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Remembering: Pinoy. Powerful. Personal
Sans Rival to die for By Tricia Capistrano On a cold January morning in 2010, I woke up at 2 a.m. I had jet leg. My husband, our six-year-old, and I arrived from Manila the day before after spending Christmas with my parents, sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins. My son was on our bed. He […]
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Creations from a crisis: Handbags with matching scarves, face masks
When Blue Dreams USA, a small farm boutique located in Frederick, Maryland was temporarily closed due to the pandemic, Imelda Roberts and Jeff Snively, co-owners, decided to find creative ways to sustain their business. To power up its online site, Blue Dreams USA is introducing a new product line called BSM-ART Wear by Imelda Roberts, […]
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Queens neighborhood gets free COVID tests
On a frigid January 30 morning, Rosalia Lapena walked two blocks to Monarch Clinic on Woodside and saw a line forming. The long-time Queens resident was among the 50 people who got tested – or swabbed — for free for possible Coronavirus infection by way of a PCR COVID-19 test. “This is a very much-needed […]
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A vacation in my hometown and a realization of who I am, who I want to be
By Karen Joy Pangantihon It felt like I traveled through three flights over 22 hours in the air, in the course of over 40 hours just to hug my mom and dad. As soon I got off the last plane on the way to Cabadbaran, my mother’s hometown, in Agusan del Norte province I knew […]
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Student nurses use art to heal through the pandemic
By Gretheline Bolandrina As the number of infections with the new COVID-19 variants continues to rise, frontline workers are being pushed beyond breaking point. Coping with the stress and anxiety is a struggle for many health care workers as it is for nursing students who are just getting their feet wet. In an online collaboration, student […]
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Tengco, Touton: 2 FilAms join Biden-Harris administration
Jason Benjamin Alinea Tengco The Biden-Harris Administration has announced several political appointees to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Among them, Filipino American Jason Benjamin Alinea Tengco, White House Liaison for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The group will work alongside OPM civil servants in support of OPM’s mission and the Biden Administration’s […]
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High hopes or another false hope? Green cards for essential workers
By Anthony Advincula On a recent Monday, Maribel Lapuz got up at 4:30 a.m. The 46-year-old immigrant from the Philippines braved the sub-zero weather and took the train from Jersey City, NJ to a nursing home in Brooklyn, NY, where she has worked six days a week as a caregiver since last February. A thousand […]
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Diplomat’s book dedicated to Filipinos who care about their heritage
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Ambassador Virgilio A. Reyes Jr. retired from the Philippine diplomatic corps at the mandatory age of 65, in 2014, after 35 years of service. But luckily for us living in these troubled times, he released his book, “A Memory of Time” before the year 2020 ended. In the words of Gemma […]
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Suyomano: A platform for Filipinos yearning to reconnect with their roots
By Zia Kalong Suyomano is a virtual platform focused on cultural learning experiences touching on local languages, indigenous tribal cultures and medicine, mythology, traditional martial arts, food and beyond. Suyomano is made up of two unique Tagalog words: “Suyo” which means gentle affection and “mano” which is a gesture of respect. “We believe that bringing forth the […]