By Rene Pastor A long-time friend who lives in California asked what I thought about Bitcoin. I replied with a laugh, “You too?” I have read how many people, especially in Asia, are both intrigued and enamored by this digital currency. Across the Philippines and Hong Kong, Bitcoin has become an enchanting game of chance, […]
Amid reports of low diversity numbers at Silicon Valley’s elite technology companies, organizers in the Filipino American community are seeking to increase the visibility of Filipino Americans in the tech industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. Filipino Americans in Silicon Valley (FASTER), founded in 2015 by alumni from the University of California, Berkeley, is […]
Rocky Gathercole’s inspiring story places him in two extreme points in life: From homeless kid to celebrity designer. His collections have hit the runways of New York and Los Angeles, and the likes of Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Ariana Grande have worn his luxurious gowns. He left home as he was coming of age […]
By Cristina DC Pastor Scratch the news, I wrote in my 2005 book, and chances are you will find a Filipino American. Therefore, it came not much of a surprise that when the iconic iPhone celebrated its 10th anniversary on June 29, we learned that a FilAm was among its dozen creators. Freddy Anzures, a […]
By Angelito Cabigao It was 9 a.m. on a Saturday when I met up with Kai Feliciano, who is a student from Columbia University based in New York. Cool note to know that Kai was born and raised in the Philippines. In my work as Human Resources manager for TaskUS Philippines, I get to meet […]
By Cristina DC Pastor It was a pleasant Memorial Day afternoon, and Grace Labaguis of Jersey City was out shopping with her son. When they got home in the evening, she received a voicemail alert from Western Union (WU), asking to confirm transactions she made online. Strange, because she never made any remittance. She had […]
By Cristina DC Pastor Bobby Murphy’s net worth climbed to almost $5 billion, cementing a title Forbes has bestowed on the Filipino American tech entrepreneur as one of the youngest billionaires in the world. Murphy, 28, has a net worth of $4.9 billion as chief technology officer of Snap, Inc., a social media company that […]
By Cristina DC Pastor When Adela ‘Delle’ Sering Fojas came to New York, she was a carefree 20-year-old, fresh from convent school in Manila. Coming from a prominent political family in Surigao, she was not all that serious at her job as a garments industry clerk. Not having the typical immigrant’s drive to succeed, she […]
By Julia Carreon-Lagoc Fifteen-year old Danika Dingus, daughter of a FilAm doctor, romped away with the top prize in the Science Fair of the John Paul II Catholic School in Okatie, South Carolina on February 19. “Feel the Burn,” the title of her experiment, succinctly answered in step-by-step procedure this question: How does the triglyceride […]