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• 12 women to receive honors • Want to be published? • Chicken McBites on-the-go
The Pan-American Concerned Citizens Action League, will award 12 Women Achievers in honor of International Women’s History Month in March. The awardees to be honored at a March 18 ceremony at the Ramada Plaza Hotel Newark International Airport are: Dr. Alice Almendral – Award for Aesthetic Medicine Vicky Baxa – Award for Faith-based Community Service […]
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Brava, Bryanboy!
By Cristina DC Pastor You know Fashion Week’s around the corner when Bryanboy begins sharing the spotlight with catwalk superstars, powerhouse designers and breakthrough brands, and you get an email from a friend asking: Do you know about this guy? I have heard of him but have a marginal recollection of what he’s done over […]
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Why are Asian Americans invisible on N.Y. stage? Feb. 13 town hall to confront underrepresentation
By Randy Gener The Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC) released on January 30 a slew of statistics which they argue constitute the smoking gun that Asian American performers are not part of “the trend toward more inclusive casting” in New York theater. In a prepared statement, the coalition states that: • “Asian American performers […]
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Broadway times 3
By Jean Charisse A. Arboleda Our contributing writer had her fill watching shows on Broadway, and off. Here are her impressions and some sidebars. Wit or Without Her I have just seen one of the most real and the most depressing plays on Broadway. “Wit,” starring “Sex and the City’s” Cynthia Nixon, is a Pulitzer […]
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N.Y. bank eyeing investments in PH mining
A Manhattan bank and advisory firm announced on February 3 plans to invest in Philippine mining and outsourcing and set up an office in Manila. Murdock Capital Partners, which has more than a decade of merchant banking and advisory experience in China and Australia, said it is “determined to commit significant resources to the Philippines.” […]
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There is life after Justin Bieber
By Elton Lugay After two years of singing and touring with the phenomenal Justin Bieber, the Legaci is coming into its own. The group released its first single, “All Day,” in December and is recording its first album since parting ways with Justin after his My World Tour in October. The album is due for […]
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Always in their hearts
So moved by the tragedy of 9/11, a California band wrote a song expressing its almost reverential admiration for New Yorkers for their courage and resilience. “Darkest Hour” was written by Sam Tejamo of the JDS Crew. The music video relives that horrific day through words and images and how the people who lost their […]
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Did Yonkers teen commit suicide over bullying? Friends claim, but cops doubtful
By Cristina DC Pastor A fun-loving, Justin Bieber fan was reported to have committed suicide because she was being bullied at school, according to newspaper reports. Reports say Eira Fatima Maghuyop, a 14-year-old freshman at The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, died at her Yonkers home. The reports did not say how she took her […]
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Vanessa Hudgens journeys to Mysterious Island
There will be an advance screening of “Journey 2: A Mysterious Island,” starring Filipina actress Vanessa Hudgens. The preview is slated for February 7 at Regal E Walk, three days before the film’s commercial release on February 10. In the film, Hudgens plays a strong-willed daughter who insists on joining her father and three others […]
