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Bronx nurse deployed to Afghanistan to help in transition period
By Cristina DC Pastor Nurse Analiza Benjamin is currently serving in Afghanistan as a health care mentor, a job description that brings her in “direct contact” with the Afghan National Army. A reserve officer of the U.S. Navy with the rank of captain, Analiza is one of more than 30,000 coalition forces keeping peace in […]
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The FilAm’s top 10 stories of 2012
In 2012, Filipino Americans in the New York Tri-State were irked when Arnold Clavio ridiculed “fake Filipinos,” stormed the heavens for Jessica Sanchez to become the first FilAm “American Idol,” and were curious about the low-key lifestyle of retired actress Dindi Gallardo. Our readers were likewise riveted by the suicide of a Yonkers teen, the […]
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Book author praises the ConGen as ‘leader with a vision’
By Jenjen Furer Although I left Manila in 1984, it has taken over 20 years for me to be involved with the Filipino American community. This door was opened for me by someone who is both an inspiration and who now, I consider a friend. When my book, “Out of Status”, was published, my sister-in-law’s […]
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Filipina and husband own ‘incredible’ Christmas house in Jamaica Estates
By Elton Lugay I saw four Santas, Three Kings, an army of soldiers and snowmen and a choir of children. Rudolph and his reindeer were winding their way around the garden, while a white angel was suspended from the trunk of an ancient tree. Nothing was miniature in this scene, everything was life-size. One would […]
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Former AIG chairman sees the PH as a ‘high growth area’
Former AIG Chairman Hank Greenberg praised the Philippines as one of the high growth areas in the world during his lecture last week on “The U.S.- Philippine relationship: A Heightened Importance” held at Fordham University. Greenberg who is currently the chairman and CEO of C.V. Starr and Company, spoke nostalgically about his days building up […]
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Imelda Marcos doesn’t live here anymore
By Cristina DC Pastor With charm and graciousness, Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. and his wife Eleanor welcomed guests to their Upper East Side townhouse, located in a neighborhood known for its genteel, pre-war condos and elegant shops. It was the recent Evening with the Consul General, a traditional Christmas dinner where he opens […]
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FILAMSPEAK: ‘Aloha, Sen. Daniel Inouye; we won’t forget’
Filipino Americans mourned the passing of Senator Daniel Inouye, war hero and a revered Asian American member of Congress. The senator from Hawaii died December 17th from a respiratory ailment at the age of 88. He was laid to rest on Sunday in Hawaii. In the FilAm community, Inouye is remembered in awe and with […]
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Janine Tugonon: ‘Filipinos take pageants seriously’
By Elton Lugay To many Filipino pageant watchers, Miss Philippines Janine Tugonon was the complete package: Beauty, grace and smarts. She was – but, of course — the Filipino favorite from the beginning. And when she answered her final interview, many had thought she nailed it. But she ended up placing second to Miss United […]
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Devoted family man is a gun owner
By Cristina DC Pastor Let me introduce Art Tadiar (not his real name), hardworking health care employee, devoted family man, proud Filipino American and unabashed gun owner. Art, a Virginia resident, has something in common with Newtown, Conn. shooter Adam Lanza: a Glock hand gun. But while Lanza may have used this weapon to kill […]
