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‘A mother will hold a child’s hands for a while but the heart forever’
By Lumen Castaneda What is a mother? The dictionary describes a mother as a woman who has borne a child or the origin or source of something like a mother plant. Mother means selfless devotion, limitless sacrifices and love that passes understanding. “A woman who has compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience is a mother. […]
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My mom: Realizing the American Dream at 82
By Suzanne Lansangan-Sabangan The front door of my condominium opened at 10 a.m. with my mother poking her head in and telling me she was ready. The swearing-in was to begin at 1:30 p.m. That was not new to me as she always made sure she was one or two hours early for any appointment, […]
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‘Going our own ways:’ A family made whole again by divorce
By Elena Velez It all took place in downtown Jersey City at St. Mary’s Church. That’s where Maria Almadin and Edwin Velez met. The two were madly in love for a while. Two years later, on December 17, 1994, the couple became one and showed their love for one another. In 1996, they had their […]
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Love is their color
By Cristina DC Pastor Once upon a time, there was a law that criminalized marriage between a Filipino and an American. The Anti-miscegenation law applied mostly – although not exclusively — to Filipino men and white women, its objective being the preservation of racial purity. That law has since been declared unconstitutional and repealed in […]
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The Brothers Harbaugh: Just like Filipino families that come together
By Ludy A. Ongkeko, Ph.D. One does not have to be a football fan to be acquainted with the Harbaugh brothers. Blissfully, the Harbaugh brothers have proven how brothers, how even those immersed in the same game, in the same craft as coaches, can love one another, as they represented their teams as heavy contenders […]
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My New Year’s Manifesto in 2013
By Pamela K. Santos New Year’s resolutions don’t appeal to me very much because I don’t want to think about being a better person. Are there things that I can improve upon in 2013? Certainly, but that’s not the issue. Behind every resolution is the deliberate and conscious decision to do or not do something. […]
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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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A light in a dark place
By Pamela K. Santos Since news broke yesterday afternoon about the senseless killing in an elementary school of Newtown, Connecticut, I haven’t been able to stay away from some form of media outlet. What else could I do for the two hours before my son arrived safe and sound from his school bus? Among the […]
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Remembering Tito Danny, the cool uncle I lost to AIDS
By Pamela K. Santos “You may say I’m a dreamer / But I’m not the only one / I hope someday you’ll join us / And the world will be as one.” — John Lennon November 30 is my birthday. When I was a kid, a cousin told me November 30th was Bonifacio Day, a […]