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Alfredo Diaz, 96
By Nestor Palugod Enriquez Funeral services were held on the frigid morning of December 6 for World War II veteran Alfredo Diaz, possibly the last of his breed of veterans who fought in Bataan in the 1940s. Alfredo Diaz just celebrated his 96th birthday last November 28th in Jersey City. He was an athletic student […]
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3 days after ‘Les Miz’ review, I met Anne Hathaway
By Elton Lugay It felt like an out-of-body experience. Not that I’ve had one, but it was weird in a nice kind of way. On November 30th, my review of “Les Miserables” was published in this magazine (“Why ‘Les Miserables’ brought tears to my eyes,” Nov. 30). Three days later I was at the Porter […]
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Remembering Tito Danny, the cool uncle I lost to AIDS
By Pamela K. Santos “You may say I’m a dreamer / But I’m not the only one / I hope someday you’ll join us / And the world will be as one.” — John Lennon November 30 is my birthday. When I was a kid, a cousin told me November 30th was Bonifacio Day, a […]
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Young journalist opens up about overcoming depression: The Asian American in isolation
By Ryan Gajudo Macasero I battled major depression and anxiety since I was a child and through my teenage years. The revelation is almost always a surprise because I’m known to speak in front of college groups and because I talk to people all the time as a catering sales manager and as a journalist. […]
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Manny Pacquiao towers over Times Square
Commuters watch as boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao goes through a hard workout with trainer Freddie Roach in a training session that was broadcast live on a video board in Times Square. Pacquiao is preparing for his fourth fight against three-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8th at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Photo […]
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Why ‘Les Miserables’ brought tears to my eyes
By Elton Lugay Did “Les Miserables” bring tears to my eyes because it is the holidays and I’m missing someone in my life or was Anne Hathaway’s rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” pure rapture? I kept tossing this in my mind after coming out of the press preview for Victor Hugo’s classic novel on […]
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‘I Do Bidoo Bidoo’ opens in N.Y. Nov. 30
In the tradition of crowd-pleasing comedy musicals like “Mamma Mia” and “Rock of Ages” comes “I Do Bidoo Bidoo,” a blockbuster from the Philippines that celebrates young love, family values, and the hit songs of the Apo Hiking Society. “I Do Bidoo Bidoo” stars the singing superstars Gary Valenciano, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Ogie Alcasid and […]
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FILAMSPEAK: Are your parents strict?
With this issue we start a series called ‘FilAmSpeak’ where we ask a simple question and get the community to respond just as simply. No prodding, no Pavlovian stimuli and definitely no agenda. Our first question to young FilAms: Are your parents strict? Do they cramp your American lifestyle? Five smart and articulate youngsters answer […]
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Meet New York’s a cappella ‘ambassador’
By Cristina DC Pastor A cappella music has come a long way. It’s no longer the boring, one-dimensional music played on our parents’ LP records. The 15th century choral music, which started in Europe, has adopted some elements of hip hop’s beatboxing and is enjoying a resurgence in campuses across America. It sounds like a […]