By Cristina DC Pastor A brain cancer survivor will be among the tens of thousands expected to run in the New York City Marathon on November 5. By his participation, James Auste, 40, makes history as one of few exceptional brain cancer warriors who have run major marathons in successive years. Part of his “campaign […]
Chris Romulo, grew up in a broken home. His mother Lucita, a pharmacist’s technician, wanted Chris to go to college and live the American Dream. His father Carlito, a hospital orderly, detached himself from the family and turned to gambling. After a series of unfortunate events in grammar school, Chris took to the streets of […]
By Cristina DC Pastor The event was billed as a town hall with NBA star, L.A. Lakers point guard Jordan Clarkson. It developed into a fan-club fundraiser that left some in the Filipino American community questioning if it was Ok for a fundraiser to be hosted at the Philippine Consulate. The February 5 meet-and-greet was […]
By Cliff Barry and Cristina DC Pastor Making your way into any professional sports league is very tough. Making your way into a professional sports league as a minority is something that is even tougher. According to a study done by the director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports, Dr. Richard Lapchick, […]
Run, walk, crawl. Organizers are inviting the public to join the 3rd Annual Santacruzan Fil-Am 5K race to benefit World War II veterans. The event will be held during the East Coast’s largest Santacruzan celebration on Sunday, May 28, in Jersey City. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education […]
By Gerald Tabios I am not the nude person running on the streets of New York. Rather, in runners world, a ‘streaker’ is a completely dressed person who runs marathons year after year in a row. November 6, 2016, will be my 12th toeing the line for the New York City Marathon in a row. […]
The Filipino-American Youth Basketball Association (FYBA), representing the Metro DC area in the annual North American Basketball Association (NABA) Labor Day tournament, took home five championship trophies, two runner up honors, and a sterling performance by the rest of the teams. The annual tournament was held last Labor Day weekend in Spooky Nook, the largest […]
By Aimee Ulep On Saturday, June 18, the World Basketball Ambassadors Club (WBAC) hosted its inaugural International Showcase tournament at St. Raymond’s Gym in the Bronx to promote global acceptance of cultures through basketball. Six countries — Philippines, Panama, Dominican Republic, China, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica — were invited to bring teams to compete for […]
The film ‘Fields of Hope’ will screen on April 23 as part of the Manhattan Film Festival in New York City. It follows three boys, Jarred, Julius, and Kenneth, who endured the worst of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) when it devastated Leyte in 2013. Through their participation in the Mission Tacloban grassroots football (soccer) program, […]