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Menchu de Luna Sanchez: 20 teens owe their lives to this smart-thinking Filipina nurse
By Cristina DC Pastor Menchu de Luna Sanchez was partying with her family dressed as a witch during the night of Halloween on October 28, 2012. It was her mother’s birthday. The following day, on October 29, the registered nurse was rescuing 20 at-risk infants together with a team of doctors and nurses at NYU […]
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NYC couple, PHL outreach organization deliver food to the elderly
Manhattan-based dance artist Roberto Villanueva and his spouse, hospitality professional Roman Dela Cruz, were in the Philippines recently where they participated in a mission to deliver food to the elderly in the northern Philippine province of Pangasinan. Together with Frenz4hope, the Pangasinan-based community outreach group, the couple packed and delivered food and essential supplies to […]
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On Global Filipinos: FilAm artists take on major roles all across Broadway (Part 2)
By Loida Nicolas Lewis Two other leading Filipino American thespians making their Broadway débuts are Tatiana Cordoba in “Real Women Have Curves” and Kay Sibal in the musical “Six”. Twenty-five-year-old Tatiana is Latina Filipina, whose parents are of Costa Rican and Filipino descent. She plays the lead role of Ana Garcia, also famously played by America Ferrera in the […]
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On Global Filipinos: FilAm artists take on major roles all across Broadway (Part 1)
By Loida Nicolas Lewis For the first time in Broadway history, at least 8 Filipino Americans are in leading roles in eight theaters this Spring in The Great White Way! The legendary Olivier and Tony award-winning actor, Lea Salonga, appears with another Tony awardee, Bernadette Peters in Stephen Sondheim’s “Old Friends”. It is a revue of songs and […]
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Nora Aunor: How she aspired for artistry
By Joel David In terms of her health issues, Nora Aunor was only revived once after her vital signs had stopped last year, ironically on the day when she was supposed to find out she’d been finally declared National Artist. This meant that she could attend the awards ceremony under the new President, whom she […]
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Carlos Conde: Philippine elections highlight political dynasties, celebrities and ‘ordinary people are embracing them’
By Marivir Montebon & Cristina DC Pastor In this episode of Women and Media, guest Carlos Conde, senior researcher of Human Rights Watch Asia, examines the political fever in the Philippines following the arrest and detention of former President Rodrigo Duterte at The Hague. Conde acknowledges the deep political loyalties of Filipinos based on ethnicity […]
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Immigrant New Yorkers have a longer lifespan than U.S.-born residents
The New York City Health Department released on April 17 a report that states that immigrants in NYC have a higher life expectancy than U.S.-born residents, with an average lifespan of 83.5 years compared to 79.9 years for U.S.-born New Yorkers. This is one of the key findings in the report “The Health of Immigrants […]
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When legends become family: My love letter to Tita Guy
By Brendan Flores What could a young Filipino American, raised far from the glitz of Philippine showbiz, possibly know about a national treasure like Nora Aunor? Plenty—because in our household, she was everything. Before I ever met her, before I fully understood what it meant to be Filipino, I already knew her name: Nora. Or, […]
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Osteoporosis and why older Asian American women are prone to fractures
In this column, we will aim to raise awareness about osteoporosis, highlighting the importance of early screening and timely diagnosis, with a special focus on older women in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. What is osteoporosis and why are Asian American women facing high risk? Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens […]