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Elcee Cagas Conner: A global leader in respiratory care
By Maricar CP Hampton When the global coronavirus pandemic erupted in early 2020, it was difficult for most people to understand what an incredible challenge it would become. For Elcee Cagas Conner, president of the Asia Pacific Association for Respiratory Care (APARC), it was one of the many challenges she spent her life preparing for. […]
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Remembering: A pretty house with an unhappy past
A pretty house with an unhappy past By Vanette Colmenares Two days ago, my son and daughter-in-law got the keys to their first home. As a mother, I felt very proud for both of them that they now have their own home to share with their two daughters. The house they acquired belonged to a […]
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What is the Biden government doing to combat anti-Asian hate crimes?
The Department of Justice held a listening session with more than a dozen Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community groups as part of its continuing efforts to deter hate crimes and other unlawful acts against the AAPI community, and issued the statement below. “No one in America should fear violence because of who they […]
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Educator Tony DelaRosa on why U.S. classrooms need more male teachers of color
Tony DelaRosa, 31, a Teacher Leadership Coach at Teach for America in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, calls himself an “aspiring anti-racist educator.” In many of the classrooms he’s walked into, he has witnessed or experienced anti-Asian racism or microaggressions — a kid or two yelling “ching chong ching chong” or asking if his family has […]
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Rocky Gathercole, 54: ‘He was a good soul’
By Cristina DC Pastor Victor Palmos was awakened by a call at 5:30 a.m. A photographer asked if it was true his friend Rocky Gathercole has died. Victor couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He and Rocky were just on Messenger eight hours before! Frantic calls to the Philippines confirmed the news: His long-time friend, […]
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6th-grader’s essay comparing 9/11 and COVID wins 1st place
By Grethel Bolandrina “Sadly, COVID-19 and 9/11 have also provoked discrimination within people of different races. 9/11 turned a few people against Muslims and the Coronavirus against the Chinese. If there’s one good thing that came out of these disastrous events, it would be that the world and people came together for each other. Citizens […]
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A letter to my grandson Lucas
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Hello Sweetie, Myriad thanks to a story from the “Dog Trainer.” A description of the New York-based band of “singer/songwriter/producer Nick Broman (25) and guitarist/songwriter/producer Lucas del Calvo (26) who had originally titled their new album “Every Word Is True.” Your Lola would never have known the heights you’ve undertaken in the world of music […]
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Beginning March 1, USCIS returns to 2008 citizenship test
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced it is reverting to the 2008 version of the naturalization civics test effective March 1, 2021. On Dec. 1, 2020, USCIS implemented a revised naturalization civics test (2020 civics test) as part of a decennial test review and update process. USCIS determined the 2020 civics test development process, content, […]
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Remembering: Only bright red lipstick for my Nanay
Missing my courageous travel partner By Vicky Perez My mother, who died this day two years ago, was my best travel partner. She was inquisitive, knowledgeable of history, courageous when it came to new experiences. She was the one who trekked into jungles to find wild growing papaya, hiked through valleys to find the elder […]