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The pain and passion of Niccolo Cosme
By Elton Lugay Visual artist and conceptual photographer Niccolo Cosme is returning to New York for his second solo exhibit on August 24. The exhibit, “Monologues, Soliloquies, and Tributes,” is a collection of portraits of gay people, advocates and supporters who have “contributed significantly” to promoting the rights of the LGBT (lesbians, gays, bisexuals and […]
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OFF THE WALL: The first-timer’s guide to stockpicking
By Rene Pastor Starting this week, The FilAm is running a regular column on the stock market to be written by Rene Pastor, a long-time business journalist and commodities analyst. Rene writes analyses for Southeast Asia Commodity Digest, an affiliate of Informa Economics based in Memphis, Tenn. Prior to SACD, he was a financial journalist […]
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A FilAm’s experience with stop-and-frisk for wearing braids and ‘gang colors’
By Kilusan Bautista A U.S. District Court has ruled recently that stop-and-frisk is “racially discriminatory” against Black and Latino populations. Although city officials have cited the practice as contributing to the low crime rate, Judge Shira Scheindlin said it is being used “in a manner that intentionally discriminates based on race.” Poet and performance artist […]
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Raised a Pinay: Growing up under three Filipinas
By Rachel Walt The house was filled with the familiar aromas of a party, including the mouthwatering scents of fresh fried lumpia and the pepper and bay leaves of chicken and pork adobo. Outside, the air hazed with savory smoke from barbeque smeared in banana ketchup. All around the small property, laughter and music pierced […]
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Steven Raga: ‘Young FilAms more politically aware than politically conscious’
By Maricar CP Hampton and Cristina DC Pastor Steven Raga, with his trademark aviator shades perched on his head, has seen it all with youth organizing. One of the founders of UniPro – or the Pilipino American Unity for Progress – the Queens-born activist was there for the birth of many youth organizations and witnessed […]
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Rights group accuses Aquino gov’t of violating Dutch activist’s right to free expression
By Carlos Conde Thomas van Beersum, a 20-year-old Dutch citizen, was about to board his flight Tuesday (August 6) morning back to the Netherlands when the Philippine Bureau of Immigration stopped him and detained him for the next 30 hours at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. Officially, his crime was overstaying his visa, […]
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In Finland, island hopping and recreating history are favorite pastimes
By Wendell Gaa Mention Finland to the average Filipino, and more likely than not the first thing that comes to mind is the mobile brand Nokia which is widely used in the Philippines. As amusing an association to the country that surely is, Finland, which is probably the most overlooked of the Scandinavian European nations, […]
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Queens parents demand air-conditioned buses for special needs children
On Monday August 5, a dozen parents, grandparents, children and neighbors demanded the right to air conditioning for riders and workers on the school bus in hot weather. The target was the Ozone Park bus yard of companies known by several different names (eg. Little Richie, Lorinda, Little Linda) but apparently run by the same […]
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Unless Aquino acts, journalists killings ‘are not going to stop:’ Human Rights Watch
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III should speak out against the recent killings of three journalists and ensure that the authorities expedite their investigation, the New York based Human Rights Watch said on August 9. While the killers and motives are unknown, these and past unresolved attacks on journalists have a chilling effect on media freedom […]