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Effective December 1, USCIS citizenship test will have 20 questions
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on November 13 plans to implement a revised version of the naturalization civics test. The agency first announced plans to revise the civics test in July 2019. USCIS revised the civics test as part of a decennial update to ensure that it remains an instrument that comprehensively assesses applicants’ knowledge […]
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Filipina author writes the memoir of Tom Godwin, the grandson of a slave
“Invisible History: Growing Up Colored in Cape Charles, Virginia” is a memoir about Tom Godwin, the grandson of a slave, who grew up in Cape Charles, Virginia during the Jim Crow racist era. Written by Metty Vargas Pellicer, a retired doctor, the memoir details the life of Godwin who became the first elected Black member […]
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Erna’s International Cuisine: A ’70s Queens eatery that fed activists and a spirited community coming into its own
By Cristina DC Pastor Erna’s International Cuisine in Queens was the watering hole for Filipino Americans in the Seventies, much like today’s Jeepney in Manhattan or Purple Yam in Brooklyn. It was a restaurant where families celebrated special occasions, like a birthday party or a graduation. For families in no mood for home cooking on […]
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On Global Filipinos: Losing my friends to COVID-19: Attorney Emil de Guzman (Part 1)
By Loida Nicolas Lewis November is the Feast of All Saints Day/All Souls Day. I remember and pray for the souls of two dear friends, Attorney Emil de Guzman and Dancing Instructor Dodie Potenciano. They died this year from COVID-19. Emil had a very successful immigration law practice in Lower Manhattan when he was stricken […]
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Communities of color ‘saved American democracy’
On November 7, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were declared the projected winners of the 2020 elections. Biden was pushed across the finish line by large majorities of voters of color, according to analysts. The Democratic presidential ticket reached that goal mainly because communities of color rejected the Trump Administration by large margins, explained experts […]
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Josh Vasquez: Travelin’ Man
By Maricar CP Hampton & Cristina DC Pastor Joesyl ‘Josh’ Vasquez’s coming-of-age was marked by a pair of tragedies. His father Edgar, a painter, died when he was 15. He was followed to his grave by his mother Rosario, an educator, four years later. “I lost my dad from a heart attack when I was […]
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Joe Biden, #46th
The FilAm Editorial We rejoice in the possibilities of the future with Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. on the cusp of being elected the 46th president of the United States. The election repudiated a government that is distinctive for its 20,000-plus lies and gaslighting of everything, including injecting bleach to fight coronavirus, and his breathtaking inability to […]
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Fantasy ‘aswang’ series coming to Netflix in ‘Trese’
By Wendell Gaa Philippine folklore and mythology have captivated me for a long time. It was in my pre-teen years when I learned about mythical creatures, such as the blood-sucking aswang, our version of the vampire, and the monstrous tikbalang, considered to be the Filipino equivalent to the half-man half-bull minotaur of Greek mythology. These […]
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PNA-NY’s ASPIRE to Empower celebrates nursing excellence, inducts new officers
September 26 marked the 26th Biennial Induction and Excellence Awards of the Philippine Nurses Association of New York, Inc. (PNA-NY), which is also celebrating its 91st founding anniversary. It is even more profound that the World Health Organization has designated 2020 as the the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. This theme of the PNA-NY’s […]