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How Gloria Carido Nomura bridges diversity: A FAHM portrait
By Peter Jamero The fourth of five children of Leon and Camila Carido, Gloria was born on February 23, 1941 in Stockton CA. Like many Filipino babies of the times, she was delivered at home by a midwife. Her father, who immigrated from Bohol, Philippines during the 1920s, worked in the rich agricultural fields around Stockton. Her […]
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Finance council with a vision to increase political participation of Filipinos launched
To celebrate Filipino American History Month, Atty. Loida Nicolas Lewis called on her friends to help host a virtual meeting with Dr. Jill Biden, wife of former Vice President and now Presidential Candidate Joe Biden. The meeting took place online on October 2, which was also the soft launch of the Filipino American National Finance […]
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A Zoom Thanksgiving: Do we still gobble gobble?
By Cristina DC Pastor As the dust of the November 3 election settles – whether the president is newly elected or reelected — Americans will soon dive into the next most important debate: How to celebrate Thanksgiving. Dr. Anthony Fauci has provided a preview of how some families will be celebrating the holidays: apart from […]
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The story of George and Primo in ‘The Hows of Us’
“The Hows of Us” — Filipino cinema’s historic box office record breaker in 2018 – is now available in the iTunes Store and Google Play. It is currently available on Amazon Prime Video and iWantTFC platforms. The film stars Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo, one of the most popular reel and real life couples in the Philippine movie industry for the last decade. Cathy […]
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New York has a new Consul General: Petronila Garcia
Petronila P. Garcia officially assumed on October 17 her post as Philippine Consul General in New York. A career diplomat with the rank of Chief of Mission I, Garcia has served the government for 40 years. She previously served as the Philippine Ambassador to Canada from January 2014 to September 2020, becoming the first female […]
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Remembering Pat Salaver on FilAm History Month
Labor organizers Larry Itliong and Philip Vera Cruz are honored in murals and history books as important leaders in the Filipino American community. There is one who is rarely mentioned. His name: Patrick Salaver. Salaver founded the first FilAm student organization, the Pilipino American Collegiate Endeavor, in 1967 to help students not only improve their […]
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KultureKo: Be human about culture, and eat your apples!
By Angelito Cabigao If you had to recommend to your best friend a place to work for, would you choose Netflix or Sears? I would bet you would pick Netflix (enjoys 78 percent Glassdoor.com rating) instead of Sears (35 percent on Glassdoor). Aside from giving us Jo Koy specials to watch, Netflix provides a great […]
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‘Not a good time to be a gig worker right now’
Gig economy workers, who now comprise more than one-third of the U.S. labor force, lost an estimated 75 percent of their income in the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gig economy workers comprise app-based drivers for ride-share and food delivery services, such as Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Instacart, and Postmates. They can also work through […]
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White House observes FilAm History Month
By Maricar CP Hampton & Cristina DC Pastor Ninio Fetalvo, the White House communications advisor, is one of many FilAm government officials leading the celebration of Filipino American History Month (FAHM) in October. The President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (PAC-AAPI) hosted its third quarterly meeting on October 15 coinciding with a virtual […]