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Community leaders to speak for Obama, Romney in debate
Two community leaders will engage in a political debate representing their presidential candidates. New York philanthropist Loida Nicolas will articulate the position of the Democratic party and incumbent President Barack Obama, while California businesswoman Nimfa Gamez will take the side of the Republican candidate Mitt Romney. During the town hall-style debate, the two executives will […]
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Mitt Romney represents FilAm values, supports family reunification
By Vellie Sandalo Dietrich-Hall With the exception of the Native Americans, each American owes everything that we are to someone in our family tree who immigrated to America. Most came here looking for a better life — a chance to contribute, to gain a toe-hold for themselves and their children. In my case, I was […]
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Fordham forum to discuss relevance of Manila Declaration
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Manila Declaration and examine its relevance in bringing about the peaceful settlement of international disputes, the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations, in cooperation with the American Branch of International Law Association, is organizing a panel discussion to review the document. The […]
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More young FilAms are signing up to vote
By Steven Raga During this past month, we’ve watched Krystle Cruz on “The Next” where she wowed audiences with her singing, and JR Aquino on “The Voice” where he also garnered a well-deserved public praise led by no less than Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine. With both of these shows involving a voting component, friends […]
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Protest against cybercrime law a Fifth Avenue attraction
Two days of protest actions were held urging the repeal of the controversial cybercrime law in the Philippines, which seeks tough penalties against all forms of Internet-based libel including those that appear in blogs, tweets and Facebook feeds. An information session called “Internet Rights are Human Rights” was held October 8th followed by a silent […]
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Aung San Suu Kyi tells Burmese Americans: First, ask yourselves why you want to help your homeland
By Ryan Gajudo Macasero SAN FRANCISCO — I had forgotten to eat breakfast out of my own excitement and experienced some stomach pains as I anticipated my heroine’s arrival. Determined to witness this historic occasion, I ignored my own discomfort. There she was from a far distance – Aung San Suu Kyi, or ‘The Lady,’ […]
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Martial law was personal
By Ninotchka Rosca An early morning phone call, a voice saying, “A Manny Lacaba was killed in Davao. Please contact his family.” Emmanuel Lacaba, young and handsome and a zinger of a poet, had gone underground upon the declaration of martial law, as had his brother, Jose F. Lacaba. Since our first acquaintance, they’d been […]
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The Marcos Dictatorship and the irreparable damage to a family and the Filipino experience
By Joel David In the process of finalizing the current issue of Kritika Kultura, Ateneo’s online journal, on Ishmael Bernal’s “Manila by Night,” I went over some of the notes I took during the too-few interviews I had with the director. One of the statements he made, that our stories as a people are better […]
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Students peer into the future of feminism
What is a wave and what will the fourth wave look like? These questions were a sampling of the many topics discussed during AF3IRM NY’s last day of the Summer School of Activism (SSOWA). Lead facilitators Minerva Arias and Maria Garcia-Mugg critiqued the first three waves of feminism and challenged students to define what the […]