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• May 15 rally for Adriane, all restaurant workers • PH calls on countries to ban guns
Consider May 15 V-Day not just for Adriane Padilla but for all restaurant workers in the New York-New Jersey area. “Justice for Adriane Campaign Celebration and Restaurant Workers Appreciation Day” will celebrate the triumph of Adriane Padilla, 19, a former restaurant worker who has been seeking compensation from her employers for unpaid wages. Adriane sued […]
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9/11 families to regroup, reminisce on 10th anniversary
Count the families of Ma. Theresa Santillan and Judy Santillan Fernandez among the ranks of the still-grieving. Cousins Maritess and Judy of New Jersey were among the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald employees who died in 9/11. Both were 27, Rutgers grads and living New York life to the fullest. “They were very close,” said Maritess’ father […]
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The story of Paco Larrañaga
By Cristina DC Pastor There is something Kennedyesque about the story of Paco Larrañaga, a Filipino-Spanish man who, at 19, was charged in the double murder and rape of two Filipino-Chinese sisters in Cebu in 1997. “Give up Tomorrow,” currently screening at the Tribeca Film Festival captures every chilling detail of his conviction as well […]
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Cory at the Mount was an ‘intelligent, lovely’ student
By Maricar CP Hampton High school senior Marjorie Martinez, a bright, wispy girl of 17, has three choices of where to go to get a nursing degree: Hunter, Rutgers and CMSV: “CMSV? You know, the school of Cory Aquino.” Among Filipinos, the College of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx is known as the school […]
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• Activists denounce all U.S. wars • Catch flick in Jersey theater • A busy week for new ambassador
FilAm activists formed part of the Asian American contingent during the April 9, 2011 United National Anti-war Coalition mobilization at Union Square. Demonstrators called for an immediate end to U.S. wars in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other parts of the world, as well as a reallocation of public funds towards public services, such as health […]
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The making, unmaking and remaking of Marcos as a hero
The Philippines is moving to anoint rapacious dictator Ferdinand Marcos a hero. First by having his portrait restored in the armed forces Hall of Heroes and very soon getting his body transferred to the Libingan ng mga Bayani, the U.S. equivalent of the Arlington National Cemetery reserved for war heroes. The armed forces historian […]
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‘I went to a spa, had a massage with Marcos money’
By Cristina DC Pastor; TF photo Feminist writer and former political prisoner Ninotchka Rosca was one of more than 7,500 claimants to the $10-million settlement paid to victims of human rights violations under the Marcos regime. TF: What did you do with your $1,000 check? NR: I ate something really nice, I went to a […]
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• Tribute to poet-prof Luis Francia • Human rights lawyer Len Weinglass, 77 • Visita Iglesia around Broadway
In this special 20th anniversary workshop reading, the Asian American Writers Workshop honors on April 8 Luis H. Francia, poet, journalist, professor, and former board member of the AAWW. Francia will read selections from his works, including from the just published chapbook “The Beauty of Ghosts,” alongside writer/friends. Linda Faigao Hall, Nita Noveno, Susan Soriano, […]
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‘A mistake for progressive candidates to join party of Marcos’
By Cristina DC Pastor In between speaking tours and writing his memoir, former Bayan leader Baltazar Pinguel ponders Philippine politics 20 years after he left the country. TF: Tell me about your journey from the Philippines to the U.S., specifically Philly where you now live. BP: I have lived here these past 19 years. Next […]