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FILAMSPEAK: Is the NYPD being disrespectful to Mayor Bill de Blasio?
By Cristina DC Pastor Clearly, there is growing tension between NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD that many, including the Filipino American community, cannot ignore. On at least two occasions, NYPD officers turned their backs when it was the mayor’s turn to speak at the funeral services for two police officers killed in […]
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FilAms usher in the New Year with a…brrr… polar plunge
By Cristina DC Pastor When it was time, Chrissi Fabro stripped down to her Betty Paige bikini and jumped into the freezing waters of the Coney Island Beach with about 2,000 others. She got out after 30 seconds when her feet began to feel numb and heavy, and went back in the water for another […]
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‘The FilAm’ welcomes intern John Sapida
By Cristina DC Pastor Graduate student John Sapida of The New School will be joining the magazine as an intern for the spring semester. This is the first time The FilAm will be engaging the reporting skills of a student sent by his school for on-the-ground training. Currently, John, 22, is pursuing a Master of […]
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Thoughts on Jan. 15 papal visit: Will PHL bishops march in lockstep as Pope cleans up the Church?
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Dateline Manila. With but a few days shortly after my homeland arrival had taken place, during the last days of November 2014, queries arose: “Aren’t you fortunate that you will be covering Pope Francis’s visit?” How I wish I could have answered positively in line with their caring views! Another […]
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Pacquiao’s relationships with Jinkee, Mommy Dionesia crucial to his struggle (Part 2)
By Cristina DC Pastor The FilAm (TF): Is “Manny” your first film? Ryan Moore (RM): “Manny” is my first feature film. I started making short films when I was a kid. I got a hold of my dad’s camera when I was a young boy and we created stop motion animation videos using my Voltron […]
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Director Ryan Moore: Navigating Pacquiao’s layers of entourage felt like a ‘covert operation’ (Part 1)
By Cristina DC Pastor Manny Pacquiao’s life is now in a documentary feature film, but as Filipino American director Ryan Moore would find out after five years of filming: the boxing legend’s erratic schedule and multiple layers of entourage presented the biggest hurdle. “Tracking down Manny and staying on top of his schedule is like […]
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In ‘The Interview,’ Korean leader is portrayed as a likeable character!
By Andre C. Ochoa The film “The Interview” streamed online this past Christmas with hopes that its controversial plot would do well in the theaters. The aim and marketing for the film may have met high standards, but the film falls short. It is a comedy about two U.S. journalists (played by Seth Rogan and […]
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In our relentless pursuit to be ‘beautiful,’ have we gone too far?
By Tiara Camille Teruel Walking past the milk and dairy aisle, and just next to the eggs, I stopped and felt a sly smile slowly paint across my face. In my pajamas, my unruly hair and my fogged-up glasses, I felt free. For once, and maybe it’s just because it’s the holidays and possibly the […]
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A collection of memorable personal essays for 2014
By Cristina DC Pastor As a reader and editor, I’ve always liked the personal essay. It is storytelling at its most honest. It is the authors’ unstructured, rambling thoughts, and because it is your life, the decision to make public a conflicted or deeply personal episode is always a brave one. The FilAm has published […]