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Stay indoors, stock up on food, embassy urges East Coast FilAms
The Philippine Embassy is urging the nearly half a million members of the Filipino American community on the East Coast to brace for what could be the largest storm to hit the mainland. The Embassy has issued an advisory to the more than 460,000 members of the Filipino Community in at least 13 states that […]
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TOFA’s iPhone moments
Point, click and send: Through these photos, we hope to transport our readers to October 27 at Carnegie Hall when the community honored this year’s batch of Filipino American achievers. Please see preceding article for the complete names of The Twelve Outstanding Filipino Americans in the New York Tri-State. Photos by Rolan Gutierrez and Francois […]
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TOFA-NY at 2: One ‘enchanting evening’
By Cristina DC Pastor Despite a ‘Frankenstorm’ threatening to pummel the New York area, TOFA-NY feted the Filipino American community’s best and the brightest at the historic Carnegie Hall in an “enchanting evening” of music, dance and laughter. With speeches ranging from political prisoners in the Philippines to the struggle for equality for same-sex Filipinos, […]
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Young FilAms extend ‘global bayanihan’ to undocumented immigrants
By Noel Pangilinan Bea Sabino, 21, manned the registration table as Yves Nibungco, 24, gave instructions to prepare the stage for the Jersey City forum on President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, an initiative that would allow young undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. for at least two years. Across the […]
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The goalie is a girl!
Hello. My name is Rosalyn de Castro. I am 10 years old and I want to be a pro-athlete. I hope to be in the Olympics one day. Right now I am the only girl on my hockey team, and I am a goalie. I am at the rink almost everyday working hard to get […]
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Community leaders to speak for Obama, Romney in debate
Two community leaders will engage in a political debate representing their presidential candidates. New York philanthropist Loida Nicolas will articulate the position of the Democratic party and incumbent President Barack Obama, while California businesswoman Nimfa Gamez will take the side of the Republican candidate Mitt Romney. During the town hall-style debate, the two executives will […]
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‘Tangina,’ Eraserheads, what a concert!
By Kata Rojas The Jersey City Armory was Pinoy Party Central Saturday night on October 20 when the Eraserheads came to town. For almost two hours, hundreds rocked, danced, head-banged, jumped, waved, screamed and sang along as Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Marcus Adoro and Buddy Zabala performed their biggest hits. I’ve a confession: I was […]
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Mitt Romney represents FilAm values, supports family reunification
By Vellie Sandalo Dietrich-Hall With the exception of the Native Americans, each American owes everything that we are to someone in our family tree who immigrated to America. Most came here looking for a better life — a chance to contribute, to gain a toe-hold for themselves and their children. In my case, I was […]
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Trafficking victim granted T-visa, seeks $300K in back wages
Accountant Jacqueline Aguirre, a victim of human trafficking, has been granted a T-visa by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), according to a statement from the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns or Nafcon. The T-visa is valid for a period of four years, from September 21, 2012 to September 20, 2016, also authorizing […]