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Filipino-Jewish teacher Deirdre Levy eyes council seat in Brooklyn
By Cristina DC Pastor When Special Education teacher Deirdre Levy told her parents over dinner that she is running for a council seat in New York City’s District 35, they eagerly gave their blessings. Her Filipina mother’s backing came with an affectionate reminder to not forget to pray. “My mom always tells me to pray,” […]
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Philippine films directed by women to screen at MoMA
Two Philippine films will be screening at the MoMA in February. They will be part of Doc Fortnight 2020, the 19th edition of the Museum of Modern Art’s highly regarded annual festival of documentaries from around the world. “Aswang,” directed by Alyx Ayn Arumpac, will have its U.S. premiere on Friday, February 7, at 4 p.m. […]
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FilStop closes online and Clifton stores; is Jersey City next?
By Cristina DC Pastor An established Filipino grocery store is closing down after 12 years in business. FilStop has announced it is closing its Clifton, N.J. location which opened only five months ago. Before that, it shut down its e-commerce site Filstop.com. Plans to continue operating its original store on Newark Avenue, Jersey City remain […]
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Poet explores the tercets in new Haiku book
By Neil Leadbeater The In(ter)vention of the Hay(na)ku: Selected Tercets 1996-2019 by Eileen R. Tabios Marsh Hawk Press, New York, 2019 Consider the power of three. Throughout history, successful leaders have recognised its effectiveness and made good use of it in their writing and in their speeches. This is because having three entities can combine […]
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The day Kobe died, tears flow in hoops-crazy Philippines
By Cristina DC Pastor For basketball fans in the Philippines, the news is an absolute nightmare. The world seems a little darker because of his passing. The man they called the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant, perished in a helicopter crash January 26 near Los Angeles with his 13-year old daughter Gianna. “Woke up to this […]
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8 things about Asian Americans you should know
The Lunar New Year holiday is a grand celebration worldwide with two weeks of family reunions, meals and exchanging lucky money envelopes. In honor of Lunar New Year, Nielsen is highlighting several Asian American trends from the last decade. Nielsen has been tracking the growth of the Asian American consumer market since 2011 in their […]
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Filipinos seeking partners through religion-based dating sites: study
A study by a visa processing company shows the Philippines to be a leading source of fiancé visa applications and that dating sites are common places where couples looking to marry meet. Below, are excerpts from the study that RapidVisa recently commissioned with Causal Design, an independent research firm based in Washington D.C. The study […]
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NYC company finalizes acquisition of Sheila Marcelo’s Care.com
IAC and Care.com, the world’s largest online marketplace for finding and managing family care, announced on December 20 that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which IAC will acquire Care.com for $15.00 per share in an all-cash transaction representing approximately $500 million of enterprise value. With more than 1.5 million […]
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Paulo Tiról musical is a ‘vibrant mosaic’ of the balikbayan experience
Composer and lyricist Paulo K. Tiról’s On This Side of the World, will have a concert staging on February 3rd and 4th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Greenwich House Theater in the West Village. On this Side of the World – presented by Prospect Theater Company — is a collection of songs capturing voices from […]