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Theater artists invite the public to their wedding reception
On May 17, “Aladdin” actor Angelo Soriano will wed modern dance choreographer Angelica Stiskin. Instead of a traditional reception where the newlyweds are expected to dance the joyous night away with a cutting of the cake and a toss of the bouquet, they will hold an art festival. The festival – to be called The […]
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Reynas and Hermanos honored at Santacruzan Ball
The Catholic Action of Mary (CAM) hosted its 41st Santacruzan Presentation Ball on May 4. This year’s Reyna Elenas are: Reyna Elena I: Madison Jed Recebe.Thirteen-year old Madison was born in New York. She is the only child of Jonas and Edelyn Recebe. Both parents are from Boracay and Kalibo, Aklan. Madison is in 8th […]
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On Global Filipinos: Equestrienne sisters win big in horse show
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Fifteen-year-old Eloise Nuyda Calloway and her younger sister Faye, 12, represented the Filipino Team of Equestrians (FTE) United States Chapter in the Burbank Showcase, held April 25-28 at the state-of-the-art facility Los Angeles Equestrian Center. Both sisters competed in dressage, winning three First Place ribbons, a Third Place ribbon and the coveted […]
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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 […]