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Filipino ‘arnis’ featured in ‘I, Frankenstein’
By Wendell Gaa The lore of Frankenstein and his monster has always been a source of fascinating storytelling for fans of the horror genre. The classic novel “Frankenstein” by 19th century British author Mary Shelley is arguably one of the most significant pieces of horror literature alongside Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” and this book has inspired […]
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Doctor, banker wife are 2014 PAFCOM grand marshals
Dr. Edgar Lerias and his banker wife Mary Jane have been named 2014 Grand Marshals of the Philippine-American Friendship Committee, Inc. PAFCOM organizes Jersey City’s annual Philippine Independence Day Parade, a gathering that parallels the Madison Avenue parade in New York but celebrated weeks later. The Davao City-born Edgar is a long-standing community leader and […]
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Fordham to confer honorary degree on Cardinal Luis Tagle
Fordham University has announced it will confer an honorary degree upon His Eminence Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines, on Friday, March 28. The Cardinal will also celebrate a special Mass on campus on Saturday, March 29, according to a press statement. Attendance at these events is by invitation only. This is […]
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‘Job usurpation’ and what it means to the Filipino worker in America
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Interestingly, thanks to some observers’ remarks, this space’s writer ran into a few native Americans who were in prolonged discussion of the immigrant society. They talked about the national concern of all, or most among them who felt the high unemployment rate sprung from the ‘new’ United States where they […]
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‘I’m a football player, I don’t save lives’ — Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin
By Elton Lugay Five days before the Super Bowl match between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, the NFL players met some 5,000 media from around the world during the Super Bowl Media Day at Prudential Center in Newark. I was with a small group of Filipino reporters and fans for a minutes-long interview […]
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Growing up FilAm, filling the holes in my heritage
By Daniel Griffith “Um, I’m Japanese! I think.” … Was my response, walking up three flights of stairs past the library in the first grade, to that question: “So, what are you?” That’s a fated question, which many to this day dread answering, even hearing. But it never bothered me. Six-year-old me knew they were […]
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U.S. organization looking to reduce corruption in PHL private sector
EXCLUSIVE TO ‘THE FILAM METRO D.C.’ By Maricar CP Hampton & Cristina DC Pastor Graft and corruption in the Philippines is probably as old as the country. While this socio-political scourge is commonly associated with government, the private sector is very much a part of why corruption has remained widespread and largely unmitigated. In some […]
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Vigil for Randy Gener brings together family, friends and strangers in a hopeful cry for justice
By Lorial Crowder I do not know Randy Gener personally but I joined some 60 people who, in a breezy, bitter cold night, lit candles as we urged justice for his brutal attack. I did meet Randy briefly the evening he was awarded Outstanding Artist by the Filipino American National Historical Society of Metro New […]
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Wake up, Randy, you have to read what I wrote about you
By Cristina DC Pastor I came to know you as someone who is fun-loving and spontaneous during the book launch of Ruben Nepales’ “My Filipino Connection: The Philippines in Hollywood” at the Philippine Consulate. That was in June 2012. You were singing “Otso Otso” to Bernardo Bernardo’s bouncy number. Actually, you were not singing. You […]