-
Sharing a common dislike for Math, community journalists find career reporting the news
By Jen Furer “Meet and Ask the Press” was an event meant to ‘turn the tables’ on the journalists who write the stories of our community, our leaders, events, and occasional celebrities. It was a panel discussion organized by the Fil-Am Press Club of New York (FAPCNY) where the community got to ask questions about […]
-
Mayor De Blasio: TOFA-NY honorees showcase city’s ‘diversity, strength’
Mayor Bill de Blasio hailed this year’s outstanding Filipino Americans in New York as “showcasing the city’s diversity,” as TOFA-NY, on its fifth year, announced its lineup of honorees. The Outstanding Filipino Americans of New York named this year’s batch of 15 organizations and individuals who have “inspired the community with their passion, conviction, and […]
-
ABS-CBN’s Charo Santos-Concio to chair Nov. 23rd International Emmy Awards gala
ABS-CBN President & CEO Charo Santos-Concio will preside over the Gala for the 43rd International Emmy Awards, which will take place on November 23 at the New York Hilton Hotel. During the event, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will recognize programming in 10 categories and present Special Awards to Julian Fellowes, creator […]
-
YouTube celebrity Judy Travis: ‘Being Filipina is about family and giving’
By Judith Travis My name is Judith Gutierrez Travis. I’m married to Benji Travis and a mother to my beautiful daughters, Julianna, Miyako, and Keira. My parents are both first-generation Filipino, and my father came to this country as a sailor in the United States Navy. I was born in San Diego California but my […]
-
Leila Benitez McCollum re-emerges, wins Empowerment Award
By Cristina DC Pastor She is not a recluse, and neither is she driven to staying private and mysterious. She attends mass at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament on West 71st, hosts family dinners in her Manhattan apartment, and played golf every once in a while. Last year, she made sure to attend a […]
-
Geena Rocero’s Gender Proud is now both a non-profit and a business entity
By Cristina DC Pastor Gender Proud, the non-profit organization founded by transgender model Geena Rocero in 2014 as a vehicle for her gender marker advocacy, is now also a business entity. Rocero and colleague Allison Hoffman announced the creation of Gender Proud Productions LLC (GPP) as a media production company that may develop products like […]
-
Community at a loss to explain Edmund Silvestre-vs-Filipino Reporter: ‘They were one happy family’
By Cristina DC Pastor The Filipino community was taken aback by reports that Filipino Reporter’s long-time reporter Edmund Silvestre has filed a labor complaint against his former employers. In Case 15 CV 4477 filed June 9, 2015 before the Southern District of New York, Silvestre is “seeking damages for the base salary he should have […]
-
All the news that’s fit to edit: A chat with the NYT’s Cielo Buenaventura
By Cristina DC Pastor For journalist Cielo Buenaventura, getting into The New York Times and now holding the title of staff editor for the Culture section, was a combination of “audacious dreaming and dumb luck.” In 1988 while on a scholarship at Ohio State University, one of her professors, a former Times editor, suggested that […]
-
David Lat: ‘I’m more of a journalist now than a lawyer’
By Cristina DC Pastor He is the son of successful Filipino immigrant doctors, grew up in an affluent New Jersey neighborhood of Saddle River, became a lawyer, and is now a blogger. Now, before some Filipino-Americans, obsessed with prestige and status, dismiss that summation of David Lat’s credentials as a big letdown, let’s be clear […]