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Mets celebrates Filipino Heritage Night on Sept. 17
For the third consecutive year, the New York Mets will celebrate Filipino Heritage Night when they play the Washington Nationals at Citi Field on September 17th. There will be pre-game festivities outside of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda, featuring local performers such as the Kinding Sindaw cultural dance troupe and singer Adinah Lagud. Professor Kevin Nadal […]
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A race to save marriage
By Elton Lugay How can an athletic competition keep marriages from falling apart? That’s what Timothy Aquino, a 45-year-old contestant of Ironman Triathlon, will seek to find out. Tim is registered for the first Ironman U.S. championship in the New York/New Jersey area next month. The World Championship – bringing in all the winners across […]
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Jeremy Lin outsmarts Knicks’ Dolan, maneuvers way into $25-M contract
By Alek Bituin I hate playing the race card. It’s a cheap angle to take since writing from that lens elicits such visceral reactions from people. Sometimes, it’s justified. Oftentimes, it’s not. But using race as a central theme to a topic generally distracts the reader from the underlying message. That being said – how […]
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What happened in Vegas did not stay in Vegas
By Elton Lugay “Ring announcer Michael Buffer could not believe what he saw on the results sheet,” nursing assistant Elsa Mole from Connecticut excitedly recounted her story to The FilAm. “He was hesitant to announce Timothy Bradley as the WBO welterweight champion.” Mole was among the thousands who watched the Pacquiao-Bradley match June 9 in […]
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Clay Rapada, Filipino Yankee
By Nestor Enriquez There is someone new in the 2012 Yankees roster. A curve ball maybe, a Filipino American wearing the thin stripes #39 uniform: Clay Rapada. He is listed in the roster as 6’5”, 200 pounds. Certainly not the Pinoy frame as he is almost half a foot taller than San Francisco Giants’ Tim […]
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In my quest to interview Tim Tebow, I became the ‘news’
By Elton Lugay Controversial quarterback Tim Tebow was officially introduced to the media March 26 at the New York Jets training facility in Florham Park, New Jersey. A horde of media attended the presser that nearly eclipsed Trayvon Martin and Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s alleged involvement with French hookers. The circus-like attraction is astonishing considering that Tebow […]
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A ‘proud, fake’ Filipino’s open letter to Arnold Clavio
By Philip Dominguez Mercurio Dear Arnold Clavio, A dear colleague of mine recently made me aware of comments you made about Filipino players on the Philippine National Football Team playing at the AFC Challenge Cup in Kathmandu, Nepal. You claimed those on the team are not Filipino due to the fact some have not lived […]
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A peek into Manny Pacquiao’s world; Mayweather ‘on the horizon’
By Elton Lugay It wasn’t fight day, but Chelsea Pier’s The Lighthouse on February 23 was throbbing with energy. Hordes of Filipino fans were there for a glimpse of Congressman Manny Pacquiao who was promoting the Pacquiao-Bradley bout of June 9 in Las Vegas. When the boxing icon emerged on stage, the crowd went wild […]
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Tim Tebow, the American Pilipino
By A. Mabini Without fail, I find myself in a debate, often heated, when I declare Tebow’s American Pilipino identity. The opposing thought always lacks a solid basis on why Tebow should not be labeled American Pilipino. I just get the sense that it is just impossible to believe that someone as white as […]