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TOFA-NY’s 4th year: Through thanks and tears, reflecting on what’s next for the Filipino American achiever
By Cristina DC Pastor And there was music and wonderful moments. Some tears too, and through it all a challenge to Filipino Americans: It’s time to “take the lead.” The fourth The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York was an occasion to celebrate the achievements of Filipinos in the New York area during Filipino American […]
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Manila designer Joyce Pilarsky breaks into Boston Fashion Week
By Cristina DC Pastor A funny thing happened to Joyce Penas Pilarsky on her first visit to the U.S. in 1982. Her family was visiting Disney and in their excitement forgot where they parked their car. After several hours of searching, they gave up and went back to their hotel. They returned early morning the […]
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The Filipino Renaissance: Finding a viable balance between community dialogue and popular theater (Part 3)
This latest Investigative Reporting Project chronicles important milestones in Filipino American theater history in New York. The author, Renee Barabad Floresca, is an actor, director, educator and writer whose latest production, “Undressing the Fragments,” is playing Oct. 24th to 26th at Wow Café Theatre at the Lower East Side between Bowery and 2nd Avenue. — […]
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‘Here Lies Love’ provides full-time jobs to FilAm actors (Part 2)
This latest Investigative Reporting Project chronicles important milestones in Filipino American theater history in New York. The author, Renee Barabad Floresca, is an actor, director, educator and writer whose latest production, “Undressing the Fragments,” is playing Oct. 24th to 26th at Wow Café Theatre at the Lower East Side between Bowery and 2nd Avenue. — […]
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INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT: The first wave of Asian American actors were Filipinos (Part 1)
By Renee Barabad Floresca This latest Investigative Reporting Project chronicles important milestones in Filipino American theater history in New York. The author, Renee Barabad Floresca, is an actor, director, educator and writer whose latest production, “Undressing the Fragments,” is playing Oct. 24th to 26th at Wow Café Theatre at the Lower East Side between Bowery […]
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Arvin Amatorio is running for a council seat in Bergenfield
By Cristina DC Pastor Fifteen years after Robert Rivas stepped down as mayor of Bergenfield, a young lawyer is making a bid for a council seat, counting on the support of the residents of “Little Manila” of Bergen County. Immigration lawyer Arvin Amatorio will be running in tandem with politician Chris Tully as the Democratic […]
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‘I am only now starting to understand my own identity’
By Tiara Camille Teruel As a Filipina-American, I often question my own identity as much as I am questioned about my race. It starts with a stare, then a question-filled head tilt, until finally they ask: “What Asian are you?” “What is your first guess?” I reply. This is usually followed by a long inquiring […]
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Bohol Earthquake, a year on: a presentation on Oct. 21
On October 15, 2013 at 8:12 a.m., a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Bohol, Philippines. About 350,000 people were displaced and several of the Philippines’ historic coral stone churches, dating from the 18th through the 20th centuries, were damaged or destroyed. This sudden and devastating event is a reminder that the country lies […]
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The layered life of Chelle Lhuillier
By Cristina DC Pastor “I am a special girl.” “I am the best of both worlds.” These statements may seem friendly and non-threatening, but hard to articulate especially for a transgender woman looking to get to know a male stranger. LGBTQ advocate Chelle Lhuillier made this observation as she called on fellow transgender women to […]