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They return to The Wedding to celebrate their love
Couple Roberto Villanueva and Roman De La Cruz went back to the scene of their wedded bliss, The Lincoln Center’s “The Wedding,” to celebrate their one-year anniversary. A year ago, dance artist and higher education administrator Roberto and Roman, a hospitality professional, got married in Buffalo, New York, followed by an elegant and intimate reception […]
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When screen time becomes reading time
By Marissa Bañez I like my screen time. I like watching movies, shows, clips, reels, etc. on TV, my computer, my phone. Escapism at its finest, except when I find myself asking, “What did that person say?” I usually rewind to see if I could hear or understand better. Unfortunately, all too often, I still […]
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On Global Filipinos: Watch out, world. The Filipino Food Movement is here
By Loida Nicolas Lewis In 2010, Sonia Delen, senior executive at Bank of America Global Leasing, invested in a fine-dining Filipino restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area. This experience introduced her to many talented Filipino American chefs. Inspired to celebrate their talent, she approached the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco with a plan […]
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PAFCOM: 34 in ‘24
By Cristina DC Pastor “34 in ’24” was on everyone’s lips and in many of the evening’s speeches. The math-themed motto was more than a rally cry. It means Philippine American Friendship Community is celebrating its 34th founding anniversary as New Jersey’s biggest not-for-profit organization that grew out of the pavements of Jersey City’s basketball […]
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Jaylyn Myles Rivera: Never too shy for the runway
At 11 months old, Brooke Shields was already an advertising model for a brand of soap. Jaylyn Myles Rivera has been on a box of Play-Doh at 5 years old, quite late by Brooke’s standards, but it is worth noting that she is currently one of the youngest Filipino child models in the country. Jaylyn […]
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I LOVE MY JOB: DI Michael Reyes: A love for dancing since he was 3
By Cristina DC Pastor Michael Reyes became a dance instructor through a stroke of luck. Sixteen years ago, he used to frequent a local haunt (Bistro Filipino in South Ozone Park at the time) with his friends Jun Cloma and Allan Matamis when the general manager (Will Reyes Jr.) invited him to join his dancing […]
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Continuing the Philippine Independence Day tradition of marching on Madison Avenue
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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On Global Filipinos: Sine Filipino Film Festival is launched in Toronto
By Loida Nicolas Lewis It took seven years before Michael Masangkay agreed with Agnes Miranda, his co-founder of Sine Institute to launch the first Filipino film festival also known as Sine Film Fest or SFF in Toronto. He said it was time. Out of a total population of 35 million, there are one million Filipinos […]
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Talilo, Whang Od collaborate on hip hop video ‘Waves’
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in May, the electrifying music video for “Waves” Apo Whang Od has officially made its debut. After two inspiring trips to the Philippines, the team behind “Waves” has unleashed a hip hop video that pays homage to the remarkable legacy of Apo Whang Od. […]