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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 […]
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My COVID diary
By Boyet Loverita It was the afternoon of March 11, 2020. I was doing food shopping at our neighborhood grocery store after we attended an event at the Philippine Consulate in Midtown. My phone rang, and it’s my wife Lindy. She sounded frantic and told me to go back home ASAP. I left the grocery […]
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Tears for the 500,000
The FilAm Editorial The number is mind-numbing. 500,000. At least half a million American lives lost to the stealth killer coronavirus. Thousands of them of Filipino ethnicity. Almost 300 of them Filipino American doctors, nurses, and other health care frontliners, based on data from Kanlungan.net, a memorial dedicated to Filipinos in the healthcare system. How […]
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My Cory Aquino story
By Cristina DC Pastor During the Marcos Dictatorship, the Aquino family was hardly covered by the media because much of the media at the time was controlled by the government. We at WHO magazine (of the Hans Menzi Bulletin publishing family) decided we wanted to talk to them. I was given the assignment to interview […]
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Gasa sa Gugma: A ‘gift of love’ from Cebuano New Yorkers to needy families
By Lindy Rosales Last year, amid a raging pandemic, the members of the Cebuanos Engaging in Building Unity (CEBU, Inc.) have been racking their brains on what they could do to be of service to the community. The coronavirus was out of control, people have lost their jobs and grieved the death of friends and […]
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NaFFAA decries as ‘appalling’ cops’ knee-to-neck response to Angelo Quinto
The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) issues the following statement on the death of 30-year-old Angelo Quinto from Antioch, California. “We are saddened and outraged to hear of the killing of fellow Filipino American, Angelo Quinto, this past December in Antioch, California. He was brutally handled by the police officers responding to his […]
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Remembering: They’re tearing down my hall
Cats have spirits too By Eunice Barbara Novio I received a few messages affirming my feelings towards my cat Max. While reading some notes, I thought I heard his voice calling for attention. My husband said it was just the howling dogs. He never said it’s just in my head. Not anymore. When Jayson died, […]