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When hotels are not the only option
Office manager Janice de Jesus is one ‘bakasyonista’ who likes the feel of home when she is traveling. She prefers to stay in a rental close to a wet market so she can buy her favorite vegetables and cook for her family. For her, staying in a hotel is not always the best option. If […]
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Coming out atheist
By Cristina DC Pastor When I called Marissa Torres Langseth on a late Sunday morning, she said she was not ready for an interview yet as she just got back from Sunday service. “You’re kidding, right?” I shot back laughing. She laughed too at what sounded like discordant reasoning, but explained it was to accompany […]
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This New Yorker has not read a single book
He will never be like Amy Poehler who “rubs elbows” with the strange people who exist in other worlds, or Jay-Z who sees in reading a way to “put words to feelings.” You won’t find him with a copy of the Daily News in the subway train or under the covers at 3 a.m. finishing […]
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‘We are a diamond in the rough’
By Elton Lugay Everyone was there: Hollywood actors, Philippine stars, beauty queens, politicians and doctors. It’s no different from a typical barrio fiesta back home where the cabeza de barangay and the parish priest are honored guests. At Philippine Fiesta’s Empowerment Awards ball on August 17, New Jersey State Senator Robert Gordon and New York […]
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R.I. court rules Filipina victim of human trafficking is entitled to compensation
A Rhode Island federal judge has ordered default against an Emirati colonel in a human trafficking civil suit. The decision paves the way for the award of compensation to Elizabeth Cabitla Ballesteros, according to a statement from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) which provided legal assistance to the Filipina domestic worker. […]
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Who’s afraid of ‘balut’?
It’s not for the faint of heart or those with queasy stomachs. But eight New Yorkers are out to make competitive eating history when they signed up for the First ‘Balut’-Eating Contest to be held on August 25 in Brooklyn. ‘Balut’ is duck fetus boiled, dipped in salt and washed down with beer. It is […]
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Eric Gamalinda’s ‘Splendor’ explores New York’s sacred places
Poet Eric Gamalinda’s multi-venue work, “Deep Splendor,” brings an 8th Century Buddhist text into the age of mobile devices, the Internet and social media. The work has been chosen as part of the Asian American Arts Alliance’s “Locating the Sacred Festival,” which launches in September with music, dance, visual, and literary arts from the Bronx […]
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Dalaga is one busy Lady
August is a pretty busy month for Dalaga. From August 1 to 31, the Filipino-owned Dalaga boutique – with stores in Brooklyn and Soho – is the featured window display at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue. And on August 14, sisters and owners Mary and Michelle Mangiliman will be featured in the TLC show […]
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Deferred Action: What you need to know and how to apply
Starting August 15, the process to apply for “Deferred Action” for DREAM Act immigrant youth is set in motion. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals — or DACA — will allow immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and without proper documentation to stay in the country legally for two years if they met certain […]
