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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 […]
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Dear Undecided FilAm Voter
I get it. You are still on the fence five weeks away from the election. Not committed to either Donald Trump or Joe Biden, still figuring out which of the two candidates is deserving of your invaluable vote. I don’t know how big a population you are, but pooled together with all undecided American voters, […]
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TOFA100 to celebrate distinguished FilAms on Oct 31
By Rasmin Diaz A second batch of TOFA100 outstanding Filipinos in the fields of media, business and entrepreneurship, education and research, fashion, culinary and public service was announced last week by The Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA) Awards. “Entertainment and public service are among TOFA’s bigger categories because Filipino excellence truly shines through in these fields,” […]
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UK borough in grief over the death of Filipina mayor
The borough of Hertsmere in the United Kingdom extended its “sincerest condolences” on the death of the mayor, Councillor Cynthia Barker. The Philippine-born Barker was appointed to the position in June this year, having served as deputy mayor last year. “Our elected members and staff are deeply saddened by the death of the serving Mayor […]
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Asian Americans to vote 54% for Biden, 30% for Trump: poll data
Almost half of Vietnamese Americans will vote to re-elect President Donald Trump Nov. 3, while two-thirds of Indian Americans will vote for the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket, reports AAPI Data in new survey results released Sept. 15. Overall, 54 percent of Asian Americans will vote for the Biden-Harris ticket, while 30 percent will vote for […]
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On Global Filipinos: Marvin Lim is running unopposed for a seat in the Georgia legislature
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Marvin Lim, who migrated to Atlanta with his parents when he was 7 years old, is the presumptive District 99 Representative to the Georgia State Legislature this January 2021. He won in the Democratic Primary with 62 percent of the vote. Because the Republican Party did not nominate an opponent in […]