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Through the pandemic, Queens seniors bond over prayers and line dancing
By Vicky Potenciano-Vitug I met Rosalina Robinson about five years ago at Hillcrest Senior Center where I would visit with my husband. Once or twice a week, her group would be dancing and I would just be watching on the side. One day, as I was watching their performance, a member named Princess pulled me and said, […]
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Carlo Abad named Superior Court Judge of N.J.
By Cristina DC Pastor Remember Municipal Judge Carlo Abad of Jersey City? He was nominated Chief Judge of the Jersey City Municipal Court by former Mayor Jerramiah Healy in 2013 which would have made him the first Filipino – and first Asian — to hold the position. That nomination, however, was blocked by the City […]
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Welcome to L.A.
By Mike Talplacido It was late afternoon when my plane landed at the LAX airport. When the flight attendant announced our arrival, I grabbed my hand-carry item from the compartment box and patiently queued up along with my fellow passengers in preparation for deplaning. I learned how to follow protocols when it comes to airplane […]
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Lawyer Anna Mercado Clark’s fork in the road
By Cristina DC Pastor Her father was a doctor who founded a rural hospital in Batangas, her mother a retired nursing home director in New Jersey. Anna Mercado Clark, 41, chose the path untraveled. She became a lawyer instead of the physician her parents had prayed she would be. Today, she is an experienced litigator, […]
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PNB, N.J. real estate firm ink home loan partnership
Philippine National Bank (PNB) has partnered with New Jersey-based Alexander Anderson Real Estate Group (AAREG) to beef up its marketing efforts to help push Philippine properties to Filipino Americans in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. “We are making it easier for them to obtain a good investment while they are still in the U.S. We […]
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The reluctant president
The FilAm Editorial Of all the people who became head of state in the Philippines, Benigno Simeon Aquino III – Noynoy to all of us — is one who would rather be somewhere else. He did not aspire to the presidency; it was thrust upon him when his beloved mother, former president Cory Aquino, died. […]
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Hate crime survivor calls for ‘vigilance’ vs anti-Asian violence
By Vicky Potenciano-Vitug The Filipino health care manager who was attacked on June 8 coming out of the 103rd Station said his bruises are “almost gone” but he continues to receive counseling for possible emotional trauma. “The extent of the impact on mental health is still being assessed,” the assault survivor told The FilAm. The […]
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Tsinelas-making workshop, a sharing of personal journeys
“Oras Na,” an art installation and workshop led by artist Karl Orozco, was held on June 12 at the Little Manila neighborhood of Woodside, Queens, to celebrate Philippine Independence Day. The event was hosted by Little Manila Queens Bayanihan Arts. Orozco led three Tsinelas-making workshops, where participants customized the Tsinelas, which means “slippers” in Tagalog. […]
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How elderly FilAms became victims of Pagudpud Ponzi Scheme
Between July 14, 2017 and September 8, 2017, Maria Macasaet invested a total of $265,000 in a project called the Pagudpud Sands Resort LLC (PSR), a luxury condotel project in the province of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. She issued a check in two installments of $100,000 and $165,000 on behalf of herself and her […]