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  • The PHL is the only country with a diplomatic presence on 5th Ave: Fun fact as Philippine Center celebrates 50 years

    By Cristina DC Pastor The Philippine Center was built in the 1970s during the time of the Marcos regime, a time when activist fervor was high and some Filipinos were wondering, “How can a poor country like the Philippines afford to own a building on Fifth Avenue in New York City?” Imelda Marcos, at the […]

    Posted: May 26th, 2025 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Arts, Culture, Entertainment, History, Lifestyle, Politics
  • The Filipino community has ‘great Faith, great devotion to family’ – McGreevey (Part 2)

    By Cristina DC Pastor TF: What were people’s reactions to you? JM: I think people looked at me askance,  the circumstances of the resignation, the fact that I was high profile. But in a nursing home nobody gives a darn who you are. They know I was governor but the things for them was…people need […]

    Posted: May 25th, 2025 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Politics
  • Ex-New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey: Life after coming out (Part 1)

    By Cristina DC Pastor The FilAm Exclusive The decision to interview former New Jersey Governor James ‘Jim’ McGreevey was never in the cards. First, he does not belong to The FilAm brand, meaning he is not Filipino American and he most certainly, I thought then, has not done anything remotely connected with the community. Until […]

    Posted: May 25th, 2025 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Identity, Politics
  • Abi Balingit wins James Beard Award for her desserts cookbook ‘Mayumu’

    By Claire Mercado-Obias In the tiny kitchen of her Brooklyn apartment, Abi Balingit experimented making sweet treats with a Filipino twist. The successful recipes, she posted on her blog, The Dusky Kitchen. One day, a literary agent asked if she wanted to write a cookbook. After a resounding yes, she worked on it during the […]

    Posted: May 23rd, 2025 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Books, Food
  • Filipino girl travels the globe to find first-of-its-kind cure for cancer

    When 9-year-old Aspen Tangonan was 22 months old, she was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma — an aggressive tumor arising from nerve tissues and cells. At the time, her family had no idea Aspen would become the first pediatric patient successfully treated with a novel drug combination for high-risk refractory neuroblastoma. Aspen underwent lengthy […]

    Posted: May 23rd, 2025 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Health, Youth
  • First-ever FilAm comic books festival on June 1st showcases women storytellers

    On the same day and at the same location as the Philippine Independence Day Parade, the first-ever Filipinx American Comic and Book Festival on Madison Avenue will be happening in New York City.  “I’m excited to be participating in the first annual Filipinx American Comic & Book Festival! I’m most looking forward to being in […]

    Posted: May 23rd, 2025 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Books, Culture, Identity, Media
  • Trade organization celebrates 50 companies committed to the Asian American market

    By Cristina DC Pastor Filipinos are the second largest market in the Asian American community in terms of household income, according to Giancarlo Pacheco, vice president of the Asian American Advertising Federation (3AF), a trade organization connecting agencies with media, research and marketing companies. With their impressive numbers, Filipino Americans are an important demographics for […]

    Posted: May 17th, 2025 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Business, Media
  • ‘Thunderbolts:’ A bunch of scoundrels out to save the world

    By Wendell Gaa The 2025 summer movie season has now officially kicked off with the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) newest film “Thunderbolts,” which I must say is a different kind of superhero movie from what we are used to seeing from the MCU, let alone a standard comic book-based film adaptation.  At […]

    Posted: May 11th, 2025 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Entertainment
  • ‘Mother, May I Have A Kidney?’ TV series premieres at Tribeca filmfest June 8th

    The Tribeca Film Festival has announced its festival lineup would feature the new comedy/drama series, “Mother, May I Have A Kidney?” created and written by Filipina actress Veronica Reyes-How. The series stars Doug Plaut, Tina Benko (“The Rehearsal,” for which she won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Digital Series), Darius de Haas, […]

    Posted: May 10th, 2025 ˑ  No Comments
    Filled under: Entertainment
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