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Filipinos in ‘Bourne Legacy:’ Very patient, always punctual
By Elton Lugay Who coulda known? That just days after he rented the “Bourne Trilogy” on Netflix, Luis Pedron would get a casting call for him to appear in “The Bourne Legacy.” Luis would get to play two roles, that of an airline passenger and a factory supervisor. “I believe in the Law of Attraction,” […]
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The leaner, bolder brotherhood of Deep Foundation
By Cristina DC Pastor Has it been 11 years? To be exact, 11 years, two albums, four members less and countless mixtapes. The hip hop trio Deep Foundation is still writing songs about identity and the Filipino immigrant struggle. “Children of the Sun” is a groundbreaking single; in it, the group transmutes Heber Bartolome’s “Tayo’y […]
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Shame on the Church for obstructing RH bill
By Ludy A. Ongkeko, Ph.D. Has the position taken by President Aquino (P-Noy) on the Reproductive Health Bill (RH) No. 4244 morphed into the Church’s open war against him? Has the bill, which is awaiting further action in the august halls of the Philippine legislature, become a weapon of the Church against P-Noy? Flashback to […]
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Scenes from a hot SONA
Bayan USA held its own People’s SONA in front of the Philippine Consulate on Fifth Avenue on July 23 – the group’s response to President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino’s third State of the Nation Address delivered a day earlier, Manila time. While Aquino touted his economic accomplishments and the gains made by his anti-corruption campaign, Bayan […]
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FANHS-NY accepting nominations for community awards till Aug. 30
The Filipino American National Historical Society- Metro New York requests nominations for its second annual Community Recognition Awards There are three awards: (a) the Contributions to Excellence Award, (b) the Youth Leadership Award, and (c) the Outstanding Artist Award. The awardees will be recognized during the opening ceremonies of Filipino American History Month on October […]
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Language school is now in Queens
The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey will open a second location in the fall. FilAm parents may enroll their students for language and culture classes at the office of Nodutdol for Korean Community Development located at 53-22 Roosevelt Avenue, 2nd Floor in Woodside. The eight-week fall/winter semester is now accepting enrollment for […]
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The American Dream redefined
‘Forty Years Of Writing In America’ By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko Jack Bacon & Company 2008 By Allen Gaborro There is something rather intimate about Dr. Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko’s book, “Forty Years Of Writing In America.” The work not only has a contemplative and reflective aura about it. It also, especially with subsequent readings, radiates with […]
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Bedans reach out to the children of Zamboanga
By Cristina DC Pastor In a remote village in Zamboanga City, public school children thought nothing of wading waist-deep into the muddy river just so they could go to school. Wearing street clothes and rubber shoes, they would cross the shallow waters for about two kilometers to get to Talon-Talon Elementary School, their white uniforms […]
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A race to save marriage
By Elton Lugay How can an athletic competition keep marriages from falling apart? That’s what Timothy Aquino, a 45-year-old contestant of Ironman Triathlon, will seek to find out. Tim is registered for the first Ironman U.S. championship in the New York/New Jersey area next month. The World Championship – bringing in all the winners across […]