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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 […]
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FILAMSPEAK: Are your parents strict?
With this issue we start a series called ‘FilAmSpeak’ where we ask a simple question and get the community to respond just as simply. No prodding, no Pavlovian stimuli and definitely no agenda. Our first question to young FilAms: Are your parents strict? Do they cramp your American lifestyle? Five smart and articulate youngsters answer […]
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On Thanksgiving Day, FilAms stay close to families, friends and faith
In sprawling suburban homes and cramped apartments, Filipino Americans feted Thanksgiving by celebrating with their families and relatives, friends and co-workers and giving thanks to God for His blessings. In the case of an account executive who lives by himself in Queens, the day was quietly celebrated solo with a takeout turkey from a Georgia’s […]
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Connecticut family survives tree that fell on kitchen
By Cristina DC Pastor Like most nights, Pam Meily was doing the dishes after dinner. Except that October 29 was not like any other evening. Power was out and hurricane Sandy was blowing ferocious winds throughout the Northeast. Pam was looking out the kitchen window of her Stamford, Connecticut home when an old tree – […]
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They know you as Tita Bing…
By Anne Branigin They know your generosity, your energy, the swell of your laugh. They may know, as I do, that you have no “inside voice” when you’re on the phone (So few Filipinos do. Like, no matter how technology progresses, no matter how hi-def shit gets, you’ve got to compensate for the miles between […]