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Mentorship program between NYC and young FilAms explored in meeting
Consul General Mario L. De Leon, Jr. on September 11 made a diplomatic visit to the office of Maria Torres-Springer, who was recently named president of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC). Torres-Springer is the first woman — and first Filipino American — to be appointed to lead the EDC, which serves as the […]
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RN Lea Batomalaque: Nursing prodigy who graduated cum laude at age 19
By Cristina DC Pastor If there’s such a thing as a nursing prodigy, that may well be RN Ma. Lea Batomalaque. The post-anesthesia care nurse at Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital graduated cum laude at age 19 paying tuition of a little less than $20 for a four-year course. While all this happened in the 1980s […]
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Buildings Commissioner Rick Chandler warns landlords vs illegal, multiple bedspacers
By Cristina DC Pastor The Elmhurst, Queens apartment where housekeeper Wilma de Jesus lives looks like a maze for lab rats. The living room is creatively partitioned using book shelves, wall dividers, and bamboo screens. Each space has a futon or a sleeping bag a tenant calls her bedspace. Wilma shares this apartment with a […]
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Boston College students, alum on candidacy of Grace Poe: ‘U.S. education can help, hurt her’
By Cristina DC Pastor When Grace Poe announced on September 16 that she is “offering herself” to be the next Philippine president, the news was met with nary a ripple of reaction in Boston College where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. “Unfortunately, I have not been following Philippine politics […]
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Up close with Lea Salonga, young theater fan finds an inspiring role model
By Isabella Rivera This was not the first time I was meeting Lea Salonga. I first met her was when she had a concert in Hawaii; I was 8 years old then. From that time on, my mom saw how I followed her shows, watched some of them, and became a fan. However, seeing her […]
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Manny Pacquiao named one of 2015 Asia Game Changers
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao will be honored as one of 2015 Asia Game Changers, for using sport and his star power as sources for good, the Asia Society announced in a statement. He will be following in the footsteps of Alibaba CEO Jack Ma, who took the honor in 2014. “The Asia Game Changer Awards […]
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Sharing a common dislike for Math, community journalists find career reporting the news
By Jen Furer “Meet and Ask the Press” was an event meant to ‘turn the tables’ on the journalists who write the stories of our community, our leaders, events, and occasional celebrities. It was a panel discussion organized by the Fil-Am Press Club of New York (FAPCNY) where the community got to ask questions about […]
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Gold exhibit opens; that PHL has the ‘second largest gold deposit in the world’ was a revelation to FilAms
By Cristina Dc Pastor Wearing a floor-grazing lace gown, Loida Nicolas Lewis strode into the Asia Society lobby on September 11 where the Philippine gold exhibit was unveiled before the Filipino community. She was greeted by the rhythmic vigor of the Kinding Sindaw, her face transforming into a wide smile. “The minute I walked in, […]
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Nostalgia in concert as GMA International celebrates 10th anniversary
By Lindy Rosales It was a humid summer day as I was getting ready for Kapusong Pinoy sa New York, a concert presented on September 5 by GMA Network Inc. to celebrate their 10th anniversary of broadcasting news and entertainment in the U.S. I’m not particularly a fan of television shows but it has always […]