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Wait, pray, love
By Rachel E. Khan As the cardinals gather in Rome this week to prepare for the conclave, Catholics around the world, including myself, can only wait, pray and love. Wait. There is an old saying in Rome that “he who enters a conclave as pope exits as a cardinal.” Following the last day in office […]
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Lumen Castañeda and the art of teaching from the heart
By Maricar CP Hampton In Lumen Castañeda’s time, there was no bullying and there were no female teachers sleeping with their students. Maybe there were, but she never saw any of that. Such incidents were rare and not standard fare in the news as they are today. Castañeda – Tita Lumen to many in the […]
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Jersey City Council moves to qualify DREAMers for in-state tuition, financial aid
The Jersey City Council on February 27th approved a resolution proposing to allow undocumented children to qualify for in-state tuition and access to state financial aid at New Jersey’s public colleges and universities. The resolution was jointly sponsored by Councilman-At-Large Rolando R. Lavarro, Jr. and Ward C Councilwoman Nidia Lopez. Outside, DREAM Act immigrants, activists […]
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FilAms petition Stony Brook University to reinstate Asian studies official
Filipino American writers and artists came out in support of a Stony Brook University official after her position as director of Wang Center’s Asian and Asian American Programming was eliminated in a reorganization. “It is with much wistfulness that I inform you that my Directorship of the Wang Center’s Asian and Asian American Programming is […]
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The FilAm writer wins ethnic media award
Freelance reporter Ryan Gajudo Macasero was chosen one of four Emerging Youth Voice awardees by the New America Media for a personal essay on overcoming depression he had written for The FilAm. Ryan and dozens of awardees will be honored March 7th at the 2013 NAM Ethnic Media Awards for Southern California, honoring exceptional journalism […]
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Florida 15 trafficking victims get T visas; families to follow?
The Florida 15 victims of human trafficking have been granted T visas and employment certification cards, according to their lawyer. Lawyer Felix Vinluan said the 15 men and women won the first round of their case against their former employer, Jose “Jojo” Villanueva, proprietor of San Villa Ship Management Co. In a press statement, the […]
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Immigration lawyer says shorter wait time for petitions is ‘logical, reasonable’
By Cristina DC Pastor “It’s crazy to separate husbands and wives.” That was lawyer Alan Lubiner arguing for changes he would like to see in a new immigration reform law widely speculated to pass Congress within a year. A partner at Lubiner & Schmidt in Cranford, New Jersey and the author of two popular books […]
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FILAMSPEAK: What do you know about the Marcoses?
By Cristina DC Pastor They are the children of the Martial Law Babies. In the U.S., they are the Filipino Americans in their teens to their 30s who were born after the Marcoses have fled the country in 1986 or were of a young age with no hint of political consciousness whatsoever during the Conjugal […]
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Rosalyn de Castro eyes the Olympics as her goal
Ten-year-old Rosalyn de Castro led her hockey team to the championship of the Hudson Valley Hockey League, as the captain — and goalie — of the all-boys NYC Skyliners. Rosalyn, a fifth grader at St. Adalbert School, helped the team win its first playoff game with a shutout, usually credited to a goalie’s effective defense. […]