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Proposed public charge rule change may not apply to many people: research
By Mark Hedin Federal courts have temporarily blocked the public charge rule change from going into effect, but its chilling effects continue to reverberate. The number of immigrants who, fearing the consequences of the rule change, have taken or plan to take steps to drop out of public services for which they are eligible far exceeds the actual number who would […]
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A heartwarmer for the holidays
By Wendell Gaa When the now classic “Frozen” movie was released in 2013, the public embraced it with such heart and fervor that it became one of Disney’s finest contemporary animated fairy tale hits. It entered the pop cultural mindset to such an extent that children instantaneously became familiar with the story of Anna and […]
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A Christmas lesson from Owen
By Attorney Johnson Lazaro The Christmas season is often focused on bigger and better stuff. Everyone wants to outdo what they did last Christmas. More presents, better parties, more fun. But for many, this time of year means frustration and even depression. Those who live in the worst type of poverty, in the poorest countries, […]
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Denise Kara: Big voice, big dreams
By Cristina DC Pastor Denise Kara Almario, like Shirley Temple before her decades ago, started singing when she was 2 years old. When her family realized she had this nascent singing talent coming out of her voice, Kara’s parents did what Shirley Temple’s parents had done: They encouraged her to continue singing and enrolled her […]
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U2’s Manila concert to feature Bino Realuyo’s poem ‘Filipineza’
Filipino American poet/novelist Bino A. Realuyo will be “participating” in a special way in U2’s much anticipated Joshua Tree 30th anniversary concert in Manila on December 11. The band plans to include poetry that expresses the experience of the country and has asked the poet Realuyo for permission to feature and project his poem “Filipineza” […]
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The Band of Brothers: Then and now
By Maricar CP Hampton Three siblings and a cousin. They make up The Band of Brothers, a durable Filipino boy band on the East Coast. Brothers Jose Lozano II (Pepe), 38; Gregorio Lozano Jr. (JJ), 34; and Juan Carlos Lozano (JC), 33; and cousin Nielson Manapat (Niel), 39, have been singing the songs from […]
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ON GLOBAL FILIPINOS: Archbishop Auza’s peacebuilding mission continues in Spain
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza, the first Filipino to be appointed as the Vatican’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations, was recently named Apostolic Nuncio to Spain and Andorra. Archbishop Auza is proud that during his five-and-a-half years as the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN, many important global […]
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Filipino-H.K. opera ‘Mila’ premieres in New York on Dec. 7
Asia Society New York is hosting the North American premiere of the chamber opera “Mila,” about the plight of Hong Kong’s domestic workers that TIME Magazine called “quirky, quintessentially Hong Kong, and bold.” The performance will be sung in English, Cantonese and Tagalog. The hour-long opera features composer Eli Marshall, librettist Candace Chong, director Chu […]
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When stubborn elders resist safety concerns
By Sarah Eden Wallace My mother and I were chatting after I’d stopped by for tea (and to check on her — she still lives on her own at age 93). Then she made an announcement: “Did you know that June died?” My jaw dropped. Not because my mother’s close friend had died. Because two […]