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Black Friday, meet Brown Shopper
By Elton Lugay They came without sleep, and brought their friends, families and credit cards. Filipino shoppers barreled their way into Black Friday malls with abundant energy, patience and a well of good humor and shopped till — someone pleaded with them to stop. “Black Friday survivor!” writes Unicef’s Pam Santos on her Facebook wall. […]
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‘Paglilitis’ examines who is hero, villain in history
There will be a special screening of “Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio” on November 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue. While the film is billed as the untold story of Bonifacio’s trial for treason under the 1897 revolutionary government of Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo, director Mario O’Hara said the story is […]
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Remembering the Black Nazarene and the Filipino way of giving thanks
By Ludy A. Ongkeko, Ph.D. Standing out on its own in the Philippines’ metropolitan center is the Quiapo Church, home of the Black Nazarene. Every Friday is Quiapo Day when multitudes troop to the church where hourly masses are held to honor the much-venerated Black Nazarene. Filipinos all over their island nation honor the Black […]
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‘Asuncion’ and the facetious attempt to eroticize the Filipina
By Elton Lugay What happens when a Filipino woman is surreptitiously mistaken for a trafficked mail-order bride? The result is the riotous comedy “Asuncion” delicately written by Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”), ably directed by Kip Fagan, and superbly acted by Camille Mana. The play is, simply put, a case of mistaken identity. Asuncion (Mana) […]
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The 34-million dollar nurse
Does a nurse, no matter how devoted and caring, deserve to inherit $34 million from her wealthy patient? That is the question circling FilAm gatherings and chat rooms especially since the nurse who is the beneficiary of such vast fortune is a Filipino. But the issue before a Manhattan court is the circumstances behind the […]
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First- and second-generation Pilipinos and the root of their conflict
By A. Mabini For my parents First-generation, by established understanding, are Pilipinos who were born in the Philippines and have migrated to the United States. Second-generation Pilipino Americans are those born in America. I linger between definitions. Although by the above criterion, I fall under the former, I came here at a very young […]
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Marichu Baoanan civil case settled
The 2008 complaint against Ambassador Lauro Baja who was accused by his maid of slavery has been settled, according to the lawyer of Marichu Baoanan. “The civil action has been settled to the satisfaction of all parties concerned,” lawyer Ivy Suriyopas told The FilAm. She declined to disclose the terms of the agreement. Asked by […]
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Vanilla cupcake, cookie to go for Mario Batali
A familiar-looking man barreled into Pan de sal Patisserie and Resto Bar in Gramercy on a late and lazy October 30 morning. She wasn’t quite sure, so pastry chef Liane Ramos coyly asked the stocky customer, “You look like Mario Batali?” “I get that a lot” came the curt but friendly reply. Then he asked […]
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Rolando Lavarro wins in low turnout election
Amid a dismal 18 percent voter turnout, Rolando Lavarro Jr. was elected Jersey City’s council member-at-large. He will represent Ward A, a predominantly FilAm district. Messages of congratulations essentially saying ‘We’re proud of you, kabayan’ streamed into Lavarro’s Facebook page. Long-time Jersey City resident Ledy Almadin told The FilAm she voted for Lavarro and was […]