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Prof. Joel David wins Gawad Balagtas for film criticism
Manunuri film critic and author Joel David won the Gawad Balagtas (Balagtas Award), a life-achievement prize named after Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas, for film criticism in English. The award is conferred by the Writers Union of the Philippines or the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL), the largest organization of Filipino writers. Founded in […]
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Filipinas share views, experiences as migrant women writers
The Philippine Embassy marked International Women’s Day on March 8 with a virtual program, “A Panel Discussion with Filipino and Fil-Am Women Writers” featuring Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Luisa A. Igloria, Migs Bravo Dutt, and Gayle Romasanta. The poet laureate of San Mateo County, California, Aileen Cassinetto, moderated the event. The speakers read excerpts from their […]
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PHL Studies Program to open at NYU, coincides with 500th year of Magellan landing
By Cristina DC Pastor New York University is offering a Philippine Studies Program beginning in April, to study the impact of the Philippine diaspora in the areas of health care, the sciences and the arts, and other disciplines. It also coincides with the quincentennial of 1521, the year of Ferdinand Magellan’s landfall in the Visayas. […]
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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 […]