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1st Little Manila block party celebrates FAHM
By Marivir Montebon History has been made on October 18, 2026 when the Filipino American community in Queens successfully launched the 1st Little Manila Queens Parade and Block Party to celebrate Filipino American History Month (FAHM). About 1,000 people joined the parade along 69th Street, followed by an afternoon of performances, cultural demonstrations, community activities, […]
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New PIDCI president Mariano Aquino: Thankful for the friendships, memories, and lessons learned
By Cristina DC Pastor Mariano “Nongsky” Aquino Jr. was elected president of the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI) for 2027, promising to make the annual Madison Avenue parade a more inclusive celebration of Filipino heritage. PIDCI, the organizer of New York City’s annual Philippine Independence Day parade, announced Aquino’s election along with the selection […]
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When Tagalog sounds like family
By Luke Patterson Growing up, the only Filipinos I knew were related to me. Or at least, that’s what I thought. My mother, Amelia Generalla Patterson, is Filipino. She came to the United States when she was 30 and met my father while he was attending college in Colorado. My dad is American, raised in a […]
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Lovely Lucerne
By Wendell Gaa My summer workshop experience in Switzerland this year enabled me to take side trips to enjoy the amazing alpine mountains and lovely lakes which this beautiful and picturesque country is so well known for. After successfully completing my workshop over in Basel, I finally took the time to fully engage in the […]
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T’boli Dreamweavers invite public to merienda, community dancing at the Hudson Valley
The Dreamweaver Collective will present Nawa Heritage Day on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Living Room at Full Circle in Gardiner, New York, as part of the inaugural Dreamweaver Festival, a month-long Filipino American History Month celebration. Nawa Heritage Day brings together cultural bearers, artists, performers, educators, community […]
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‘This is what 80 looks like’
In March of 2023, in time for International Women’s Month, I launched my third book entitled, Why Should Guys Have All The Fun? An Asian American Story of Love, Marriage, Motherhood and Running A Billion Dollar Empire. Through my 200-page memoir, I shared my life’s journey from my joyful upbringing as a young girl in […]
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Studio Ligaya hosts FAHM celebration in Metuchen N.J. Oct 10th
The Studio Ligaya, home of Central New Jersey’s Filipino Cultural Center, will host Ligaya Fest 2026, its 3rd annual Filipino American History Celebration, on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 160 Durham Avenue in Metuchen, N.J. The festival runs from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., followed by a dance party and socials from 6 p.m. to […]
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A Filipino American divorce: A Jersey wife reclaims her life
By Cristina DC Pastor From the beginning of her marriage 20 years ago, the red flags were there. She chose to ignore them because she was busy raising her five children and running a home-based food business. There was the constant put-downs, the hundreds of calls checking on her whereabouts, and the alarm clock thrown […]
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Finding acceptance in a gay-friendly workplace
By Veana DC Pastor I work for an LGBTQ-friendly company in Pittsburgh. I have to say it took me a while to find a workplace where gay employees are treated with maturity, dignity, and respect. It’s a small food establishment where many of the employees – in both management and staff — are mostly gender-positive. […]