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IN THE MOTHERLAND: What I do when the typhoon lands
By Laurel Fantauzzo It’s the wind that wakes me. I’ve risen to many sounds here in Quezon City. The tricycles buzzing, the neighborhood chickens clucking, the rainy season downpours, the mournful-sounding vendors calling, “Taho. Tahooooo,” for breakfast. But the wind this morning is new to me. I can hear it carrying things, carrying more than […]
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‘A Filipino raised by white Americans’
By Cristina DC Pastor The Tagalog word “ampon” is not nearly as evocative of being on the fringe to Lorial Crowder, co-founder of the Filipino Adoptees Network. “Not familiar with it,” she shrugged it off. But while the word literally means “adopted one,” in some Filipino families it could be the child given a home […]
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Designer a finalist in reality show
By Elton Lugay Lifetime Television is set to roll out another reality show on fashion to be called “24-Hour Catwalk,” strutting on the heels of its highly popular “Project Runway” hosted by Heidi Klum. The show, to be led by British model and former MTV star Alexa Chung, will feature four designers who will be […]
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‘Indai:’ For my mother and her loving heart
By A. Mabini Indai (n.) a beautiful Pilipina. Long legs, yellow shorts, tanned blouse, tender brown skin and a smirk on a picture of my mother in her late 20s reinforced my suspicions that she was a heartbreaker at my age. Today, a soft touch, a weary smile, her favorite duster and a warm heart […]
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FilAms sympathetic to Obama: ‘Give him time’
By Elton Lugay “In a very strange way I am sympathetic to the dilemma he faces as our nation’s leader,” said lawyer Vonz Santos. “He came into the presidency in the early stages of a giant economic meltdown and has had to deal with it unfolding without an end in sight.” Santos is one FilAm […]
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Seminar on minority-owned businesses Oct. 6
The Philippine Consulate General and JCI Philippine-New York will host a free seminar on Establishing a Minority-Certified Company, Taking Advantage of Supply Diversity Program on October 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center. The seminar aims to help Filipino American businesses and individuals to take advantage of […]
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‘My lolo screamed at me: Why are you telling the family stories?’
By Jocelyn Gonzales I first met performance artist and activist Kilusan Bautista backstage at the Bowery Poetry Club several years ago. That night, he rapped and recited poetry about his family’s immigrant experience wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with sun-rays from the Philippine flag. The vibe was positive, educational, and the audience bobbed their heads in […]
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Fordham honors Jesuit-educated Aquino
By Elton Lugay President Benigno Aquino III was conferred a doctor of laws degree by Fordham University for his “long-standing” ties with the Jesuits and for his commitment to good governance. Aquino had been an Atenean from grade school through college. Like Ateneo, Fordham is run by the Jesuit order. “The Society of Jesus has […]
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‘I dread to think the homeland is drifting away’
By Ryann Tanap As a senior in undergrad, I am not ashamed to point out the obvious: I do not know what I am doing after graduation. I am a second-generation Filipino American, and I have been confronted by the dilemma many times when my parents, titas, titos, and family friends interrogate me with the […]