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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 […]
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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 […]