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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 […]
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Book on California’s ‘Little Manila’ to have a New York debut on Feb. 12
Not long after 1898, when the United States claimed the Philippines as an American colony, Filipinos became a vital part of the agricultural economy of California’s fertile San Joaquin Delta. In downtown Stockton, they created Little Manila, a vibrant community of hotels, pool halls, dance halls, restaurants, grocery stores, churches, union halls, and barbershops. It […]
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Sheila Coronel named academic dean at Columbia Journalism School: ‘It’s a big challenge’
Investigative journalist Sheila Coronel will become dean of Academic Affairs at Columbia Journalism School on July 1, 2014. At the same time, Sheila will continue to teach and serve as director of the school’s Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. “It’s a big challenge,” said Sheila when reached by The FilAm.” The dean of academic affairs […]
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De Blasio names Maria Torres-Springer head of NYC’s Small Business Services department
Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Maria Torres-Springer as commissioner of the Department of Small Business Services, which provides assistance for small enterprises to thrive and grow. A former executive vice president and chief of staff at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), Maria was a key leader in teams that helped the redevelopment […]
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Loida Nicolas Lewis receives Carlos P. Romulo Award for International Achievement
Philanthropist Loida Nicolas Lewis was given the Carlos P. Romulo Award for International Achievement by the United Nations Association of the Philippines for her humanitarian work for and support of the Filipino global community. “A recipient of the Carlos P. Romulo Award for International Achievement is someone who has helped put the Philippines on the […]
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Monet’s water lily is just one of 200 artworks owned by Marcoses, but where are they?
By Cristina DC Pastor The Claude Monet water lily painting that sold for $32 million appears to be just the proverbial tip of the iceberg. There are 200 more works of art believed to belong to the family of dictator Ferdinand Marcos that remain unlocated, according to lawyer Robert Swift in a 2013 court hearing […]