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‘The FilAm’ reaches milestone with ‘The FilAm San Francisco’
By Cristina DC Pastor After a year and half of writing, blogging about the New York Tri-State, ‘The FilAm’ is proud to announce the addition of a partner publication, ‘The FilAm San Francisco,’ to feature the unique stories gathered from the thriving neighborhoods of California’s North Coast. Unlike the billionaire owners of the NFL franchises, […]
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Protest against cybercrime law a Fifth Avenue attraction
Two days of protest actions were held urging the repeal of the controversial cybercrime law in the Philippines, which seeks tough penalties against all forms of Internet-based libel including those that appear in blogs, tweets and Facebook feeds. An information session called “Internet Rights are Human Rights” was held October 8th followed by a silent […]
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‘The FilAm’ honored with 2 Plaridel awards
‘The FilAm’ won two Plaridel awards for outstanding journalists in the Filipino American media in a ceremony held October 4 at South San Francisco. Contributing writer Laurel Fantauzzo won first prize in the Youth Voice category for her essay “In the Motherland: Thank you, Manila.” The article is part of a series written when she […]
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‘The FilAm’ bags 3 nominations to 1st Plaridel Awards
‘The FilAm’ earned three nominations to the first Plaridel Awards, the Philippine American Press Club’s (PAPC) award for excellence in Filipino American Journalism. Nominated are contributing writers Elton Lugay and Laurel Fantauzzo and founding editor Cristina DC Pastor. In a statement, the PAPC said the awards honor the press corps and the media agencies “as […]
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Sultry Filipina is a sports & fitness journalist
Jeannette Josue used to imagine herself a broadcast journalist like Connie Chung, whom she and her grandmother would watch on the evening news and admire. But it was a thought that lingered unshared because at that time, Jeannette was conscious of her “speech impediment.” “I had a Filipino accent and had difficulty pronouncing my “Th’s, […]
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‘New York City is my office now’
By Cristina DC Pastor Two major changes in Dia Dipasupil’s life happened one after the other. She wanted to shift career from IT to photography, and also yearned to change her gender. Today, she is a sought-after celebrity photographer for Getty Images – a true New York paparazzo. She has also completed gender reassignment and […]
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Connie Chung commends ethnic media; Ippies winners announced
When Connie Chung’s father, an intelligence officer under Chiang Kai Shek, fled his native China, his main source of news in the U.S. was the Chinese language newspapers. The TV journalist said her father spoke little English, but through the Chinese ethnic press, he kept himself informed about what was going on in China […]
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Facebook is boring
By Jean Charisse Arboleda I don’t like Facebook. Ok, ok, I can feel your collective gasps of disbelief and looks of disapproval as I say or write the unspeakable. My dilemma is being oblivious or simply not caring that I’m in a dilemma by not having an FB account. I just spent less than 10 […]
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Happy 1st birthday, ‘The FilAm’
By Cristina DC Pastor On March 15, 2011, my last day as managing editor of Philippine News, The FilAm online magazine went live. The idea has been bouncing around my head for a while, but I wasn’t quite sure where to take it. I’ve always known that Filipinos would like to read something different, but […]