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WHERE I LIVE: Charina Nadura shares a long and funky road with the hipsters of Williamsburg
By Cristina DC Pastor Sometimes, we live in neighborhoods that do not give us the feel of home. Many reasons. It could be one that is heavily populated by one ethnic group or maybe it has an overconcentration of nail salons and not a lot of grocery stores. Other times, we know, once we see […]
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Dogs saved from death, but who will save the inmates who care for them? An Easter reflection
By Aurelio Palmos Around 5 p.m. Monday after Easter, we watched news on local TV showing female inmates training dogs taken from shelters to become service dogs. Some of these dogs are now working with autistic children. A short segment showed a black Labrador following orders from a young autistic girl, indicating proof of positive […]
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Boston belongs to my heart
By Daniel de la Rosa On a bright spring morning with the lingering hint of winter still in the air, Patriots Day would dawn bright and very early in Boston. It is a day of celebration in a city that reminds me of an old European burgh with winding streets snaking around its center. The […]
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Irma Bajar honored with Stonewall award for her LGBT activism
By Cristina DC Pastor In the summer of 2011, a young man put a gun to Irma Bajar’s head as she was walking to her home in Brooklyn. The man seemed angry and shouted slurs at her gender after he grabbed her phone. Irma went home shaken, but did not report the incident to the […]
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‘The FilAm’ among 100 pioneering ethnic media publications
The FilAm online magazine is included in the upcoming Newseum exhibit featuring 100 pioneering ethnic media outlets from Colonial America to today. The interactive exhibit “One Nation With News for All” is being organized by the Smithsonian Institution in partnership with the news museum. The exhibit opens May 16, 2014 and will be on display […]
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Dial a number, listen to Philippine radio…
By Maricar CP Hampton And get swept away by nostalgia as you listen to news commentators and Filipino music the way you remember them back home. The experience is called Radyo Tambuli, a ‘virtual’ radio station that delivers news, music and public service direct from the Philippines. Intrigued by this latest rollout from the Philippine […]
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Portrait of a diplomat as an artists’ model
By Cristina DC Pastor The usually unflappable Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. sat all by himself on a long, lonely sofa. He was not entertaining CEOs or world leaders. Instead, he was facing a coterie of artists sizing him up with their oils and watercolors. “This is something different,” de Leon said, smiling as […]
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Miguel Braganza gives thanks to NYC for 30 year-milestone in theatre
Stage actor and dancer Miguel Braganza II is celebrating 30 years in theatre, half that time playing a variety of memorable roles in Cameron Mackintosh’s production of “Miss Saigon.” “Salamat, Salamat, New York” (Thank you, New York) slated May 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Sheraton La Guardia East Hotel in Flushing, promises to be an […]
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Ninotchka Rosca to report on how women, children are re-building their lives after Haiyan
“Typhoon Haiyan, “ said writer and women’s advocate Ninotchka Rosca, “is a vivid illustration of what’s coming with climate change. It is incumbent for all of us to take full measure of its toll on human life. This is not just for those of Philippine ancestry. No race, no ethnicity can escape these changes, and […]