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Manny Pacquiao as American pop culture icon
By Daniel de la Rosa The iconization of Manny Pacquiao has begun. The Filipino boxer, who has won eight world titles, is now the flag bearer of CBS (whither Charlie Sheen?) and is lending his name to a men’s cologne. The first time something as memorable has happened to a great American athlete was football […]
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• Follow him @MannyPacquiao • Tagalog classes for children • Wanted: cultural performers for Independence Day
He came. He saw. He Tweeted. Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division world champion and lone congressional representative from the Sarangani province in the Philippines, has returned to Twitter. Manny’s authorized user name is @MannyPacquiao. Fans are invited to follow Manny as he trains with Freddie Roach for his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title defense against […]
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‘In U.S., golf is not a status symbol’
By Cristina DC Pastor Late-blooming golfer Jerry Pabalan is president of the Filipino American Golfers Association of NY/NJ/CT. TF: Do FilAms use golf to close business deals? JP: If they do, they don’t advertise, but I know of a few business relationships that have prospered with FAGA. We have a roster with such diverse membership […]
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How basketball defines the essence of being Filipino
By Daniel de la Rosa He was supposed to stay in the Philippines for only one year, but New Yorker Rafe Bartholomew wound up going for three. That sounds like a line from a basketball game. Why go for a point on the free throw line when you could chuck it up for 3 points […]