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Confessions of a loyal Asian Republican who converted to the ‘party of change’
By Bella Santos Owens On March 13, 2013, as white smoke arose from the Vatican chimney — a sign that a new Pope has been chosen — I was literally opening the envelope with my new voting card and new party affiliation as a Democrat. I told my husband that this may be a good […]
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Juliet Payabyab: No stranger to FilAms in distress
By Cristina DC Pastor Juliet Payabyab will never forget one elderly Filipina who was found slumped on a corner of Roosevelt Avenue in Queens. When reached by NYPD officers and EMS personnel, she refused medical assistance. Instead, the woman who passed out presumably from hunger went with her friend to a restaurant where she devoured […]
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Growing up FilAm fueled his desire to be a Republican (Part 2)
We are republishing The FilAm Metro D.C.’s series featuring two young Filipino Americans in the Republican Party. They are Ninio Joseph Fetalvo, Press Assistant for the Republican National Committee (RNC), and Matthew Alonsozana, a Research Analyst also with the RNC. With the victory of the GOP in the recent Midterm elections, it would be interesting […]
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Our boys in the GOP: Ninio Fetalvo and Matthew Alonsozana (Part 1)
We are republishing The FilAm Metro D.C.’s series featuring two young Filipino Americans in the Republican Party. They are Ninio Joseph Fetalvo, Press Assistant for the Republican National Committee (RNC), and Matthew Alonsozana, a Research Analyst also with the RNC. With the victory of the GOP in the recent Midterm elections, it would be interesting […]
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Ateneo Grade School Class ’64 celebrates golden year
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Numbers of folks who observe anniversaries say such events come and go. Not so, echo many who anticipate and plan ahead for those once-in-a-lifetime occasions. How about those that arrive five decades after, or dubbed ‘golden,’ in reference to the meaning of gold? A little more than half-a-century ago, a […]
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Retracing Christ’s footsteps from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, and passing through Palestine
By Wendell Gaa Visiting the Holy Land was a lifetime goal of mine since college, and a part of my heart and soul felt fulfilled on a spiritual, emotional and intellectual level after I finally achieved that objective this year. Having been born a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church denomination, my trip to Israel […]
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Fr. Joseph Marabe breaks silence over Simbang Gabi ban (Part 2)
By Sharon Adarlo and Cristina DC Pastor When the Simbang Gabi Masses were banned from the Philippine Center in 2011 during the holiest time of the Christian calendar, some Filipino Americans harbored angry, unholy thoughts about the decision by the Archdiocese of New York. The Simbang Gabi, the tradition of celebrating dawn Masses (In the […]
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT: Why Filipinos shy away from Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz dedicated to them (Part 1)
UPDATE: DNA Info is reporting that the Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz is being sold for $7.35 million to a real estate developer. The sale is expected to close by July 25, 2017. Below is the story of the church dedicated to Filipinos and yet forsaken by the community. By Sharon Adarlo Amidst the trendy […]
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Nov. 6-13 Other Israel film festival to feature immigration film ‘Transit’
“Transit” by Hannah Espia is among the films to be featured in the 8th Annual Other Israel Film Festival in New York City. Espia’s debut film is the story of a Filipino caregiver in Israel determined to hide his children from immigration police to prevent their deportation. In 2009, Israel sought to expel several hundreds […]