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New ConGen Elmer Cato assumes post amid escalating anti-Asian violence in N.Y.
Three things journalist-turned-diplomat Elmer Cato did when his appointment as Consul General in New York became official on March 30: He visited family and friends in Queens; he rolled up his sleeves and got himself vaccinated; he attended Easter Sunday mass at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer on the Upper East Side. Cato’s assignment […]
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Could Rob Bonta be California’s 1st FilAm Attorney General?
Upon confirmation by the Legislature, Rob Bonta, 48, will be the first Filipino American to occupy this position. His predecessor, Xavier Becerra was confirmed last week as secretary of Health and Human Services for the Biden administration. In 2012, when Bonta was elected to the California Assembly, he became the first FilAm state legislator in California’s […]
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Steven Raga joins crowded field; will it lead to a seat in District 26?
By Cristina DC Pastor Steven Raga is one of nearly 20 candidates aspiring to become council member of New York City Council District 26 — encompassing the neighborhoods of Long Island City, Dutch Kills, Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, and Maspeth in Queens — with a population of almost 210.000. The seat is currently held by Jimmy […]
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What is the Biden government doing to combat anti-Asian hate crimes?
The Department of Justice held a listening session with more than a dozen Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community groups as part of its continuing efforts to deter hate crimes and other unlawful acts against the AAPI community, and issued the statement below. “No one in America should fear violence because of who they […]
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Tears for the 500,000
The FilAm Editorial The number is mind-numbing. 500,000. At least half a million American lives lost to the stealth killer coronavirus. Thousands of them of Filipino ethnicity. Almost 300 of them Filipino American doctors, nurses, and other health care frontliners, based on data from Kanlungan.net, a memorial dedicated to Filipinos in the healthcare system. How […]
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My Cory Aquino story
By Cristina DC Pastor During the Marcos Dictatorship, the Aquino family was hardly covered by the media because much of the media at the time was controlled by the government. We at WHO magazine (of the Hans Menzi Bulletin publishing family) decided we wanted to talk to them. I was given the assignment to interview […]
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Veterans urge repeal of Rescission Act, an ‘ugly stain in nation’s history’
The untold story of Filipino World War II veterans remains a dark chapter in U.S. history for as long as the 1946 Rescission Act remains in the books. The legislation reduced the obligation of the U.S. government to take care of its Filipino war veterans. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, then Resident Commissioner of the Philippines, […]
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Mayor Todd Gloria of San Diego: A Filipino American Story
By Loida Nicolas Lewis At his inaugural address on December 10, 2020, Mayor Todd Gloria declared, “Today marks a new chapter in San Diego’s history. It is a place where the son of a hotel maid and a gardener, a Native American, Filipino, Puerto Rican, Dutch gay guy has just become your mayor.” It is […]
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Tengco, Touton: 2 FilAms join Biden-Harris administration
Jason Benjamin Alinea Tengco The Biden-Harris Administration has announced several political appointees to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Among them, Filipino American Jason Benjamin Alinea Tengco, White House Liaison for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The group will work alongside OPM civil servants in support of OPM’s mission and the Biden Administration’s […]