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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 […]
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Transgender model Geena Rocero to speak at NextDayBetter’s May 3 event
For transgender model Geena Rocero, 30, coming out appeared to have occurred in stages, one exhilarating episode at a time. The first time was at age 15 when she won a beauty pageant in the Philippines, then at 19 when she underwent a gender reassignment surgery in Thailand. That surgery would pave the way for […]
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Youngsters sing the love songs of their parents in OPM concert
Singers Jared Martin, 21, and Tiffany Viray, 17, are thrilled to be part of the upcoming tribute concert to Original Philippine Music (OPM) composer Cecile Azarcon, who is celebrating 35 years in the music business. In “An Evening of Original Philippine Music with Cecile Azarcon and Sounds of Manila,” the pop singers will collaborate on […]
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Town hall meeting on Lorna Sun, migrants workers’ rights on April 6
A town hall meeting will be held on Sunday, April 6, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church in Elmhurst to discuss the case of Lorna Sun, a domestic worker who died of cardiac arrest and who, according to Philippine Forum (PF), did not receive adequate assistance from the Philippine government. […]
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Ma-Yi celebrates 25 years, honors 3 patrons of the arts
By Cristina DC Pastor Ma-Yi Theatre’s 25th Anniversary Gala on March 24 turned out to be one kick-off-your-shoes kind of evening, a perfect way to unwind after an unusually busy day at work. From the musical tribute to Broadway producer David Merrick to Bessie Badilla’s self-deprecating speech that appeared to circumvent the Old World formality […]