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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 […]
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‘Made in NY’ honors entertainment & media industries’ best
By Elton Lugay The big white tent was all set, and among the first to arrive was the “America’s Got Talent” judge Heidi Klum. It was pouring hard but no one seemed to mind as they walked with grace and smiles toward the Red Carpet positioned to the rear porch of the Gracie Mansion. For […]
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Flickr founder Caterina Fake on ‘putting the heart and humanity’ back in the Internet
By Cristina DC Pastor On her blog, Caterina Fake, 49, co-founder of the Flickr photo hosting and sharing website, described herself using four disordered words: entrepreneur, mother, reader, optimist. Let me add another: Filipino-American. I came across Caterina Fake’s name while doing a web search of ‘Filipino Americans.’ Her name came up and under it […]
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Bubbly Cebuana from Brooklyn is Maria Clara in ‘Noli’ opera
By Cristina DC Pastor The soprano was rehearsing a coquettish love song by the corner piano of Loida Nicolas Lewis’ luxurious Manhattan home. “That’s our Maria Clara,” proudly whispered Edwin Josue, a member of the Executive Committee that is producing “Noli Me Tangere, the Opera.” We eyed her on the way to the formal dining […]
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New cable program presents ‘a very different look’ at Asian Americans
“Asian American Life,” a new magazine-style television series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, will launch Monday, June 10th on CUNY TV and focus on Asian Americans in the Tri-State area from more than 40 countries, speaking over 150 different languages and dialects. Veteran New York City broadcaster Ernabel Demillo is the producer […]
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When women called the shots, first thing they did was junk Pilipino Time
By Maricar CP Hampton & Cristina DC Pastor “Having an all-women team has definitely changed the face of UniPro,” said Rachelle Ocampo, current president of the nonprofit Pilipino American Unity for Progress. “We look especially cute in pictures.” Ocampo was kidding, of course, but she was also setting the tone for what the current leadership […]