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OnlyFans millionaire is ex-Vegas Pinay stripper CJ Miles
One of the highest earning models at OnlyFans.com is a Filipina who was once an in-demand stripper in Las Vegas. The Daily Mail UK is reporting that CJ Miles, who “grew up in poverty in the Philippines,” is among the biggest earners of the popular adult-oriented site where she now makes $200,000 a month. “Now, […]
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Ruby Ibarra wins immigrant award for ‘creative promise in music’
Ruby Ibarra is one of three recipients of 2023 Vilcek Foundation Prize for Creative Promise in Music. She receives the Vilcek Prize for her hip-hop and spoken word performances that center her experience as a Filipina American woman, and for her powerful lyrics that address colonialism, immigration, colorism, and misogyny. Born in Tacloban City in […]
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A FilAm gala at The Plaza
By Lindy Rosales Filipinos love a good party. Especially if that party meant dressing up in traffic-stopping Ternos and Barongs and the venue was a hotel known to be frequented by the moneyed and the mighty. On October 17, some 300 Filipino Americans trekked to the grand ballroom of The Plaza on Fifth Avenue for […]
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Harvard Square welcomes 1st FilAm festival in celebration of FAHM
The first-ever Filipino American Festival in Harvard Square was held on October 9 at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The event was held in celebration of Filipino American History Month and organized by the Harvard Square Philippine American Alliance (HSPAA). The event was held as part of the Harvard Square Business Association’s 43rd Annual Oktoberfest […]
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Young people, minorities report biggest losses in crypto scams
By Jenny Manrique The promise of hefty returns is what initially drew Jeffrey Vaulx, a second-grade special ed teacher in Memphis, Tennessee to go in on a cryptocurrency investment opportunity introduced to him by a Facebook friend. Vaulx would soon discover that he had been taken by a scheme that data from the Federal Trade […]
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Classical pianist Victor Asuncion to aspiring artists: ‘Never stop learning’
By Maricar CP Hampton Three years ago, prolific classical pianist Victor Asuncion met a young violinist by the name of Adrian Nicolas Ong in New York City. He learned that Ong was already a “young artist to watch” back in the Philippines and that he was gathering praise wherever he performed. The FilAm Music Foundation […]
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Guest editorial: A tribute to working New Yorkers
By New York City Mayor Eric Adams In order to make the world a better and fairer place, first, we agitate, then, we negotiate and finally, we legislate. We experienced the rewards of this three-pronged approach last week, when I announced that the Adams Administration has provided 1,000 taxi medallion owners and drivers with more […]
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Celebrating the loving ‘lolas’ in our lives in Sophia Lee’s ‘Holding On’
By Cristina DC Pastor It seems Sophia Lee has so many grandmothers. Typically, you have two. In the story of how she became Simon & Schuster’s latest heralded children’s book author, her maternal and paternal grandmothersnot to mention the grand aunties, played pivotal roles. They all surrounded her with love from the time she was […]
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Medel Paguirigan, RN: Amid the pandemic, a baritone is born
By Cristina DC Pastor For nearly four decades, Medel Paguirigan diligently forged a career as a New York City nurse until his retirement in 2022. As he rose the ranks from hemodialysis nurse at Brookdale Hospital in the late 1980s to his final role as Corporate Senior Director in Nursing Education at New York Health […]