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Cayetano meets with Filipino American SolGen Noel Francisco: ‘Deep friendship’
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano met with U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco on September 28 in Washington D.C., according to a statement from the Philippine Embassy. Francisco, the highest ranking Filipino American in the Trump Administration, was raised in Oswego, New York by an American mother, Therese, and a Filipino father, Nemesio, who is […]
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#metoo: Filipino women call for an end to sex abuse
By Cristina DC Pastor #metoo Two short words that now wield power in a society shattered by the actions of just one man. Or so we thought. Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s pattern of sexual assault and harassment is just one story although it has psychologically bruised at least 40 women he has victimized over the […]
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Short film by Queens artist captures the tempo of NYC in transit
By Panday Banale I am an artist and community activist. My birth name is Mary Ann Ubaldo, although I am better known as Panday Banale, a name that was given to me, a Babaylan (a Filipina healer, spiritual leader, or community worker), depicting my ancient roots as artist and activist. I have found affirmation in […]
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In Woodside, live music thrives, makes Filipinos happy despite what’s happening in the world
By Mariel Padilla Eyes closed and microphone held to her lips, Joy Pascua belted out the last few words to the 1993 hit “Linger” during her sound check as the keyboardist, guitarist, drummer and bassist got in place behind her. Pascua, a middle-aged Filipina performer, sang alongside Arianne Aldecoa in Woodside, Queens, on a rainy […]
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Cries to abolish PIDCI grow louder
By Cristina DC Pastor Segments of the FilAm community are appalled at the conduct of the October 7 PIDCI elections, as they called on the Philippine Consulate to void the results or abolish the organization. “Make the election null and void due to unresolved issues,” wrote May Tumulak-Durano, a registered nurse, in her letter to […]
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Pianist Raul Sunico to play Chopin to Canseco in Oct 21 concert
In celebration of Filipino American History Month, internationally acclaimed pianist Raul Sunico will be featured in a concert on Saturday, October 21, 7:30 p.m. at the Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Music Center on W 67th Street. In a 1982 concert at the Alice Tully Hall, The New York Times described him as “a young pianist […]
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‘What do we do if ICE comes to our house?’ and other DACA questions FilAms ask
By Mariel Padilla Standing in a circle, holding hands and chanting, “it is our duty to fight for our freedom; we have nothing to lose but our chains,” a room full of Filipino activists ended a two-hour-long emergency DACA meeting on Friday, Sept. 8. Members of the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON), Anakbayan New […]
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Higaonon Filipina writes about feeling unwanted in her FilAm community (A FAHM story)
By Sheena Ocot My memories of Mama Liling, my paternal grandmother, will always be vivid. She was there when we were little tykes romping around in our diapers. I would lie on her bed while she crocheted and I watched the Mets with her. She always let us play outside our home in Lodi, New […]
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Fairer skin and bigger bottoms: The new ideal beauty for Filipinas?
By Cristina DC Pastor Skin whitening has been going on for some time now, but the butt lift is something more recent. Filipino women have been making appointments for treatments to whiten their tan complexion, but in the last five years, the buttocks have started to get some attention too. These are two of the […]