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Commissioner Carmelyn Malalis on the ‘unconscionable’ discrimination facing Asian Americans
By Cristina DC Pastor Carmelyn P. Malalis remembers witnessing a woman being harassed by two male passengers inside a New York City subway car. Others nearby wanted to help but didn’t know what to do that would be safe. A young lawyer at the time, Malalis did what she thought she ought to “out of […]
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New comedy series about a gay Pinoy in Nashville
A comedy series, “Trying Hard,” created by and starring newcomer Maki Bonifacio, debuted on October 11 – which is National Coming Out Day in the U.S. — on YouTube. “Trying Hard” follows the intimate story of Maki, a gay professional from the Philippines, as he navigates the Nashville, TN dating scene while trying to overcome […]
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2 films are generating major buzz on FilAm History Month
‘Yellow Rose’ After doing the festival route last year — including the huge XXII Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) in Mexico where it was part of the Spotlight on the 100 Years of Philippine Cinema –”Yellow Rose,” the immigration drama with an unforgettable soundtrack, came to the big screens on October 9. The film won in […]
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Comfort experience and ‘barkada’ vibes at Tradisyon
By Angelito Cabigao We may have experienced missing our favorite Filipino comfort food as a result of the pandemic. Some of our favorite restaurants have closed down and we ended up getting the ingredients to cook them ourselves. Some restaurants have pivoted to stay open to satisfy our food cravings. One of them is Tradisyon […]
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From 800, it’s now a 10,000 waitlist for Filipino flavor Kora doughnuts
By Lindy Rosales Doughnuts named after her recently departed grandmother, Corazon, and selling for $6.50 apiece. What’s so special about Kora doughnuts that it has woven this legend that 800 people are on a waiting list to buy them? It’s no legend. I found out from a visit to their Fabula Café pop-up event the waiting list is real […]
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Decades of activism in Filipino American theater
The Filipino American National Historical Society’s theme for this year’s FilAm History Month of October is “The History of FilAm Activism.” For lovers of theater and history, the book Barangay to Broadway: Filipino American Theater History by Walter Ang provides an engaging look at how different theater makers and groups have constantly been a part or product […]
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On Global Filipinos: FilAms running for the U.S. Congress
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Rep. Robert C. ‘Bobby’ Scott The first representative in the U.S. Congress of Filipino ancestry is Rep. Robert “Bobby” C. Scott of Virginia’s 3rd District. His grandfather, Valentino Cortez, was born in 1894 in Benguet province. He stowed away on a ship during the Spanish-American war. The American ship bound for […]
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‘Bouquet of healing’ art project dedicated to Elmhurst hospital workers
The community arts project called Tandaan Ang Ating Ugnayan has offered a “bouquet of healing and connection” to Elmhurst Hospital workers, visitors, and community, through a street art installation surrounding the hospital. With this installation, the project — founded by artist Cecilia Lim – sought to give a “sense of ‘pakikipagkapwa’ (interconnectedness)” to workers who have […]
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Job trainings, burial scams proliferate during the pandemic
Consumer fraud is a shape-shifting demon that follows the headlines to target its prey, whether affluent or newly impoverished, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That was the key message from experts and consumer advocates speaking at a recent Federal Trade Commission Zoom conference for media and community stakeholders. The number of scams hasn’t increased because […]