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Health insurance exchange seen to lower premiums for 2.6 M uninsured New Yorkers
By Cristina DC Pastor Chona V., a nanny, has been coughing a lot lately her employers decided to send her to their doctor. She was diagnosed as having a mild case of allergy and told to take three days off to rest. Her employers picked up the tab of $175, but it was not a […]
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Even legal immigrants feel the ‘uncertainty and isolation’
“My migration journey feels like a long wait at the doctor’s office,” said Edna Sabino, a pre-school teacher in Jersey City. “Uncertain and anxiety-laden. Sabino migrated to the U.S. in 2003 and was petitioned by an employer through an H1-B visa. She is still waiting for her permanent resident card. “It is already hard for […]
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At Jeepney, familiar dishes come with a side of ‘bomba’
“Excuse me, do you have patis?” After raving about the brunch at Jeepney Filipino Gastropub a few weeks ago, it should come as no surprise that we returned — this time for dinner — with another friend in tow. We were led farther inside the restaurant, past the kitchen, in a rather cramped room where […]
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FilAm scientist Katherine Luzuriaga, who helped find a cure for HIV baby, among TIME’s most influential people
By Elton Lugay One of two Filipinos who made this year’s TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World is Dr. Katherine Luzuriaga, a pediatric allergist and immunologist from the University of Massachusetts. She was part of the team that developed a cure for an HIV-positive infant. The other awardee is Philippine President Benigno […]
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Consul General’s daughter among Santacruzan ‘reynas’
This year’s Reyna De Las Flores (Queen of Flowers) in Catholic Action of Mary’s (CAM) May 26th Santacruzan is Joyce Kathleen De Leon, 17, the youngest daughter of Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. and wife Eleanor. The New York-born Joyce will be joined by Medy Solero Taeza as Reyna Elena and Chelsea Pauline Lumbres […]
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Catch ‘funny Asian male’ Regie Cabico at SBU’s Wang Center April 25
Poet and spoken word artist Regie Cabico appears in Charles B. Wang Center Theatre’s “WANTED: Funny Asian Male” on April 25 at 8 p.m. He performs with fellow comic Hari Kondabolu. Charles B. Wang Center houses the Office of Asian and Asian American Programs of Stony Brook University. Regie Cabico is a performer with tremendous […]
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Time for you to become American
By Rio Guerrero “I’m sorry. But based upon current U.S. immigration law, there really is nothing that I – or anyone else – can do for you at this time. I know that you and your family did not come to me today expecting or wanting to hear this news. And, I hate to give […]
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DCG Theresa Dizon-de Vega: FilAms need to be ‘more engaged politically’
By Cristina DC Pastor The night before the interview, she was “dancing” with Jimmy Carter in the interactive documentary about the party-loving Imelda Marcos. Hours after this sitdown, she was administering the oath of allegiance to dual citizens at the Philippine Center lobby. Deputy Consul General Theresa Dizon de Vega’s life is one in perpetual […]
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Independence Day Parade Grand Marshal feted in gala
This year’s Independence Day Parade Grand Marshal, Dr. Rebecca Castro Rivera, was honored at a “Gabi ng mga Bulaklak” gala at the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel in Elizabeth, New Jersey on April 15. The evening’s program was highlighted by the investiture ceremony where Rivera was bestowed her sash by last year’s […]