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Filipino girl with rare tumor Ewing’s Sarcoma needs help
By Maya Rowencak Chesca was a healthy and happy little girl, until one day she fell, causing the rapid development of a tumor, which is now the size of a cantaloupe. In a matter of a few short months, Chesca has gone from a healthy happy little girl, enjoying princesses and the movie “Frozen” to […]
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FilAms remember Joan Rivers’s wit, bawdy humor, and share pictures
Was it Joan Rivers who, while hosting the Emmy Awards, reportedly blurted: “We’re going to a commercial break, so you have time to feed your dog, or wash your dog, or if you’re Filipino, eat your dog”? It was a remark so offensive then it prompted a public rebuke from the National Federation of Filipino […]
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Natori brings the sassy ‘sarong’ to Fashion Week
By Elton Lugay It’s September 4, Day 1 of the world-famous New York Fashion Week, and first on my need-to-watch list is the Spring 2015 collection of intimates innovator Josie Natori. Natori unveiled her tropical wear as if declaring she’s not ready to say good-bye to summer just yet. Josie’s Escape to Paradise featured models […]
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‘New York may be the center but Hollywood is the window of fashion:’ David Tupaz
In celebration of New York Fashion Week, Hollywood designer David Tupaz will showcase his latest collection on September 5 at the Philippine Center, teasing Fifth Avenue with tinseltown’s red carpet style. David, who was trained in New York, moved to Los Angeles early in his career. “I love New York but I wanted more. Hollywood […]
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Katte Geneta’s island art inspired by the Philippines
From the islands of the Philippines to the island of Manhattan and now to Governors Island in New York, Katte Geneta brings attention to the beauty of her parents’ native land with her meditative drawings. The Queens-born Katte uses Philippine volcanic ash and lahar with simple white chalks to create drawings of the cosmos, skies, […]
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Maria Ressa to host TOFA-NY as De Blasio calls FilAms ‘invaluable’ to city
By Cristina DC Pastor Journalist and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa will host the fourth The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York (TOFA-NY), as Mayor Bill de Blasio offered his congratulations to the annual event celebrating Filipino American History Month. TOFA-NY is an independent search for exemplary FilAms in the New York metropolitan area. Voting is […]
