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At NY Comic Con, to role-play is to be your own true self
By Lindy Rosales Whenever you see Batman, a Jedi knight, and anime maidens walking the streets of New York, it can only mean Comic Con is in town and an assortment of costumed characters is popping up all over. It’s my chance to see my childhood characters come to life and maybe share a train […]
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On FilAm History Month, Duterte’s polarizing politics ignites questions on identity, loyalty
By Cristina DC Pastor At a time when Filipino Americans are commemorating two milestones – 70 years of Philippine-U.S. diplomatic relations and Filipino American History Month (FAHM) in October — some FilAms find themselves in reflective mode, asking who they are, where they ought to be and to which country they truly belong. It all […]
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The long goodbye: ConGen lauds his consular officers, staff as ‘patriots’
By Lindy Rosales It was the long goodbye that started in April and ended a week before he left on October 20. Farewell parties and fundraising dinners in honor of departing Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. went on for several months across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other states in the northeast under […]
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Strolling around Red Square, marveling at Russia’s history and heritage
By Wendell Gaa Russia is a country that never fails to grab the headlines. We’re all probably most familiar with Russia in the history books as being a premiere stage for global events that shook the world during the Second World War and the Cold War. It only seems recently that we are all slowly […]
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Boracay voted ‘Best Island’ in Conde Nast survey
Boracay, Philippines was named the Best Island in the World by international travel magazine Condé Nast. Zeny Pallugna, Officer-In-Charge of the Philippine Department of Tourism in New York (PDOT-NY) accepted the recognition at an awarding party held October 18 at the 1 World Trade Center in New York City. This year, two other Philippine island […]
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The role of the film critic in cultural discourse
By Joel David The absence of critical thinking in the Philippines has led to a disastrous state of affairs. Philippine cultural training, as implemented by its educational institutions, is still reliant on the top-down dissemination of knowledge and the propagation of assumptions that are meant to be beyond questioning. So when you engage in the […]
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Homelessness in NYC up 115%, 60K homeless in shelter system
By Cristina DC Pastor On my way to attend a presentation on the state of homelessness in the city, I got on a train where a homeless man slept by a corner, a sharp, grungy odor pushing straphangers to the opposite end. When the door opened, almost everyone got out and transferred to the next […]
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I joined a medical mission, was called ‘doktora’ by a grateful patient
By Cristina DC Pastor As a reporter, I’ve always wondered what happens at Filipino American medical missions. I’ve sometimes heard doctors and nurses talk about being very busy because they are traveling to Ilocos or Samar as part of a “medical mission.” The cynical part of me thinks it’s an excuse for a tax-break junket, […]
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Generation Balikbayan: Bringing young Filipinos back home for social change
For decades, the Philippines has been exporting its people; 10 percent of the entire Filipino population now lives abroad. But could the tide be turning? This November, Kaya Collaborative will begin its search for 20 young Filipino diaspora leaders to join its 4th annual Summer Fellowship in the Philippines. Kaya Collaborative (Kaya Co.) was launched […]
