines 2010), Janine Tugonon (2012), […]
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When stubborn elders resist safety concerns
By Sarah Eden Wallace My mother and I were chatting after I’d stopped by for tea (and to check on her — she still lives on her own at age 93). Then she made an announcement: “Did you know that June died?” My jaw dropped. Not because my mother’s close friend had died. Because two […]
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Ireland’s incredible Cliffs of Moher
By Wendell Gaa Think of Ireland, and often the iconic things which may instantly emerge in your mind are leprechauns, pots of gold at the end of a rainbow, pubs, and green countryside, which is indeed everywhere. Natural attractions are another gift which the Emerald Isle is truly abundantly blessed with. One such site which […]
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It’s over when the fat lady sings
By Luis H. Francia In Ramona Diaz’s 2003 eponymous film, there is a scene where the former first lady—still quite a looker—spends an inordinate amount of time drawing her cosmic views on a pad. But these are comic rather than cosmic, made up of New Age blather. Fond of circles, she fills page after page […]