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‘The FilAm’ a finalist in New Media women start-up competition
WASHINGTON D.C. — Four public-service news ideas – from a site that compares local health costs and a tablet app for news comics, to a western North Carolina investigative news site, and a fast-growing LGBT site based in Seattle – each won a $14,000 award to develop their projects in the coming year. The award […]
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Salut to Renee
By Elton Lugay Whoever said Renee Salud is as dated as AOL hasn’t seen the latest from the seasoned couture designer. At a March 9 “In Focus” fashion show-dinner dance, Salud’s collection showed intricate embroidery, brilliant color blends and new ways of wearing the traditional terno and barong Tagalog. “His creations are ageless,” Deputy Consul […]
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Young FilAms connect with the past
By Cristina DC Pastor Frisky 3-a-half-year-old George Haines came into the Singgalot cultural show with his American dad and Filipino mom. “You can’t be Filipino,” I cracked a lame joke hoping to get his attention and take his photo wearing a ‘Pinoy’ shirt in Sheldon Cooper fashion. He coyly buried his smiling face into his […]
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Filipinos, Mexicans rooting for Jessica Sanchez
By Elton Lugay Another Filipina is gunning for the “American Idol” title. Jessica Sanchez’s powerful vocals had FilAms and the judges gushing and raving about the resurrection of Whitney Houston. “Jessica, you blew us away and made us all speechless for the win,” Aimee Pabilona, a physical therapy aide from Manhattan, posted on Facebook. When […]
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Remembering Pepe Diokno and his crusade against corruption
By Tony Joaquin The two men, unusually well-dressed in dark suits in a typically warm Manila evening, were ushered into the lobby of the house by the maid. They asked to see the American master of the house. The maid motioned them to take a seat in the plush receiving room in Dasmariñas Village, Manila. […]
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Noemy Paet Alvendia, sister and widow
By Cristina DC Pastor How does one deal with a tragedy where both victim and accused come from one family? If you are like Noemy Paet Alvendia, the emotional terrain is fraught with family, community and legal landmines and almost becomes an unnavigable journey. As she mourns the passing of her husband Jeorge, this Jersey […]
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‘I want to be able to tell my grandkids where we came from’
By Joey Tabaco The first time I heard of Singgalot was in a 2008 Yahoogroup email from the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Metropolitan New York Chapter, in which I am a board member, announcing the opening of its tour in Los Angeles. A follow-up message thread from Nestor Enriquez, a FANHS National Trustee […]
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The FilAms’ ‘political romance’ with ex-Mayor Bret Schundler
By Nestor Palugod Enriquez One Friday night at the Victory Restaurant, the former mayor of Jersey City spoke before the members of the Knights of Rizal. Filipino American involvement in Jersey City’s local government was just beginning before Bret Schundler’s administration in the early 1990s. He brought it to new heights, and Hudson politics was […]
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Utterly mesmerizing
By Elton Lugay Rising singing star Kirby Asunto epitomized grace under pressure at her intimate show with co-headliner Jonathan Badon March 2 in Queens. When the wrong instrumental for her tribute to the legendary Etta James was played, the 14-year-old put on her trouper hat and offered to sing “At Last” a cappella to a […]