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FilAm families unaware of Obamacare (Part 2)
By Cristina DC Pastor Of approximately 230,000 Asian American children in the metropolitan New York, about 13 percent or 30,000 are Filipino American. FilAm children in New York have a high insurance coverage, said Noilyn Abesamis‐Mendoza of the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families. Filipinos have the lowest rate of uninsurance at 3 percent […]
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Affordable Care Act improves access to care for children with disability: advocates (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor Zariah Jimenez, a young girl with autism, regularly reports to two specialist doctors. Paying her medical costs would be financially draining, but her mother made sure she is covered under the government’s Medicaid for Individuals with Disabilities (MID). “As one with a documented disability, she has actually the highest coverage available,” […]
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Dulcie Dee photographs the city
Artist Dulcie Dee will be exhibiting four photographs at the “Images from the Heart” group show organized by Sinag and the American Society of Philippine Photographers. New York-born Dulcie was an arts major at Fiorello La Guardia High School of Music and the Arts and won first prize for the NYC Anti-Drug Abuse poster contest […]
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‘Noli me Tangere, the Opera’ opens Oct. 4; big budget, world-class, say producers
By Cristina DC Pastor There they were, the youngsters of “Noli Me Tangere, the Opera” giggling, mugging for the cameras, just being precocious kids. All the time, Kirby Asunto, Elijah Sirilan and his sister Zion huddled close as if they were siblings. At least in the New York production of Jose Rizal’s historical novel, they […]
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OFF THE WALL: Should I stay or should I go now?
By Rene Pastor Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble And if I stay there will be double The English band The Clash wrote this ‘80s hit song over a girlfriend, but it may as well be the raging anthem of the stock market. The budget battle […]
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A Filipina journeys through 2 marriages, 3 books and a life lived fully
By Heidy Ramos At the age of 16, I was a runaway, working in a tailor shop. At that time, I met my first husband Nick in Subic, Zambales, where he was stationed by the U.S. Navy. After getting married, Nick and I were relocated to Vallejo, California. In a naval housing community, we raised […]
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Luis Francia honored with lifetime achievement award
The Metro New York Chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) will be presenting the third annual community awards to individuals, led by writer Luis Francia, who have demonstrated a commitment to community engagement and the preservation of FilAm history. The presentation will be held October 1st at the Philippine Center. The “Contributions […]
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Opera singer makes New York debut
Filipino soprano Armela Fortuna makes her New York debut in “Cantares,” a classical program featuring the best in Philippine and European music. She will be performing with up-and-coming Filipino American artists Jared Martin and Jellyn Anne Echon. The trio will be accompanied by pianist Maximillian Antig. Some selections from “Cantares” include Handel’s Piangero, “Puccini’s Quando […]
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Montclair exhibit features retrospective of Philippine art spanning 50 years
Montclair State University opened on September 21st an exhibition of contemporary Philippine art, inspired by the South East Asian archipelago’s long history of socio-economic/political struggles and their search for a national identity. Titled “Triumph of Philippine Art,” the unique retrospective is the first exhibit to ever specifically use artwork to tell the nation’s political story, […]
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