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Back home and feeling like an outcast
By A. Mabini I am here in the Philippines against conventional wisdom. If I can tell you how many of my loved ones advised against this idea and how many doubts I had, you would wonder why I went ahead. But I did, and if there was ever a decision that I was happy with […]
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Filipinos rank lowest in child poverty: N.Y. report
By Cristina DC Pastor Among Asian Pacific American (APA) children in New York, Filipinos rank lowest in the poverty level, according to a report released on February 22. Poverty, according to the report “We’re Not Even Allowed to Ask for Help: Debunking the Myth of the Model Minority,” released by the Coalition for Asian American […]
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In a race to become Volvo’s Big East Fan
By Cristina DC Pastor Miguel Gutierrez is almost there, he can almost smell the Volvo S60 — Caspian Blue model for him, please. But if by some stroke of fate he does not become Volvo’s Biggest Fan of the Big East, Miggy will be fine. “I understand that the world is what it is,” the […]
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AF3IRM denounces guest worker program as a form of trafficking
Feminists and allies are invited to join the New York chapter of AF3IRM on March 8 — International Women’s Day — to celebrate the working women and launch its latest campaign against labor trafficking. There will be a cash bar mixer at Madame X at 94 West Houston. “On this day, we must think of […]
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Building her brand from scratch
By Cristina DC Pastor Name it and Adora Adora-Penn will fashion it into a lovely cake. A Louis Vuitton bag, a stiletto shoe, Rayban shades, a bottle of wine. She even demonstrated on YouTube how to make a pregnant lady using two molds to scoop out the cake “boobs” and two layers of rounded cakes […]
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A peek into Manny Pacquiao’s world; Mayweather ‘on the horizon’
By Elton Lugay It wasn’t fight day, but Chelsea Pier’s The Lighthouse on February 23 was throbbing with energy. Hordes of Filipino fans were there for a glimpse of Congressman Manny Pacquiao who was promoting the Pacquiao-Bradley bout of June 9 in Las Vegas. When the boxing icon emerged on stage, the crowd went wild […]
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Does America love its immigrants? A Feb. 26 forum
Philippine Forum’s Café Migrante is organizing a discussion that will examine the complicated relationship between the U.S. government and its immigrants. “Post-Valentine Reflection: Does America love its immigrants?” will be held February 26 at 2 p.m. at the Bayanihan Community Center at 40-21 69th Street, Woodside, Queens. The forum will provide an overview and recent […]
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Soprano turns 40 with birthday concert at Carnegie Hall
By Elton Lugay On March 1, Bituin Escarcha will be celebrating her 40th birthday with 268 of her closest friends at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. It will be a birthday party on a high note. This coloratura soprano will be holding a concert with her former voice teacher from UP, Fides Cuyugan-Asensio; former classmates […]
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SOCIAL CLIMBER: Farah Angsana’s one-dimensional luxury
By Elton Lugay Images of Marshall’s sale rack never left my head after I viewed Farah Angsana’s Fall/Winter ‘12 collection for the New York Fashion Week. What the Indonesian-born designer may have lacked in design diversity, she made up for with the use of stunning colors and elaborate embroidery for texture. Fine detailing of sequins […]