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Visiting the 9/11 museum and trying to make sense of what happened on that fateful day
By John Sapida I was a young child, around 9 years old, when the September 11 attacks happened. I do not remember much about my personal reaction, or if I had any, but I knew that amidst the emotions and confusion around me, this was something out of the ordinary. Recently, I decided to pay […]
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As luck would have it; my fascination with Feng Shui
By Chelle Lhuillier There are times when we feel that no matter how hard we try, things just aren’t working. Life gets tougher, and we continue to struggle emotionally, financially and in other aspects of our lives. What I found out is that the need to make an effort is not always necessary. Our own […]
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Our Italian restaurant is a cozy home in the Bronx
By Cristina DC Pastor It was a small gathering that included a diplomat, a priest and a deacon. Throw in two nurses, a financial executive and a reporter (ahem!) and the odd mix of people — some of them meeting for the first time — found themselves relishing congenial company and great food and not […]
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Nurses are compassionate professionals, bullying ‘unacceptable,’ states ex-PNA-NY president
By Susan Gador Allow me to share my personal opinion. I am not here to contradict any comments and opinions expressed in The FilAm series “When the bullies are doctors and senior nurses: How FilAm nurses cope (Part 1)” and “Gossip as a form of bullying (Part 2).” “Bullying, lateral violence, eating the young,” or […]
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Kay Habana concert: Music reminiscent of a lullaby or, maybe, a love not meant to be
By Cristina DC Pastor Kay Habana, an impressive fast-rising soprano, gathered her closest friends in the music business and together they quilted a lively repertoire of songs from long ago. Some are songs I remember being hummed by my father to put me to sleep or reminiscent of a once-upon-a-time romance not meant to be. […]
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Bringing Jose Rizal to 69th Street in Queens
By Cristina DC Pastor The spadework has begun. It may be a matter of time before 69th Street in Queens is renamed in honor of Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal. This project, spearheaded by the National Federation of Filipino American Associations in New York (NaFFAA NY), was announced at its first conference held at […]
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT: Gossip as a form of bullying (Part 2)
By Cristina DC Pastor They continue to walk the corridors of every hospital and nursing facility, these doctors with a huge ego and a ‘God Complex.’ Some senior nurses walk in their shadow. “These are doctors who think just because they have many years of education they know everything, and no one can tell them […]
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT: When the bullies are doctors and senior nurses: How FilAm nurses cope (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor The doctor was performing a delicate surgery when the scrub nurse handed him the wrong instrument. The surgeon was furious and out of irritation pushed the petite Filipino nurse until she fell from her riser. She was new to the hospital. In another incident, a senior nurse in a Manhattan hospital […]
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Filipino Reporter publisher, ex-war correspondent Bert Pelayo, 78
The community grieves the passing of Libertito Pelayo, the editor and publisher of the Filipino Reporter. Established in 1972, the Reporter is a weekly newspaper that has served Filipino Americans in the New York area for more than four decades, an important source of public service information, news and entertainment about Filipinos in the Tri-State. […]