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YouTuber Ray Pajar creates niche as Asian male crafter
By Christian Catiis Crafting has progressed from a grade-school activity to a creative DIY (Do It Yourself) lifestyle chronicled in personal blogs and YouTube tutorials enjoying wide following. I sat down with Ray Pajar, a first-generation Filipino American and creator of Get Crafty Crafty on YouTube. For Ray, the hobby began after high school when […]
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It’s Prague’s time to shine as a hotspot destination
By Wendell Gaa Prague has got to be Europe’s most internationally popular tourist destination to emerge within recent years, and at the rate things are going, I’m positive that it will soon rank as high as London, Paris, Rome and Berlin as the continent’s leading city attractions for travelers. My visit to this beautiful city […]
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MOIA: ‘No confirmed reports of immigration raids in NYC’
As of January 5, 2016, 121 individuals have been arrested by immigration officials nationwide so far. These raids mostly took place in Georgia, Texas, and North Carolina. There have been no confirmed reports of immigration raids in New York City, according to the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA). “The City of New York […]
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Artist-writer Randy Gener receives award for ‘meritorious community service’
Randy Gener, the prominent editor-writer-artist, who has been published in The New York Times, Village Voice, and American Theatre magazine, has earned a New York’s Nubian Union Legend Award at a “Chasing Stars” Holiday Gala in Greenwich Village. The Nubian Union Legend award was presented to Gener and other honorees for “outstanding leadership and meritorious […]
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Apply to NYC kindergarten by Jan 15th
The kindergarten application process is officially underway! All students born in 2011 who currently live in New York City are eligible to attend kindergarten in September 2016. The announcement was made by NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña in a press statement. All families, including those of students with disabilities and current pre-k students, must submit […]
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N.J. brothers race to protect their clothing brand from bootlegging
Two New Jersey-born brothers have created a lifestyle apparel company by combining their passions for drag racing and graphic design. Brian Mabutas, 30 and brother Francis, 36, are the owners of the clothing brand Eat Sleep Race (ESR) which recently moved into a large property in Edison, N.J. that serves as the warehouse, office, and […]
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Flamboyant fundraising and the story of Nena Lozada Smith
By Cristina DC Pastor ‘Filipinos love to dress up.’ Not all, but somehow, events organizer Nena Lozada Smith manages to find those who do and bring them together for elaborate fundraising dinners. The Glambassadors of Hope and the Red Poinsettia balls are just some of the grand events Nena, 65, has conceptualized and organized over […]
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New PAFCOM President Ledy Almadin reaches out to youth, emphasizes inclusivity
By Cristina DC Pastor Beginning January 1, the Philippine American Friendship Committee will welcome its new president: accounting professional, long-time pillar of the community, and mother of two teen daughters Ledy Almadin. Ledy, 47, becomes the 26th president of the Jersey City-based PAFCOM, an organization that seeks to unite Filipinos in the Garden State to […]
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A new year filled with joy, peace is our hope
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Greetings to all! It is our hope that your Christmas turns out to be a blessed one, and a new year filled with joy is another hope! There is nothing like the near conclusion of another 12 months to remind us of a myriad of events. Likewise, there is that […]