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At Christmastime, ‘tahanan’ is the warmth that fuels the spirit
By Mary Lou Cunanan In Tagalog, tahanan means home, but it carries a depth that no English word quite captures. It comes from tahan na—a phrase every Filipino has heard, probably while sobbing as a child. It means stop crying, but really, it means so much more: You’re safe now. Everything will be okay. You […]
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Women. Immigration. Media.
By Cristina DC Pastor These are the core components that comprise the not-for-profit organization WICCAFE or the Women’s Immigration and Communications Café, a conversation and media platform for women immigrants founded by journalist Marivir Montebon. “There are cookies to bake and stories to tell by immigrant women on a media platform, not just in kitchens […]
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Reagan John Rada: Enlightening the world through sparkles of gems, entrepreneurship and philanthropy
By Cristina DC Pastor In the brisk winter of 2023, Reagan John Rada treated himself to a well-earned Christmas gift: He bought a gem and pearl store. “This is a big and unusual purchase,” he said as he showed The FilAm around his shop of sparklers in the Diamond District on 47th Street one block away […]
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Celebrating Filipino traditions at Pasko in America
The highly anticipated 2024 Pasko in America, a celebration of Filipino heritage and holiday spirit, will take place on Saturday, December 7 at American Dream, Court A in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The day begins at 8 a.m. with exhibitors highlighting their unique booths adorned with Filipino-inspired Christmas decorations. As the event officially opens, community […]
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Immigration Atty. Arvin Amatorio: ‘Self-deportation is complex and has significant consequences’
By Cristina DC Pastor Bergenfield, N.J. Mayor Arvin Amatorio, also an immigration lawyer, spoke to The FilAm about the road ahead for immigration reform. He warned against “immediate self-deportation” as he urged undocumented immigrants to explore all options. Despite their significant contributions to society, he said the likes of Jose Antonio Vargas “remain vulnerable.” The […]
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JV Valino & Jessy Daing: The best friends’s wedding
By Cristina DC Pastor Best of friends for nine years, JV Valino and Jessy Daing became a married couple on November 25, 2024, in a destination wedding that took them and their 65 guests from the Hudson River Waterfront in Bayonne, N.J., to the lovely Bahamas seas. Sailing amid the island’s refreshing blue waters, JV […]
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FilAms should call their senators to confirm Lewis’s appointment
By Joseph G. Lariosa CHICAGO – Filipino American lawyer Loida Nicolas Lewis has been extending micro-financing to poor people in the Philippines. But her gesture to empower the pockets of the poor Filipinos stopped when she campaigned against the Davao City mayor who was running for president in the Philippines during the 2016 presidential elections. […]
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‘Gladiator II:’ Outstanding visual spectacle
By Wendell Gaa “Gladiator II” which is the sequel to the 2000 Oscar-winning history epic “Gladiator” starring Russell Crowe was one film I was never expecting to get made nor felt the need to be made in the first place. When I first heard that director Ridley Scott would return to helm this follow-up to […]
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Art for heart’s sake: A mother’s dream
By Yolanda del Mundo It took some time for me to begin writing this narrative. Finally, after several postponements, here is our story, my daughter’s and mine. The 8th of August 2024 was so significant to me as it was the date especially earmarked for the wedding of two college friends whose passion for art […]