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Ta-ga-logue: A coming-together in conversation
By Precious Sipin Filipinos are naturally creative. We are storytellers, dancers, singers (thanks Magic Mic!), writers. You name it and we know how to do it — with style. We can’t help it. It’s in our blood. With different races mixed in one, I see Filipinos as beautiful masterpieces meant to create, be innovative, and […]
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University president, labor alliance leader among Faldef’s Trailblazer awardees
In celebration of its fifth anniversary, the Filipino American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (Faldef) announced the winners for its first Defend, Serve, Educate (DSE) Trailblazer Awardees. Faldef provides pro bono legal services to members of the Filipino American community. Since its founding in 2009, the group has gone on to handle and/or collaborate […]
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Why I created a movement for Brown Girls
By Jana Lynne Umipig I grew up with the understanding that it is community that raises a young girl into her womanhood. That not just one individual but many are invested in her becoming. And I also understood that it is women who give to her growth the most because they are the center of […]
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OFF THE WALL: What are the odds stock picking can make one a millionaire?
By Rene Pastor One of my students in junior college said the stock market reminds her of a casino. She may have a point. How many investors out there think they have found this hidden nugget of a stock which could make them millionaires down the road? A lot of guys dream of buying a […]
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Film chronicles rescue of Jews from Nazi death camps through politics — and poker
“Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge From the Holocaust” will be shown at the Philippine Center on October 24th in celebration of Filipino American History Month. Actor Liev Schreiber is the narrator of the documentary The New York Times raved as “straightforward,” “fast-paced” and “fascinating.” According to the film’s website, “Rescue in the Philippines” is a […]
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Estonia, birthplace of Skype, keeps heritage despite modern technology
By Wendell Gaa Are you a frequent user of the online communication tool Skype? If so, you may be interested to know that it was invented in Estonia, a former Soviet republic located along Northern Europe’s Baltic Sea. Even seasoned international travelers may only scantily know all about Estonia. Happily for my parents and I, […]
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How a math educator solved her ‘unknowns’ and became a top NYC teacher
By Marietta Timblaco-Geraldino, Ph.D. The class has just finished listening to the musical piece “Dream of Cherry Blossoms” of the Lincoln Center Institute’s Striking Sounds. Students were deep into their group work, interpreting the mathematics behind the first phrase of Sakura, the fundamental music of the “Dream of Cherry Blossoms.” Using their knowledge of geometric […]
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Human trafficking is ‘joint responsibility’ of all UN countries: PHL
Preventing human trafficking is the “joint responsibility of all member-states” of the United Nations whether these are countries of origin, transit or destination. This bold statement was made by Philippine Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs for Policy Evan P. Garcia during a meeting of the Group of Friends United Against Human Trafficking held September 26 as […]
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Gay couple makes pitch for Barbara Buono
Heart, humor and honesty went into the making of this video by graphic designer David Gibson and comic Rich Kiamco. It may be a pitch for votes for candidate Barbara Buono – who is running against incumbent New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — but beyond that, this story is one of many same-sex narratives that […]