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Kamala Harris: The true anti-Trump
By Cristina DC Pastor In Kamala Harris’s rapid rise to the top, some Filipina Americans see in the vice president a woman who is “dynamic,” “hardworking,” “powerful” and “assertive.” Someone profoundly qualified to be the 47th president of the United States. “Kamala Harris didn’t just come out of nowhere,” observed Cheryl Quinio-Blodgett, a former Democratic […]
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FilAms express their ‘gratitude’ to Joe Biden as he bows out of presidential race
By Cristina DC Pastor Filipino Americans voiced their support for President Joe Biden’s decision to “stand down” and drop out of the race and to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s candidate for president. National Federation of Filipino American Associations National Chair Brendan Flores writes on Facebook, “President Biden’s decision not to […]
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Against the backdrop of the NYC skyline, PHL Independence Day marches on
By Cristina DC Pastor The parade weaved the crowd together, one organization after another: The nurses with the Knights of Rizal with the indigenous dancers with the provincial floats with the teachers with the pageant beauties in their flashy tiaras and so on, their magnificent colors blending into the lingering line of marchers. It was […]
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Susie Ibarra’s ‘Sky Islands’ musical piece vs climate change premieres on July 18
Renowned Filipino composer and percussionist Susie Ibarra previewed her latest work in progress—Sky Islands, a musical tribute to our rich and fragile ecosystems inspired by the distinct rainforest habitats of Luzon, Philippines. Sky Islands combines the creation of new gong metal sculptures, which create a physical floating garden series of sounds, with a musical score to float the composition […]
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Senator Risa Hontiveros: U.S. government preparing extradition request for Quiboloy
By Cristina DC Pastor and Lindy Rosales Senator Risa Hontiveros has disclosed the United States is preparing to send an extradition request to the Philippine government for fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy to face sex trafficking, fraud and smuggling charges. “We are waiting for good news, hopefully, that the U.S. government will formalize an extradition request,” […]
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Six women and their stories in pursuit of justice
By Lindy Rosales On a cloudy spring day, it was a pleasure to walk through the verdant grounds of Harvard University on the way to the Asean Center. Parking is a scarcity in this university town unless you have a resident permit, or it’s a Sunday. We were to attend the book launch of “Six […]
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The U.S. student debt: A debate between retirement and working for life
What is the future of college affordability? Though the Biden administration has made historic strides in passing student loan forgiveness initiatives, ongoing lawsuits by Republican-majority states and a possible change of White House leadership this election year threatens their survival. Meanwhile, the lifting of pandemic-era freezes to federal student loan payment forces borrowers nationwide to […]
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Patricia Evangelista book wins NYPL’s Helen Bernstein award
The New York Public Library announced on May 2 that Patricia Evangelista is the winner of the 2024 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism for Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country published by Penguin Random House. Journalist Patricia Evangelista came of age in the aftermath of a street revolution that […]
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A summer of discontent infects America’s campuses
By Rene Pastor It is confusing to take in the convulsions sweeping over the college campuses of the United States ignited by the paroxysm of violence sparked by the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7. The easiest and laziest instinct is to compare it to 1968, a year when American troops were hammered by […]