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Courting the AAPI Independents
By Sunita Sohrabji The large, largely untapped bloc of Asian American Independent voters could deliver the win to Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris or her opponent, Republican Donald Trump in an extremely tight race. The New York Times/Siena College poll, released one day ahead of the September 10 debate, showed Trump leading Harris by 1 […]
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How Rodrigo Duterte brought the Philippines to its ‘twilight zone’
By Allen Gaborro In the post-EDSA I political and social milieu, it was hardly surprising that millions of Filipinos embraced former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s highly controversial stratagems and actions, or what political scientist, media personality, and academic intellectual Richard Javad Heydarian refers to in his expository book, “The Rise of Duterte: A Populist Revolt […]
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Opinion: It’s time to stop underestimating a woman’s competency for the presidency
By Loida Lewis Americans of every race and every state, Black, White, Asian American, even Jamaicans in Jamaica and anti-Trump Republicans were energized when Kamala Harris stepped before the cameras to declare her candidacy for the presidency of the United States in advance of this week’s Democratic National Convention. Within days, some $300 million was […]
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N.Y. State to improve maternal, pediatric facilities at Elmhurst Hospital at a cost of $27.5M
Governor Kathy Hochul announced on August 14 that the New York State would invest $27.5 million to expand maternal and pediatric health care facilities at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens. The State’s investment will increase access to high-quality prenatal and mental health care by expanding the hospital’s Women’s Pavilion to more than double its current size. […]
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FilAm activist from N.J. shot by Israeli Army in the West Bank
Amado Sison, a Filipino American community organizer from New Jersey, was shot by the Israeli army following the violent dispersal of a peaceful demonstration in Beita Village in the West Bank. The incident occurred on August 9, 2024, at approximately 3 p.m. in an olive grove near the village. Sison, using a pseudonym, was struck […]
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Senator Risa Hontiveros on her daughter coming out queer
By Cristina DC Pastor The calm and almost euphoric reaction of Senator Risa Hontiveros to her daughter’s coming out is not the typical response of some Filipina mothers on learning their daughters are gay. In some cases, coming-out stories are tense, dramatic confrontations between parent and child, with words of anger wrapped around feelings of […]
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Andy Kim: ‘I never intended to be a politician, but President Trump won…’
By Cristina DC Pastor I first met Andy Kim in December when members of the FilAm media were invited to his Meet-and-Greet in Summit, New Jersey. I saw a refreshing persona. A politician who did not have an inflated ego, did not peddle lies, and was not full of antics like some senators and congressmen […]
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Let’s turn ‘bahala na’ into ‘laban na’ for Kamala: FilAm politician
Filipino Americans for Harris (FAFH) held a community event on July 30th to launch the campaign to elect Kamala Harris for president. The event drew over 450 attendees and raised $7,000 in small dollar donations. National Co-Chair Hon. Melissa Ramoso stated, “Our goals are very simple. We are going to elect Vice President Kamala Harris for […]
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Dear JD
By Cristina DC Pastor The “childless cat ladies” you made fun of in your 2021 interview with Tucker Carlson? Some of them are my friends. G is an accomplished Manhattan journalist who works for one of the largest colleges. She married in her mid-40s and so she and her husband are late in the “procreation” […]