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Artist to unveil Trayvon Martin-inspired collection of large portraits on Nov. 15
Chicago-based fine artist and social activist Cesar Conde will exhibit his newest collection “In The Hood – Portraits of African American Professionals Wearing a Hoodie” at 33 Contemporary Gallery at the Zhou B Art Center in Chicago from November 15 to December 14, 2013. “In The Hood” is a project of large-scale portraits done in […]
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A museum called FAM
By Cristina DC Pastor This was how I explained the Filipino American Museum (FAM) to the hubby when I got home. Me: I just came from a museum opening, um, except that there is no museum. H: Huh? What? Me: It’s an empty room in an old Soho building, has white walls and not much […]
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FILAMSPEAK: Is Jose Cuisia an absentee ambassador?
By Cristina DC Pastor & Maricar CP Hampton A Philippine columnist made a most startling accusation: Ambassador Jose Cuisia is a part-time ambassador! That he sits on the board of nine Philippine companies and that he is often “absent in (his) job making money in the Philippines.” We sought comments from the Philippine Embassy and […]
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PHL Red Cross chief: Every Filipino family should be prepared for disasters
By Veronica Pulumbarit Former Senator Richard Gordon, chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, urged the public to give to the most vulnerable victims of the deadly magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit Central Visayas. At a Kapihan sa Manila Diamond Hotel on October 21st, he said the Philippine government as well as non-government organizations like the […]
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TOFA-NY: Honoring the community’s ‘brightest and most committed’
By Cristina DC Pastor The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York (TOFA-NY) was a night of recreating, reenacting and reconnecting with Filipino roots, a fitting culmination to Filipino American Heritage Month. Judge Lorna Schofield of the Southern District of New York, who was a keynote speaker, recalled memories of her mother, Priscilla Tiongco, who as […]
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How the Philippines bonded with Israel before they became independent countries
By Cristina DC Pastor Ralph Preiss, a retired IBM computer engineer, was 9 years old when his family joined a thousand other Jewish people who sailed into the Philippines to escape Nazi persecution. It was around 1935 or two years after Adolf Hitler’s henchmen embarked on an anti-Semitic rampage in Germany. At the time, the […]
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OFF THE WALL: Purely sentimental: Investing in the Philippine stock market
By Rene Pastor I have a small online account to invest in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). It is far smaller than my IRA in the United States. Sometimes, I wonder why I keep it open. The only answer I can come up with is sentimental value. It is the only way I can own […]
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Consul-General lauds TOFA-NY for ‘dedicated and tireless’ efforts to search, give recognition to FilAm achievers
By Oliver Oliveros Consul General to New York Mario L. De Leon, Jr., U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York Lorna Schofield, and former chairman of the board for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Ruben Nepales will keynote the third annual The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York (TOFA-NY) Awards on Saturday […]
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‘Less talk, more action,’ Megan Young urges Filipinos
By Elton Lugay Newly-crowned Miss World Megan Young paid a courtesy visit to Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. on October 23. After the meeting, she met with members of the community media where she called for unity among Filipinos and asked for support for two Philippine charity organizations. “We’re here to bring together the […]
