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‘Noah:’ A flood of details never mentioned in the Bible
By Wendell Gaa Hollywood has capitalized on the recent resurgence of public interest in biblical tales, which is evident in the newly released film “Noah,” starring Russell Crowe and directed by the brilliant Darren Aronofsky. However an eccentric and sometimes unorthodox take of the classic Old Testament story it is, “Noah” is one of the […]
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Ukraine’s problems are now ours
By Maya Rowencak The world’s problems flow through newsfeeds of digital propaganda. Instagram, Twitter, headlines and photos are filtered by our brains, and it is easy to become engaged, desensitized or to ignore them all entirely. Recently, Crimea, a region of Ukraine, has been all over the news. Despite months of Ukrainian protests in Kiev […]
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Cardinal Tagle receives honorary degree, his ‘intellect, concern for the poor’ highlighted
Brimming with pride, hundreds of Filipino Americans came to witness the March 28 ceremony where Archbishop of Manila Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle was conferred an honorary doctorate degree from Fordham University Tagle received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa during a ceremony held at the Keating First Auditorium of Fordham’s Rose […]
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Mayor De Blasio, First Lady to ethnic media: ‘Your stories are a lifeline’
By Cristina DC Pastor Mayor Bill de Blasio took his place at a quadrangle table and smiled broadly at journalists of color waiting for him to speak. He began by holding up a plate showing Southern Italy, the hometown of his family. Next, he introduced First lady Chirlane McCray, whose family comes from St. Lucia […]
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Caregiver dies of cardiac arrest; consulate says financial help on the way
Last March 20, Lorna Sun, a 65-year old caregiver from Bacolod province died of cardiac arrest at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens. As the breadwinner of the family, Lorna was the only one from her family who was able to come to New York. She had been living and working in the city for 16 years. […]
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Filipino voice, presence absent in Cesar Chavez film: FANHS
The National Board of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) in Seattle celebrates the appearance of United Farm Workers (UFW) co-founder Larry Itliong in the Hollywood biopic Cesar Chavez. However, FANHS argues that the film misses an opportunity to offer a nuanced and accurate history of the farmworkers movement that was born of the […]
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PIDCI celebrates 25th year; Grand Marshals pay homage to heroes
Dr. Emilio Quines and his wife Fely, also a doctor, are a private couple not used to the limelight. They are quite uncomfortable being called a ‘power couple’ being this year’s Grand Marshals who will lead a large Philippine Independence Day Parade on Madison Avenue on June 1. So at the recent Grand Marshal Gala […]
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Bringing TPS to The White House
By Rio Guerrero On March 14th, by invitation from The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, over 100 Filipino American community leaders from across the country traveled to The White House and participated in a briefing on issues affecting our community. The topic agenda included Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts, immigration reform, the […]
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Kinding Sindaw presents Maranao epic in dramatic storytelling
“Pagbabalik: Tracing the Path Home” by Kinding Sindaw, the New York-based southern Philippine performance troupe, entwines a contemporary story of the modern Philippines with a dramatic adaptation of the third chapter of the epic Derangen. The Derangen is a Mindanao epic shared by the Maranao, Maguindanao and Iranun tribes of the southern Philippines which celebrates […]