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I’m sick of it
By Sheila Marcelo By now, you’ve probably seen the TIME magazine cover featuring a mom breastfeeding her preschool-aged son. It’s attention-grabbing… to say the least. While my first instinct is shock and pity for the future teenage boy who will never live this cover down, I do see the beauty in a mother’s ability to […]
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My apology to Manila
By A. Mabini A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a horrible experience I had when I was Mugged in Manila. I wrote it to express my frustration with Manila’s tendency to be cruel to its people. Unintentional words of anger became counterproductive to my hopes that my peers abroad will consider taking their […]
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Embassy names outstanding youth leaders; 2 from N.Y.
Two community organizers from New York made the 10 Filipino American Youth Leadership Program awardees. Steven Raga, founder of the Pilipino American Unity for Progress (UniPro); and Michael Vea, co-founder of the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) Infinity Charter School, will be joining the Ambassadors, Consuls General, and Tourism Directors Tour from July 11 to […]
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The Madison Avenue parade that never gets old
By Elton Lugay The inclement weather did not stop Joyce Manzano from marching at the Philippine Independence Day parade June 3 on Madison Avenue. “I came prepared,” the 29-year-old paralegal from Woodside, Queens told The FilAm. “I knew it’s going to rain so I brought a very big umbrella.” Joyce came for many reasons: There’s […]
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‘Midwest Filipino’ on view at midtown gallery till June 10
Daniel Ballesteros’ photographs of life in the Midwest remains on view at the Chashama art space on Times Square till June 10. “Midwest Filipino” is a collection of Ballesteros’ memories growing up in St. Louis, Missouri. According to a gallery statement, Ballesteros is interested in looking at the scores of immigrants who chose the Midwest […]
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Aquino, Obama to hold talks at the Oval Office: Will China dominate headlines?
President Benigno S. Aquino III is expected to arrive in Washington, D.C. on June 6 for a three-day official visit that includes a meeting with President Obama, the Philippine Embassy announced in a statement. Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. said the meeting scheduled on June 8 will be the fourth between the two leaders, but […]
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The resilient, resurgent race
By Cristina DC Pastor Ray Sison arrived in America when he was 6. He is brown, he was shy, he is small, and many made fun of his accent. His guidance counselor in Jersey City told him not to bother applying to schools in New York because he wouldn’t make it. But Ray ignored the […]
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Salsa for Rafael
By Cristina DC Pastor A death in the family would, in a strange kind of way, put the swing back into Mary Jane San Gabriel’s life. Also the cha cha, the merengue and the salsa. Her U.S.-based sister passed away in 2005. From Singapore, this chemical engineer rushed to New Jersey to take on the […]
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Feel-good book launch goes from classy to campy
How is it that people who attended the May 30 launch of Ruben Nepales’ “My Filipino Connection: The Philippines in Hollywood” went from being moved to tears to foot-tapping to the beat of “Ocho Ocho?” Because Broadway actress Ali Ewoldt was there, and her soul-stirring rendition of West Side Story’s “Somewhere” gave the crowd goose […]