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Grace Grande: Modern-day concubine
By Cristina DC Pastor It’s been five years since Grace Grande left her common-law husband – a well-connected politician from Cagayan Valley – to make a new life for herself and their two boys in Los Angeles. But while she thought leaving the Philippines would put an end to her misery, it created more problems, […]
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What the Church failed to do: Kill bill
By Ludy A. Ongkeko, Ph.D. Sadly, and it has been traced to almost 14 years since, the passage of the Reproduction Health Bill (RH) in the Philippines has been one of defiance and obstruction by the “Bishops.” The “Bishops” is the term ascribed to representatives of the Catholic Church in that island archipelago who […]
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Mayor Mike Bloomberg lobs one-liners at media party
By Elton Lugay Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on December 6th that evening would be his last holiday party for the media, his last time to “curry favor with the press.” Not unless, he quickly quipped, there is a “C4.” With a sardonic smile, the 108th mayor of New York cracked joke after joke at the […]
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Amb. Cuisia reminds U.S. to act on plight of 24K veterans
As the country commemorates Veterans Day, Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. paid tribute to Filipino and American veterans and expressed hope the U.S. would act soon on the plight of more than 24,000 Filipino veterans who were disqualified from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund program. “With the elections over, we are hoping that the […]
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Analyze him: Barack Obama called ‘narcissistic’ in new book
‘Change We Deserve’ By Luz Martin, MD Tate Publishing November 2012 Philippine-born psychiatrist and neurologist Luz M. Martin has published a book released in time for the Nov. 6 elections. “Change We Deserve” is an indictment of President Barack Obama’s policies as well as his personality. The author discuses Obama’s “defense mechanisms, his narcissism, his […]
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From naturalization to voting in three weeks
By Rene Pastor Three weeks ago, we pulled up in a cab on a cool morning at the Rodino building in Newark for my naturalization interview. It was a little before 8 a.m. and like any jittery Pinoy, I had my wife along for support. I also needed someone to talk to. I got called […]
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Nearly 30 FilAms are candidates in Nov. 6 elections
On the eve of the November 6th elections, the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. released a list of Filipino Americans running for public office in the local and national polls, as Ambassador Jose Cuisia urged the community to “go out and vote.” At least two Filipino Americans are running for seats in the U.S. House […]
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The education of the leader: Filipino Americans and political representation
By Iris Zalun There are 3.4 million Filipinos in the United States. That number is more than three times the population of Rhode Island, which – by the way – has federal representation by way of two senators. Despite being the second largest Asian community in the country, we remain the “Invisible Minority.” We are […]
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Barok* for Obama: Confessions of an undocumented campaign volunteer
By Richardmomar Cuanang “There will be no black president in this nation.” This statement, coming from my aunt who is married to an African American, always seemed to echo every time I visit her home in Beaufort, South Carolina. More than a statement, it was a stubborn declaration from a lady who has witnessed the […]