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Loida Nicolas Lewis’s memoir of love, marriage, and race
By Allen Gaborro In 1967 a US Supreme Court ruling led to the legalization of interracial marriages. One such interracial marriage would be the union two years later of American lawyer Reginald F. Lewis and Sorsogon-born Loida Mañalac Nicolas. It would be the beginning of a beautiful and productive relationship that ended with the untimely […]
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Emil Guillermo’s comedy at St. Marks from Feb 16
Journalist, podcaster, and former NPR host Emil Guillermo – winner of an American Book Award – takes his truth to the stage in a comic one-man show about race, the media, Asian American Filipino history, Harvard/affirmative action, and PETA. Yes, PETA, including an ending you won’t forget. As his Filipino father might say, “It’s all […]
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Filipina Texan is 71st Miss Universe
By Lindy Rosales Eighty-four women from different countries vied for the title of Miss Universe 2022, two of them biracial Filipinas. In the final tally, Texas beauty R’Bonney Gabriel, whose father is Filipino, went home with the crown of blue sapphires and white diamonds. “In shock…but happy,” said her mother Dana when The FilAm asked for her reaction. […]
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The women of Red Poinsettia
Cecille Magsino Skala was crowned Mrs. Poinsettia Ball Queen 2022 at the Red Poinsettia Grand Ball held December 4 at the tony Leonard’s Palazzo. As a titleholder and longtime supporter of Nena Lozada Smith’s Red Poinsettia Charitable Foundation, Inc. Cecille knows how to show her appreciation. She had the Christmas flower tattooed on her navel […]
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The Parols on Fifth Avenue
By Claire Mercado-Obias New York City during the holidays is as magical as how it is portrayed in the movies: sparkly lights, dazzling decorations, people dressed up like eskimos, young and old gliding on the skating rink, carols sung by a choir, the smell of fresh pine trees, the warmth of hot chocolate, and the possibility of […]
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‘Harry and Meghan:’ Shame and scandal in the (royal) family
By Wendell Gaa Scandals and intrigue have been a bedrock of the British Royal Family since time immemorial, but there is just something about the fallout between Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle and the rest of the royal family which has angered, intrigued and captivated public imagination. This never-ending royal saga is even […]
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Evan Samson: Perseverance is his strength
It may seem like Jerty Evan Samson has coasted through life from Pacific island to Sin City to Florida’s Gulf Coast. He was born in Saipan where his OFW parents met and married, moved to Las Vegas in his 20s, and is now a resident of Sarasota, Florida where a local magazine has recently named […]
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On Global Filipinos: Dragons and monsters
By Loida Nicolas Lewis This is an excerpt from the author’s memoir, “An Asian-American Story of Love, Marriage, Motherhood, and Running a Billion-Dollar Empire,” to be released in 2023 by Wiley and Sons. The book is a glimpse into the interracial marriage in New York between a Filipino woman and an African American. The 80th anniversary of Reginald […]
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Family a strong influence on FilAms’ travel decisions
By Zeny Pallugna This research, “A Tourism Destination Marketing Model for the Philippines,” was conducted to fulfill the author’s academic requirement for a PhD from the Philippine Women’s University in Manila. The author, Azucena Cinco Pallugna, Ph.D., is currently a Foreign Service Tourism Officer of the Philippine Department of Tourism in San Francisco. Profile […]