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Staten Islanders look back on secessionist fervor of 1993
By Cristina DC Pastor In 1993, New York City came on the verge of losing one of its five boroughs when secessionist fervor swept Staten Island. The debate threw the community in disarray and splintered residents into different factions. The idea began to bubble forth in 1989, a time when the borough was spoken of […]
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Deadline for Kundiman poetry contest is Mar 1
The Kundiman Poetry Prize, dedicated to publishing exceptional work by Asian American poets, is accepting submissions. The KPP is being organized in partnership with Alice James Books, a cooperative poetry press with a mission to seek out and publish the best contemporary poetry by both established and beginning poets, with particular emphasis on involving poets […]
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Trix Rosen’s Kalinga journey, then and now
For photojournalist Trix Rosen, the Kalinga tribe in the Cordilleras remains a bicontinental work in progress. She has been going back and forth to the Philippines for more than 25 years, chronicling how the lives of these indigenous people have changed over the years. She plans to go back again in March. In her exhibition […]
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I ‘shot’ the president
By Elton Lugay I missed his first inauguration, but promised myself to attend the next one when it became apparent Barack Obama was on his way to a second term. So there I was at the media riser of the National Mall fronting the Capitol, frozen still, a Uniqlo scarf from an ex keeping my […]
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Hailing Obama, hoping for passage of immigration bill
By Elton Lugay A singer, a nurse and a chef. These Filipinos echoed their praise of President Barack Obama on the eve of his second inauguration as 44th president of the United States. “He’s for the common person, he’s grassroots. You don’t feel like he’s an elitist,” said pop soprano Stephanie Reese, who was in […]
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Barack Obama’s first inauguration
By Richard Momar Yapo Cuanang Christmas of 2008 was another warm holiday in the South. My friend asked what I would like for a Christmas present. I said I would love to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January. The gift — a Savannah-Dulles, Dulles-Honolulu, Honolulu-Savannah ticket — came in an air mail […]
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Why protecting the Internet is our responsibility, too, as FilAms
By Ryan Gajudo Macasero January 18 was Internet Freedom Day, a milestone for websites and netizens around the world. Last year, many netizens showed their solidarity by protesting proposed legislation that would restrict our access to certain sites. They showed their anger by showing black screens in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) […]
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Lance today, Manny tomorrow?
By Rene Pastor Lance Armstrong just had his ‘come-to-Jesus’ moment when he finally fessed up to the world via Oprah that he, indeed, used steroids to win big-time in the world’s toughest cycling race: the Tour de France. Nobody thought that was going to happen. But almost a decade later, Armstrong has joined the ranks […]
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Newspaper publisher responds to trafficking charges
By Bert Pelayo You may have heard about a civil action filed against my daughter for alleged unpaid wages and false imprisonment. In a puzzling twist, Linda and I were also named defendants. Even more puzzling is the fact that the Philippine Consulate employee who brought her here legally as a domestic worker was not […]