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Losing steam while running the NYC marathon, a humbling finish for L.A. therapist
By Yvette Sardillo The November 5 NYC Marathon is my 2nd World Major, my 9th full marathon, my 72nd official race with 13.1 and 26.2 mile distances. The weekend started with a red-eye flight from California. It was to be a quick getaway for my husband and I, and a “runcation” with my running friends. […]
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Videographer’s wedding gift to injured state trooper: ‘Thanks for your service’
By Cristina DC Pastor Retired New Jersey State trooper Brian Malast and school teacher Julie Herb wed on October 20 at a historic town in South Jersey. The tavern where the ceremony was held was beautifully adorned with white tulips and roses. Brian was wheeled into the farmhouse by his brother and groomsmen. His beaming […]
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Jossie Reyas: She cooked for royalty and socialites including a future U.S. president
By Mariel Padilla On a recent summer day, Jossie Reyas, 77, sat on a bench outside a small food pantry in Woodside, Queens waiting her turn to get cans of beans, fruit, soup and vegetables. Reyas, wearing frayed slippers and a faded floral blouse, was quiet and soft-spoken, but when asked about her life, she […]
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Fairer skin and bigger bottoms: The new ideal beauty for Filipinas?
By Cristina DC Pastor Skin whitening has been going on for some time now, but the butt lift is something more recent. Filipino women have been making appointments for treatments to whiten their tan complexion, but in the last five years, the buttocks have started to get some attention too. These are two of the […]
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Daly City-born Steve Lupton finds the PHL a home for his many talents
By Wendell Gaa At the Berlitz Language Center in Makati City, students sit down and listen intently to the lessons of their English instructor, Clark Steven Lupton, or simply Steve. Little do most of them realize that their soft-spoken and eloquent teacher was, at one time, a cartoon voice actor. In the late 1980s, Steve […]
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The science of finding the right nanny for your child
Tammy Gold is a licensed therapist and a certified parent coach. But more important than her lofty professional titles? She is a mom! She started to take notice of childcare providers 12 years ago when her first daughter was born. She needed someone to care for her baby when she went back to her full-time […]
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Filipina New Yorkers share personal style and the need to express how they feel
Photos by Martin Romero Young Filipina professionals are proud of their personal style. They dress according to what’s trendy, what’s reasonably priced, and some accessorizing with a Philippine-made scarf or handbag, something to remind them of the islands. On the streets of New York, photographer Martin Romero found four women who dress according to style […]
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Speed-interviewing Hella Pinay founder Stephanie Gancayco
By Cristina DC Pastor Late last year, a pretty magazine called Hella Pinay made landfall on the FilAm community. It quickly created a buzz among younger women looking for a magazine that spoke to them about anything from fashion to activism, and making sure the articles are relatable to their experience as women of color. […]
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Nurse educator Laura Garcia is new president as Fiesta rebrands into a health & wellness expo
Fiesta In America has announced the appointment of Dr. Laura Garcia as president for Community Partnerships at the 19-year-old expo and cultural show. “Laura’s wealth of experience in alliance-building and nursing education is the missing piece in the growth puzzle as our nonprofit organization enters its second decade,” said Fernando “Nanding” Mendez, CEO of Fiesta. […]