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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 […]
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‘The FilAm’ is now in the Nation’s Capital
By Cristina DC Pastor Maricar CP Hampton, a longtime contributor to our site, has joined The FilAm family. She is now the editor of The FilAm Metro D.C., covering the areas of Metropolitan D.C. Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, with a Filipino population of more than 75,000. Maricar is a seasoned community journalist who has […]
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Photographs and memories of a traumatic marathon
By Cristina DC Pastor With Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in custody, Leona Merk of Dedham, Mass., can breathe a sigh of relief. “I am hopeful we will now have insight to the brothers’ motivation, which we wouldn’t have the opportunity to hear if it had ended otherwise,” mused Leona, 26, as she pored over hundreds of photographs […]
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Ed Santos is first FilAm to aspire for NYC council seat
By Cristina DC Pastor For the first time in the history of Filipino migration to New York, the son of a nanny is aspiring to run for a city council seat. Twenty-seven-year-old Democrat Edward Santos is looking to represent District 8 of East Harlem-South Bronx in the city council. But first, he has to win […]
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Senate bill is first step toward meaningful immigration reform; has a provision on amnesty
By Dennis Ortiguera On April 17, 2013, eight U.S. senators introduced the highly anticipated immigration reform bill entitled “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.” This bill is the result of a bipartisan effort from both Republicans and Democrats. This is the first step towards a meaningful and practical comprehensive immigration reform. […]
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Mrs. Kalayaan beauty contest marred by ugly accusations
By Elton Lugay This is Ernestine Hollins’s story. Let’s read on because what she has to say may have to do with who we are as a factionalized community living in America. On March 23, Ernestine and several other married Filipino women participated in a beauty and fundraising competition called Mrs. Kalayaan. Proceeds from this […]