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Immigration, abortion, the pandemic on the minds of voters as they cast their ballots
By Lindy Rosales As a long-time New York City resident, I have never seen early voting like this before: Long lines stretching several blocks, with people waiting patiently in the cold weather for their turn at the poll booth. It’s been reported that Mayor Bill de Blasio waited almost four hours before he could cast […]
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How Gloria Carido Nomura bridges diversity: A FAHM portrait
By Peter Jamero The fourth of five children of Leon and Camila Carido, Gloria was born on February 23, 1941 in Stockton CA. Like many Filipino babies of the times, she was delivered at home by a midwife. Her father, who immigrated from Bohol, Philippines during the 1920s, worked in the rich agricultural fields around Stockton. Her […]
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Finance council with a vision to increase political participation of Filipinos launched
To celebrate Filipino American History Month, Atty. Loida Nicolas Lewis called on her friends to help host a virtual meeting with Dr. Jill Biden, wife of former Vice President and now Presidential Candidate Joe Biden. The meeting took place online on October 2, which was also the soft launch of the Filipino American National Finance […]
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New York has a new Consul General: Petronila Garcia
Petronila P. Garcia officially assumed on October 17 her post as Philippine Consul General in New York. A career diplomat with the rank of Chief of Mission I, Garcia has served the government for 40 years. She previously served as the Philippine Ambassador to Canada from January 2014 to September 2020, becoming the first female […]
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White House observes FilAm History Month
By Maricar CP Hampton & Cristina DC Pastor Ninio Fetalvo, the White House communications advisor, is one of many FilAm government officials leading the celebration of Filipino American History Month (FAHM) in October. The President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (PAC-AAPI) hosted its third quarterly meeting on October 15 coinciding with a virtual […]
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Commissioner Carmelyn Malalis on the ‘unconscionable’ discrimination facing Asian Americans
By Cristina DC Pastor Carmelyn P. Malalis remembers witnessing a woman being harassed by two male passengers inside a New York City subway car. Others nearby wanted to help but didn’t know what to do that would be safe. A young lawyer at the time, Malalis did what she thought she ought to “out of […]
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On Global Filipinos: FilAms running for the U.S. Congress
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Rep. Robert C. ‘Bobby’ Scott The first representative in the U.S. Congress of Filipino ancestry is Rep. Robert “Bobby” C. Scott of Virginia’s 3rd District. His grandfather, Valentino Cortez, was born in 1894 in Benguet province. He stowed away on a ship during the Spanish-American war. The American ship bound for […]
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Family politics and the Abasolos of New Jersey
Alice Abasolo, a resident of Woodbridge, New Jersey, is the portrait of a fervent supporter of Donald Trump. A conservative Catholic and pro-Life advocate, she is the third child among four siblings, all of them born in Ozamiz City, the hometown of their father. Their mother hails from Loay, Bohol. They came to America when […]
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First-time voter Sophia Policarpio: Thrilled, independent, undecided
By Cristina DC Pastor There are two things that get Sophia Policarpio excited and anxious at the same time: Being an incoming freshman at Stony Brook University and a first-time voter in the November 3rd elections. On turning 18, she registered to vote in her East Hills neighborhood in Long Island, thrilled at the thought […]