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Happiest states in America: New Jersey ranks 3rd
A personal-finance website has released its report on the Happiest States in America in 2024 to identify the places that create the best conditions for life satisfaction. WalletHub compared the 50 states across 30 key indicators of happiness. The data set ranges from the depression rate and the share of adults feeling productive to income growth […]
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Fiesta In America 2024: When cultures come together to celebrate
By Angelito Cabigao Out of the 10,000 giveaway pieces that IKEA provided to Fiesta in America attendees, one special piece stood out at their booth: a unique poster that captured the spirit of this Philippine-inspired indoor expo. This artwork, designed with iconic Filipino emblems like the Jose Rizal monument, the Jeepney, the Banaue Rice Terraces, […]
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Remembering history at Normandy
By Wendell Gaa Since my days as a junior high school student, I’ve been fascinated with the history of the Second World War. I’ve known for a very long time how the Pacific Theater held the highest immediate stakes for my whole family and ancestors living in the Philippines at that pivotal stage in world […]
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Microaggression and the professional woman: Don’t put her in a box
By Marissa Bañez “Microaggression is a term used for commonplace verbal, behavioral or environmental slights, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward those of different races, cultures, beliefs, or genders.” What Wikipedia defines as a “microaggression” can feel very “macro” to those on the receiving end of those “slights” and […]
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Dear JD
By Cristina DC Pastor The “childless cat ladies” you made fun of in your 2021 interview with Tucker Carlson? Some of them are my friends. G is an accomplished Manhattan journalist who works for one of the largest colleges. She married in her mid-40s and so she and her husband are late in the “procreation” […]
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Filipino immigrant nurses bound by onerous contracts secure settlement with former employers
Lawyers have reached a settlement with four health care companies to rescind the “stay or pay” provisions in employment contracts for current and former employees, including three Filipino immigrant nurses who resigned citing unsafe working conditions. This was announced on July 22 by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) that worked on […]
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It’s about recognizing your talents and having the audacity to share it
By Vanette Colmenares In a few days, I will be going back home. Where is home? Home is where the heart is, and I have the best of both. Home is Cebu the land of my birth, cradled my beginnings, embraced my kin, and witnessed my youth. The place where I forged bonds, exchanged vows, […]
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Against the backdrop of the NYC skyline, PHL Independence Day marches on
By Cristina DC Pastor The parade weaved the crowd together, one organization after another: The nurses with the Knights of Rizal with the indigenous dancers with the provincial floats with the teachers with the pageant beauties in their flashy tiaras and so on, their magnificent colors blending into the lingering line of marchers. It was […]
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Queer, trans young Asian Americans need caregiving too
By Sunita Sohrabji AAPI young adults who are queer or trans often find themselves alone: estranged from traditional families and friends who are not supportive or don’t understand their identity. “We don’t often think of caregiving as something that we need for ourselves. We think caregiving is individual, in a home, or there’s someone that’s […]