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Happy 3rd Anniversary to The FilAm: Meet some of the people who read us (aw, shucks, blush!)
By Cristina DC Pastor Last year while crushed in a packed NextDayBetter event, I was introduced to a young man trying to squeeze his way through the crowded room. When he heard the name of my magazine, he screamed. Literally. Loudly. (True story; there are witnsses!) “I love The FilAm!” the man said above the […]
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Fundraiser for Randy Gener goes to Brooklyn
Committed journalism and comedy combine in a March 24 event to raise funds for Nathan Award-winning writer Randy Gener, who is currently recovering from a brutal attack he suffered in January. Police said Gener was assaulted by one Leighton Jennings in the early morning of January 18 following an altercation between Gener and a woman […]
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New Makilala ladies revealed: Getting to know you, getting to hope you like us
By Cristina DC Pastor & Jen Furer Ta ra ra ran…ta ran. There was no Julie Andrews warbling, and certainly no tap dancing, but there was lots of chatting and chuckling and chomping on snacks hurriedly bought from stores around Fifth Avenue. It was 6 p.m. on a Friday, and many of the women came […]
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John D. Solomon Fellowship, One Queens Grant: 2 opportunities open to FilAms
The John D. Solomon Fellowship for Public Service is a student fellowship devoted specifically to emergency management. The program provides nine graduate students in the New York City area with the opportunity to complete a nine-month, paid fellowship in an agency of New York City government or a nonprofit organization. Sponsored by the New York […]
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His birthday wish is to be reunited with his mother
By Cristina DC Pastor Jose Antonio Vargas is hoping this year will be the year it happens. “I want to see my mother,” he said to me, as we waited for guests to arrive at Jeepney for his 33rd birthday celebration. I was the first at the restaurant. We had a little chat over drinks, […]
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Wake up, Randy, you have to read what I wrote about you
By Cristina DC Pastor I came to know you as someone who is fun-loving and spontaneous during the book launch of Ruben Nepales’ “My Filipino Connection: The Philippines in Hollywood” at the Philippine Consulate. That was in June 2012. You were singing “Otso Otso” to Bernardo Bernardo’s bouncy number. Actually, you were not singing. You […]
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Sheila Coronel named academic dean at Columbia Journalism School: ‘It’s a big challenge’
Investigative journalist Sheila Coronel will become dean of Academic Affairs at Columbia Journalism School on July 1, 2014. At the same time, Sheila will continue to teach and serve as director of the school’s Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. “It’s a big challenge,” said Sheila when reached by The FilAm.” The dean of academic affairs […]
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A bevy of accomplished women responds to Makilala’s search for a co-host
By Cristina DC Pastor We were only looking for one but nearly 20 women responded to Makilala’s call for a fourth co-host for this groundbreaking TV talk show aired through Queens Public Television. A diplomat, a Broadway actress, a lawyer, a nurse, a grandmother, corporate executives, performance artists, grassroots organizers, and many more have sent […]
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Being Catholic and a journalist
By Veronica Velarde-Pulumbarit Not too long ago, my husband Riz and I missed the daily Mass for the first time in about 16 years. On vacation in a village where there was only one Mass a day, we waited for the priest to show up but we were told he was very sick to officiate. […]