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FilAms begin voting in bitter PHL elections
By Cristina DC Pastor A couple from Queens said they just mailed their ballots last week for the May 13 Philippine elections. They would not reveal the names on their slate but hinted it had more Ocho Diretso opposition than government candidates. A college professor said she too had mailed her ballot, and voted straight […]
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‘One can write, shoot, cut, exhibit your film all in NYC:’ MOME Commissioner Anne del Castillo
A second-generation Filipino American, who was an associate producer of the documentary “Imelda,” has been named commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) by Mayor Bill de Blasio. Lawyer Anne del Castillo has 20 years of experience in film production, public media, and arts and nonprofit administration. As commissioner, her goal is […]
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Camille M. Ng: International arbitration lawyer and limerick writer
By Maricar CP Hampton Lawyers of Filipino ethnicity are a drop in the bucket, so to speak, comprising less than 2 percent of more than a million lawyers in the U.S. While we know some of them to be immigration or personal injury attorneys, or to work in legal departments, a rare few like Camille […]
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Bloomfield boy, 6, does book signing at Barnes & Noble
By Cristina DC Pastor A 6-year-old student at Watsessing School in Bloomfield, N.J. has published a book and signed copies at a Barnes & Noble book store in nearby Clifton on April 28. “I Am Jan Alexander” was written by Jan Quintos, the youngest of three children by Alex and Ethel Quintos. The book has […]
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Erman Baradi’s Hollywood journey: ‘Be ready to sleep on couches’
By Maricar CP Hampton “For a while there I thought I wanted to be a doctor.” But several months into his high school’s medical academy, Erman Baradi realized his passion lay not in hospitals but in Hollywood. The writer-producer, who was once hailed a Top Networker in Hollywood, is currently working on a project where he will […]
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‘Avengers: Endgame’ is as good as it gets
By Rene Pastor It seems more than fitting that Endgame finishes the arc of Avenger movies in the Marvel Universe that began with Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man in 2008. On a dreary Friday with low, dark clouds bringing rain to the AMC Theaters in Linden, New Jersey, I drove at 8 in the morning […]
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Brown U to research HIV stigma, other health issues in the PHL
A team of faculty and student scholars from the Brown University School of Public Health in Providence, Rhode Island, has launched a new initiative that will centralize research focused on improving health outcomes among Filipinos and Filipino Americans. The Philippine Health Initiative for Research, Service and Training will bring together the work of researchers from […]
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Ruby Ann Weigel-Canete: A pilgrim in progress
By Danielle Vania Bonus To most religious people, Holy Week becomes an affair that targets a hungry soul. To celebrate the occasion, the purist Christians partake in the seven days of fasting also known as Lent, while others pack their bags and set off for some R&R. Ruby Ann Weigel-Canete, a housewife since 1992 and […]
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Ninoy’s nephew a featured artist at Artexpo trade show
Considering the enormous wealth of talent the Philippines has, it is no surprise that the works of art of a homegrown talent were among those featured in the prestigious Artexpo New York, an annual fine art trade show, which was held in Pier 90 from April 4 to 7. As his paintings echo the style […]