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50th year of Delano Strike to be remembered in Oct 24 NYC conference
By Noel Pangilinan It happened 50 years ago in California, more than 2,500 miles away. But several immigrant groups — mostly Filipinos – in New York City, believe that the events and the lessons learned during the 1965 grape workers strike in Delano, California are worth commemorating and disseminating. “The Delano Strike of 1965 is […]
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In celebrating FAHM, young FilAms discuss leadership within, beyond the community
On the celebration of Filipino-American History Month, New England students gathered in New Haven, Connecticut to share their thoughts on the transfer of leadership from elder community leaders to the younger generation. The event called ‘Leadership and Mentoring Seminar (LMS): Empowerment for the Emerging Generation’ was held at Yale University’s Lisnly-Chittenden Hall on October 3. […]
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How about a Filipino consortium to flex our buying power as a community?
By Eduardo Pena I grew up with many community leaders and have witnessed some of the many events that they have organized. Unfortunately, they are all relatively the same and nothing differentiates one dinner gala from the other except each organization’s effort to provide special program of entertainment. Double Tree, Astoria World Manor, Renaissance, Newark […]
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Amidst bullying, Joanne Baniqued hears need for nurses to have a strong voice
By Cristina DC Pastor Comedian Joy Behar’s crude comment about nurses wearing “doctors stethoscopes” did not really upset dialysis nurse Joanne Baniqued. Joanne, 25, thought the Miss America episode that offended many of her fellow nurses was a simple case of lay people needing “more education, better communication.” Precisely for this reason she founded QD […]
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Suspense thriller explores dark side of grief
Author Jason Tanamor’s new novel, “Drama Dolls,” is an intimate dark, psychological, suspenseful thriller about loss and obsession, survival and grief, and the desiring need to take control of one’s own life. This new psychological thriller revolves around Jeffrey’s bizarre, yet disturbing, world. “I saw a documentary about grown men who dressed up as dolls. […]
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Confessions of a ‘proxy voter’ at a PIDCI election
By Cristina DC Pastor How I ended up casting a ballot at the October 3 PIDCI election is a story with all the charm of a bad reality TV show. Coming from MAKILALA taping in East Harlem, I, together with Victor Palmos and Laura Garcia, arrived at the Philippine Center close to the end of […]
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Young FilAms dish on the Dating Culture: ‘My parents are heavily pushing Catholicism on my boyfriend’
By Christian Catiis One wonders. How do Filipino American millennials date? With the integration of Filipino tradition and American culture, are there parallels between our parents’ idea of sex and romance and ours? My dad, being Mr. Suave, used to send my mom hundreds of handwritten love letters across the sea when she lived here […]
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Lone candidate Prospero Lim is a shoo-in for PIDCI presidency
By Cristina DC Pastor Staten Island psychiatrist Prospero Lim is almost certain to be elected president of the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. (PIDCI), but until votes are cast and counted on October 3, nothing is final. Lim is the lone candidate for the position after accountant Albert Diala withdrew from the race because, he […]
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First Filipina worker-owned cleaning cooperative launched
More than two years after Rina Hernandez was rescued from human trafficking from a Middle Eastern family, life has quieted down a little bit for this former school teacher. She now lives in Queens secure in her resolved immigration status and has worked job to job to get by. Some days are hard because her […]