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Laura Garcia, DNP, RN: The nurse as a political organizer
By Maricar CP Hampton & Cristina DC Pastor For almost 23 years, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations-New York has been mobilizing the community to get people to vote, increase Filipinos’ political representation, and fight discrimination. Laura Garcia, DNP, RN, who is serving her second term as State Chairperson, has added another important concern: […]
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Biracial FilAms reflect on race and Blackness
By Cristina DC Pastor Ayana Owens experienced racism at an early age when her family entered a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Pennsylvania and overheard customers asking not be seated near them. She remembered another bitter memory when kids in her Baltimore neighborhood taunted her to “go home to China” because they didn’t want to play […]
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Anti-Terror bill of 2020: The disintegration of democracy in the PHL
By Matthew Alonsozana As Filipino Americans, we should constantly take pride in knowing that we are the heirs of a living tradition of quiet valor and moral courage. Many of the public health heroes who have risked so much in this coronavirus crisis are the embodiment of a spirit that infuses our culture. While we […]
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#BLACKLIVESMATTER: A Filipino immigrant’s perspective
By Paulo K Tiról Against the backdrop of the #BlackLivesMatter upheavals over the past days, I’ve thought a lot about my relationship with anti-Black oppression — specifically, as a Filipino immigrant who came to the United States as an adult. I spent the first 34 years of my life in Manila, where American history is […]
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Mom and pop businesses got no help from gov’t: lawmakers
By Sunita Sohrabji The mom and pop small businesses of Main Street America largely did not receive funding from the $2.6 trillion CARES Act, conceded Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., at a press briefing. CARES Act stands for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Khanna and California state Assemblymember David Chiu led an April […]
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A nurse’s reflections on the dreaded COVID-19 while waiting to be tested
By Lindy Rosales I have been having chills since the previous Saturday but with no fever. I take the subway to work, pass by Grand Central terminal where a lawyer from New Rochelle, who tested positive for COVID-19, also takes his subway train. I called two private doctors to see if I could be tested […]
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Ilya Amatorio: Nurse leader, mother of 2, first lady
By Cristina DC Pastor It’s been said: There’s a nurse in every Filipino American household. Over at Bergenfield town, a FilAm nurse just became its first lady. Ilya Evangelista Amatorio, 46, was a long-time clinical nurse manager at Mount Sinai Hospital until she decided two years ago to cut back and spend more time with […]
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On Global Filipinos: How a PHL president welcomed Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust
By Loida Nicolas Lewis On January 27, the United Nations remembered the 75th year of the liberation of Auschwitz during the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Among the activities was a short screening of the award-winning documentary “An Open Door: Holocaust Haven in the Philippines.” Director and producer Noel “Sonny” Izon’s work and research of 10 years […]
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‘Kabilang Ka, Pabilang Ka’ census campaign to launch on Mar 21
The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) will host a Census Community Engagement Launch in partnership with the 2020 Census at the Philippine Center in New York City on March 21, Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public The launch will gather over 100 Filipino American leaders […]