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FilAms blast offensive music video ‘Asian Girlz’
By Cristina DC Pastor There’s no way Day Above Ground’s “Asian Girlz” will cause a stir on YouTube. The music is insipid, the visuals a stream of cliché images, and the lyrics…? See, that’s where the DAG band’s music video has begun to attract controversy, and unfortunately thousands of clicks and views. “Asian Girlz” is […]
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Who will break Wayne Algenio’s record of 18 ‘balut’ in 5 minutes? Find out this Saturday
Twelve contestants will compete in Jeepney’s Balut Eating Contest and will be consuming as much ‘balut’ — or duck embryo, which is a Philippine delicacy — as possible in a five-minute time period. This is not your typical Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest as you can imagine, but contestants said they are ready to […]
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‘Here Lies Love’ cast’s curtain call with FilAm press
The Filipino cast of David Byrne’s monster hit of a disco theatre “Here Lies Love” met with the press on July 20 and bid goodbye to the fans who watched them perform for several months at The Public Theatre. Led by Jose Llana (who played Ferdinand Marcos), the actors who appeared at a Kapihan-Filipino Mundo-NYC […]
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Dressing the bride and her party without breaking the bank
It may not be for the finicky bride but let’s face it, not all brides are diva-like meticulous. Some are practical and smart about their money. We’re talking about shopping online for a wedding dress. Before we hear collective shouts of ‘No way,’ let’s consider the pluses. A wedding dress with all the trimmings, such […]
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In Berlin, modern buildings bear traces of its tragic past
By Wendell Gaa If there is a single word which describes Berlin, it is epic. When one travels through this capital city of Germany, its historic background of tragedy and triumph just engulfs you. This is a city which has been through a lot: two catastrophic world wars, a tense Cold War, and for better […]
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‘We will fight the bully’
By Elton Lugay About 150 Filipino Americans mostly wearing yellow shirts gathered at the United Nations headquarters on First Avenue to protest China’s incursions in Philippine waters and vowed never to stop “fighting the bully.” Community organizer Steven Raga said, “I’m from here in New York not the Philippines. I grew up here with Chinese […]
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Getting to know ‘Makilala,’ a FilAm talk show on QPTV
By Cristina DC Pastor & Maricor Fernandez When QPTV producer Maricor Fernandez and I met at a press conference sometime in May, it was a case of spontaneous combustion. She said she liked my online magazine; I said I liked that she has a video camera. We laughed instantaneously. We talked about collaborating. When she […]
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‘Tribute to Philippines’ rides the waves of Ocean City
By Elton Lugay For two days, Ocean City in New Jersey dressed in the colors of the Philippines. Festive ‘banderitas’ flapped in the wind while the heaving waves kept in sync with the lively rondalla music in the background. Welcome to Tribute to the Philippines’ fourth annual fiesta, celebrating the sister-city relationship of Ocean City […]
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Parents rue that for some FilAm youth, education is no longer a priority
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. The aforementioned comment appeared heavy on the minds of some half-a-dozen Filipino American parents. No, they did not hesitate to inquire whether some from their ethnicity, parents like themselves, are going through similar experiences on how their daughters and sons are faring with respect to their outlook on education. One […]