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The education of the leader: Filipino Americans and political representation
By Iris Zalun There are 3.4 million Filipinos in the United States. That number is more than three times the population of Rhode Island, which – by the way – has federal representation by way of two senators. Despite being the second largest Asian community in the country, we remain the “Invisible Minority.” We are […]
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Connecticut family survives tree that fell on kitchen
By Cristina DC Pastor Like most nights, Pam Meily was doing the dishes after dinner. Except that October 29 was not like any other evening. Power was out and hurricane Sandy was blowing ferocious winds throughout the Northeast. Pam was looking out the kitchen window of her Stamford, Connecticut home when an old tree – […]
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Barok* for Obama: Confessions of an undocumented campaign volunteer
By Richardmomar Cuanang “There will be no black president in this nation.” This statement, coming from my aunt who is married to an African American, always seemed to echo every time I visit her home in Beaufort, South Carolina. More than a statement, it was a stubborn declaration from a lady who has witnessed the […]
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Post-Sandy, huddled FilAms warmed by hospitality, ‘bayanihan’
A Filipino home in Jersey City offered itself as a charging station for the mobile devices of Filipinos without power, according to the Philippine Consulate. Consul General Mario De Leon Jr. said Filipinos have been helping each other cope with the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, which caused damage to the homes and properties of countless […]
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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 […]