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Randy Gener’s tribute to his mother wins Plaridel Award’s outstanding essay
Editor, writer and artist Randy Gener, whose essay about his recently departed mother was published in TheFilAm magazine on what would have been her 67th birthday, garnered the Philippine American Press Club’s 2013 Plaridel Award for Outstanding Editorial Essay/Commentary at a gala dinner in Colma, California, on October 19th. In addition, the Asian American Arts […]
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Erman Baradi navigates the media-driven world
Virginia-born Erman Baradi will be co-producing a panel event on the ever-changing media landscape at the Writers Guild of America East headquarters on November 6th. The Writers Guild is a labor union comprising thousands of professionals who work in television, film as well as digital media. The event called Digital Discourse – to be held […]
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Unless Aquino acts, journalists killings ‘are not going to stop:’ Human Rights Watch
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III should speak out against the recent killings of three journalists and ensure that the authorities expedite their investigation, the New York based Human Rights Watch said on August 9. While the killers and motives are unknown, these and past unresolved attacks on journalists have a chilling effect on media freedom […]
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Getting to know ‘Makilala,’ a FilAm talk show on QPTV
By Cristina DC Pastor & Maricor Fernandez When QPTV producer Maricor Fernandez and I met at a press conference sometime in May, it was a case of spontaneous combustion. She said she liked my online magazine; I said I liked that she has a video camera. We laughed instantaneously. We talked about collaborating. When she […]
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Ex-GMA executive Juliet De Los Reyes, 56
Juliet Arnobit De Los Reyes, former corporate executive of GMA Network, Inc., passed away on July 17, 2013 in Henderson, Nevada after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. She was 56. Known to friends and family as “Jonjie” or “JJ”, De Los Reyes is survived by her husband Byron Norgren De Los Reyes and sons […]
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A Red Carpet welcome for ‘The FilAm Los Angeles’
By Cristina DC Pastor Dante and Cecile Ochoa, long-time residents of Los Angeles’ North Hollywood district, have seen them all. From celebrity sightings on Rodeo Drive to breaking bread with the ‘Manongs’ on Temple Street to watching the most alluring sunset as they drive down Interstate 15 South to catch Styx and Journey at Pechanga […]
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‘Made in NY’ honors entertainment & media industries’ best
By Elton Lugay The big white tent was all set, and among the first to arrive was the “America’s Got Talent” judge Heidi Klum. It was pouring hard but no one seemed to mind as they walked with grace and smiles toward the Red Carpet positioned to the rear porch of the Gracie Mansion. For […]
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Flickr founder Caterina Fake on ‘putting the heart and humanity’ back in the Internet
By Cristina DC Pastor On her blog, Caterina Fake, 49, co-founder of the Flickr photo hosting and sharing website, described herself using four disordered words: entrepreneur, mother, reader, optimist. Let me add another: Filipino-American. I came across Caterina Fake’s name while doing a web search of ‘Filipino Americans.’ Her name came up and under it […]
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New cable program presents ‘a very different look’ at Asian Americans
“Asian American Life,” a new magazine-style television series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, will launch Monday, June 10th on CUNY TV and focus on Asian Americans in the Tri-State area from more than 40 countries, speaking over 150 different languages and dialects. Veteran New York City broadcaster Ernabel Demillo is the producer […]