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FilAms in Donald Trump’s AAPI advisory committee
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has announced his Asian Pacific American Advisory Committee. The women and men – including five Filipino Americans — on the committee are elected, appointed and grassroots leaders who will engage Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) on relevant issues to these important and vibrant communities, according to a press statement. […]
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Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr.: Pope, Obama ‘not bothered’ by Duterte cursing; ‘We can’t kick out China’
By Cristina DC Pastor The government of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte wants to keep major powers as friends and is looking to embrace both superpower rivals the U.S. and China as allies. Foreign Secretary Perfect Yasay Jr. made this declaration in a packed town hall meeting on September 21 where he discussed the government’s “independent foreign […]
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Duterte spokesman appeals to FilAm media’s sense of patriotism, not to be adversarial
By Cristina DC Pastor The invite was brief and to the point: “Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella available for media… wants to get the pulse of the FilAm press.” I confirmed for my online magazine, The FilAm. So did seven other colleagues representing various publications reporting out of the New York area. We all sat at […]
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In this bitter election, did I help encourage my community to vote?: A post-forum reflection
By Matthew Alonsozana As go Filipino-Americans, so goes the United States. Will they choose to “Make America Great Again” or declare “I’m With Her”? More than any other Asian American community, Filipino-Americans are social, economic, and political bellwethers of this country, and in a way, our community embodies a vision of the American Dream in […]
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‘Kontra Libing’ rallyists urge Duterte to reconsider Marcos burial at cemetery for heroes
Your Excellency, President Duterte: Burying Ferdinand E. Marcos alongside our nation’s heroes who fought for our freedom is an affront to the thousands of lives tortured and murdered during his reign. A hero does not take away freedom, he campaigns for it and fights for its survival for the sake of others. Laying him to […]
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Social Security programs are as diverse as those we serve
By Everett M. Lo Social Security Administration’s Regional Public Affairs Office in the New York Region From women and children, to the elderly and disabled, Social Security has you covered. Because we value and appreciate the differences that make up our nation, our programs are as diverse as those we serve. We’re with you throughout […]
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VP Leni Robredo says FilAms are ‘looked upon as leading perfect lives’
Here in the United States, perhaps at times you also feel left behind. Some of you may feel like you are part of the marginalized community, and just suffer in silence. Some of you feel that the Philippine government has not taken care of you. You feel frustrated by the airports back home, or the […]
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VP Leni Robredo on drug killings: ‘Is this what we want?’
By Cristina DC Pastor Vice President Leni Robredo finds herself in a tight spot. Her office has the smallest budget in the Philippine government, it cannot execute a project, and she believes she has no real power “except to wait for something to happen to the president.” Six years, she tells herself, is a long […]
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To win, Hillary should speak a little Tagalog
By Andrew Lam New America Media If all politics are local, then candidate Hillary Clinton may very well need to speak a little Korean and Tagalog in order to win the 2016 presidential election. Why? In 2014 Slate.com published a fascinating article with this headline, “Tagalog in California, Cherokee in Arkansas.” It is a survey […]