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LGBT FilAms mobilize for immigration reform for Gay Pride parade
Gay and lesbian Filipino Americans will be marching in the June 30 Gay Pride March under the banner of Pin@y Pride Month. The announcement was made by the Barangay-New York and BAYAN-USA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTIQ) Caucus in a statement. In urging queer FilAms to join the march, they said to […]
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Organization holds packed charity event for orphan Filipino children
On Tuesday, June 11th Maya’s Hope held a charity event and exclusive screening of Todd Kellstein’s documentary “Buffalo Girls,” depicting the lives of two 8-year-old professional Muay Thai fighters in Thailand. The event, organized by FilAm-Ukrainian Maya Rowencak, raised awareness about the struggles of children abroad. She founded Maya’s Hope, a non-profit organization that helps […]
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For FVR, Philippine economy, tension with Taiwan no laughing matter
By Cristina DC Pastor “Feel free to quote me. My name is Manny Pacquiao.” This throw-away line by former President Fidel Ramos kept Consulate officials, staff and guests in stitches during a June 14 visit to New York to promote his latest book and film. It was one running gag after another as the former […]
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A special segment on Marilou Diaz-Abaya at NYC film festival
Asian CineVision will present a tribute to Filipino filmmaker Marilou Diaz-Abaya (1955-2012) as well as other female filmmakers in the 36th Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) from July 24th to August 3rd. This year AAIFF is presenting 26 feature films and 44 short films, for, by and about Asians and Asian Americans, with works […]
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Raid of 7-Eleven yields exploited Filipino workers, abuser Filipino manager
Ramon Nanas, 49, of Great River, New York was one of nine 7-Eleven store owners and managers indicted for allegedly exploiting undocumented workers. The U.S. Department of Justice said the employees of several 7-Eleven convenience stores spread across Long Island in New York and Norfolk, Virginia were exploited, their wages stolen and were required to […]
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Here lies the disco-driven life of Imelda Marcos
By Cristina DC Pastor If you have to watch David Byrne’s “Here Lies Love,” be prepared to suspend disbelief. This disco musical is part fiction and part history, and if some details appear like figments of the writer’s mind, they probably are. Much of the urban legend revolving around Imelda Marcos is so delightfully woven […]
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Sharing a limo ride with Dayanara Torres as she talks about ‘200 Cartas’
By Elton Lugay Twenty years after her crowning moment as Miss Universe, Puerto Rican Dayanara Torres is still one striking beauty. Actor Aga Muhlach’s former girlfriend and later singer Marc Anthony’s former wife was in New York this week to promote her latest movie, “200 Cartas” (200 Letters) directed by Bruno Irizarry and co-produced by […]
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‘Superman is an immigrant’ (and Jose Antonio Vargas is Clark Kent)
Born on Krypton, Superman, or Kal-El came to America with the promise of Hope, the symbol he bears on his chest. “Many of our families also have a history of immigration. We share Superman’s hope and we continue his fight for truth, justice and the American Way,” says a press statement announcing a new ‘Superman […]
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My hope is for Father’s Day to be well-remembered as well
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are not that far apart, chronologically so. The former falls in May; the latter in June. Yet, as far as their celebrations go, the two milestones seem worlds apart. When I first came to these shores in the very early sixties, I was struck by […]