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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. […]
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What we read this year; The FilAm’s most-clicked stories in 2013
By Cristina DC Pastor A pioneering pediatric scientist, a cheeky essay on the Philippines’ islands-full of charm, and an undocumented immigrant’s full-throttle candor. These are among the stories most read by Filipinos in the New York area in 2013. The stories that made The FilAm’s Top 10 selection are primarily local and not necessarily the […]
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Ford Foundation president: ‘Ford can’t save media’
By Khalil Abdullah New America Media In September, 2013, Darren Walker became the second African American and 10th president of the Ford Foundation, America’s second largest philanthropy organization with $500 million in annual giving. After a stint in international law and banking, Walker served as the COO of a non-profit agency in New York before […]
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Press Club warns of disaster fraud: ‘Important to use our heads before we give with our hearts’
Make a generous donation but beware of scams and bogus solicitations. More important: Practice due diligence to make sure that your donations are making a real and direct impact on the devastated lives of the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines. When the Super Typhoon swept through the Visayas, it destroyed billions worth […]
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Voice of America features ‘The FilAm:’ ‘Website supports Philippines relief efforts’
Click here to listen to the VOA report. By Bernard Shusman Web surfers around the world have an authoritative source for information about Filipino expatriates in the New York area – and their efforts to come to the aid of typhoon victims in the Philippines. In the wake of super typhoon Haiyan, the death toll […]