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IAM FAME honors outstanding teachers, community leaders
Mark your calendars for August 22, 2025! The International Association of Multicultural and Filipino-American Educators, Inc. (IAM FAME, Inc.) is set to host its inaugural Teacher Empowering Achievement & Cultural Heritage (TEACH) Awards in New York City. This celebration will honor outstanding educators and Filipino American leaders who’ve made significant contributions to education and cultural […]
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1% remittance tax under the ‘one big beautiful bill’ Act as dissected by PNB New York’s Eric Bustamante
By Cristina DC Pastor Philippine National Bank’s General Manager Eric Bustamente has a lot of explaining to do as the U.S. government prepares to impose a 1 percent excise tax on certain remittance transfers from the United States to a foreign country starting January 1, 2026. First, he must break down to Filipinos in the […]
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Filipino businesses to exhibit at 3-day festival in Times Square
This fall, Friends of the Philippines Society USA, Inc. will host the landmark event YAMAN, a three-day cultural marketplace and festival showcasing the extraordinary artistry, heritage, and entrepreneurial spirit of the Philippines on a global stage. The event will take place at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square from October 31 to November 2, 2025, […]
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Jeremy Rafal: A life transformed by family tragedy…and TV cartoons
As a young boy growing up in the Philippines Jeremy Rafal had few links to the wider world – until his dad bought a TV and he discovered cartoons. With no mobiles, home computers, Internet or social media, in a place with little in live entertainment and where even telephones were rare this was something […]
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Risa Puno’s art installation celebrates the Halo-Halo
By Claire Mercado-Obias Summer in New York City means time outdoors. If you are in lower Manhattan’s Brookfield Place, step out to the Waterfront Terrace and head to the colorful picnic tables. Perhaps the colors will remind you of manatamis na saba, kaong, gulaman, leche flan, and ube, thekey ingredients of Halo-Halo (mix-mix), the shaved ice dessert […]
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New York City closes Roosevelt Hotel arrival center for migrants
By Lindy Rosales The Roosevelt Hotel, which served as the official processing center for asylum seekers, has closed its doors on July 2, with Mayor Eric Adams declaring that “New York City…will always be, a city of immigrants.” Located on 45th Street in midtown Manhattan, the former hotel opened on May 19, 2023 as the […]
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On Global Filipinos: Little Manila Park signage unveiled in Queens
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Whenever Architect Noel Gamboa and his wife Dori wanted to “satisfy their craving” for authentic Filipino food, they would drive to Roosevelt Avenue, in Woodside, Queens from their home in Forest Hills. They often passed by a long fenced vacant lot while searching for parking space. For decades, it was unsightly, […]
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The day I learned my husband had Lewy Body Dementia
By Bella Owens Lewy Body Dementia has been on the news lately because of the famous people suffering from it. Four years ago, our son got married at a destination beach wedding in Southern Maryland. Southern Maryland has a small-town vacation vibe, with scenic waterways and tall trees canopying the narrow, two-way roads. We stayed […]
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Sol & Mary Ann Kapunan: Husband-and-wife tandem behind Albany’s Kalayaan 1521
By Cristina DC Pastor June 2021 was an auspicious time for a celebration, at least in Albany. Two reasons were brought up: One, travel restrictions caused by the pandemic had been lifted. Two, the labor issue involving Albany nurses reached an impasse and subsequently led to a contract signing. Hence, on June 26, 2021 Albany’s […]