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PHL group to offer holiday cheer to seniors in Lingayen, Pangasinan
Frenz4hope, a community group of friends in Lingayen, Pangasinan, will be holding a special holiday giving program benefiting 100 homes of senior citizens in barangays Aliwekwek and Balangobong. This special holiday program, which is being sponsored by Roberto Villanueva, a Filipino American arts producer and educator residing in Manhattan, will involve home visits providing gifts […]
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Noel Quintana’s New York City
Noel Quintana is a Filipino American non-profit worker who has been vocal about combating Asian hate after surviving a violent hate crime in February 2021. He’s a man of faith, and one of the reasons he ultimately moved to the U.S. from the Philippines over a decade ago was because he asked God for a […]
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Asis triplets: Three’s a champ
Filipino American triplets, Gabriella, Kayla, and Abigail Asis, won the 3v3 Soccer tournament on November 28, making them national champions in the girls division for 10 year olds. The Asis girls, all aged 10 and U.S.-born, are the daughters of David Asis, IT Manager for the Federal Reserve System, and Marilyn, who worked until 2020 […]
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Biden nominates Nani Coloretti as deputy director of OMB
President Biden has announced his intent to nominate Shalanda Young as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Nani Coloretti, a Filipino American, as deputy director. Nani Coloretti is currently a senior vice president at the Urban Institute, an independent policy research organization and think tank dedicated to using evidence, insight, and […]
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Albert Guerzon pens tribute song for his father who died from COVID-19
In April 2020, Broadway singer-songwriter Albert Guerzon (“The Visitor,” “Mamma Mia!”) lost his father, Robert Guerzon, to COVID-19. Along with thousands of New Yorkers, the Guerzon family was at the mercy of limited ventilators and hospital beds. In the end, Albert bid his father farewell through a telephone screen and a prayer. In the summer […]
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Jersey City council adopts resolution supporting AAPI studies in public schools
The Jersey City municipal council unanimously adopted a resolution in support of state legislation Senate Bill No. 4021/Assembly Bill No. 6100, bills that require the inclusion of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) history in New Jersey’s K-12 curriculum. The council resolution approved during the November 29th city council meeting, states that the inclusion of AAPI studies […]
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Leila Policarpio: Representing N.Y. State at the Macy’s marching band
By Cristina DC Pastor Every year since she was a kid, Leila Policarpio, her parents and elder sister would watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, the world’s largest,on NBC. The morning tradition usually begins with the East Hills, New York family getting up for a special holiday breakfast and then turning on the TV for a […]
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Roi Santos and the foundation of a true makeup artist
By Maricar CP Hampton “Beauty is understanding and accepting who you are including all your imperfections.” With this point of view, Sephora makeup artist Roi Santos, 34, proceeds to do his magic not so much to make women beautiful but to bring out the beauty within. “Artist to the stars” is how Roi is known […]
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Chris Carbonell: The first Filipino Guardian Angel
By Cristina DC Pastor Chris Carbonell, who manages a Filipino restaurant in Queens, is the first Filipino Guardian Angel. Meaning, he is the first Filipino to join the anti-crime organization founded by Curtis Sliwa in 1979 whose avowed mission is to repel crime in New York City subways. Depends on who you ask, the Guardian […]