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Utterly mesmerizing
By Elton Lugay Rising singing star Kirby Asunto epitomized grace under pressure at her intimate show with co-headliner Jonathan Badon March 2 in Queens. When the wrong instrumental for her tribute to the legendary Etta James was played, the 14-year-old put on her trouper hat and offered to sing “At Last” a cappella to a […]
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Back home and feeling like an outcast
By A. Mabini I am here in the Philippines against conventional wisdom. If I can tell you how many of my loved ones advised against this idea and how many doubts I had, you would wonder why I went ahead. But I did, and if there was ever a decision that I was happy with […]
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Filipinos rank lowest in child poverty: N.Y. report
By Cristina DC Pastor Among Asian Pacific American (APA) children in New York, Filipinos rank lowest in the poverty level, according to a report released on February 22. Poverty, according to the report “We’re Not Even Allowed to Ask for Help: Debunking the Myth of the Model Minority,” released by the Coalition for Asian American […]
