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First-time voter Gail Banawis: Angry and undecided
By Cristina DC Pastor Asked to share her feelings about her first presidential election, Gail Banawis quickly blurted, “Angry.” “This is my first presidential election,” said the 20-year old singer-model. “I never imagined these would be the people I would have to vote for. I am not fond of either right now.” According to a […]
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Language hotline for Asian American voters includes Tagalog
The 2016 election season is coming down to the wire on both national and local elections. The Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) and Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote), two organizations that are committed to the cause of voter protection and education, are hosting an in-language hotline for Asian American […]
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First-time voter Ellie Velez: ‘This election is attracting a lot of attention because of who Trump is and because Hillary is a woman’
By Cristina DC Pastor Why is it important for Seton Hall freshman Ellie Velez to vote in the November 8 presidential election? Many reasons. First, she is first generation on her mother’s side of the family to vote. Thus, she and her older sister Elena are ready to join some 200 million registered voters in […]
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At NY Comic Con, to role-play is to be your own true self
By Lindy Rosales Whenever you see Batman, a Jedi knight, and anime maidens walking the streets of New York, it can only mean Comic Con is in town and an assortment of costumed characters is popping up all over. It’s my chance to see my childhood characters come to life and maybe share a train […]
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On FilAm History Month, Duterte’s polarizing politics ignites questions on identity, loyalty
By Cristina DC Pastor At a time when Filipino Americans are commemorating two milestones – 70 years of Philippine-U.S. diplomatic relations and Filipino American History Month (FAHM) in October — some FilAms find themselves in reflective mode, asking who they are, where they ought to be and to which country they truly belong. It all […]
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The long goodbye: ConGen lauds his consular officers, staff as ‘patriots’
By Lindy Rosales It was the long goodbye that started in April and ended a week before he left on October 20. Farewell parties and fundraising dinners in honor of departing Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. went on for several months across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other states in the northeast under […]
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Strolling around Red Square, marveling at Russia’s history and heritage
By Wendell Gaa Russia is a country that never fails to grab the headlines. We’re all probably most familiar with Russia in the history books as being a premiere stage for global events that shook the world during the Second World War and the Cold War. It only seems recently that we are all slowly […]
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Boracay voted ‘Best Island’ in Conde Nast survey
Boracay, Philippines was named the Best Island in the World by international travel magazine Condé Nast. Zeny Pallugna, Officer-In-Charge of the Philippine Department of Tourism in New York (PDOT-NY) accepted the recognition at an awarding party held October 18 at the 1 World Trade Center in New York City. This year, two other Philippine island […]
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The role of the film critic in cultural discourse
By Joel David The absence of critical thinking in the Philippines has led to a disastrous state of affairs. Philippine cultural training, as implemented by its educational institutions, is still reliant on the top-down dissemination of knowledge and the propagation of assumptions that are meant to be beyond questioning. So when you engage in the […]