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• ‘Amigo’ comes to U.S. theaters • 3 days of Philippines in America • Storming Times Square for Bastille Festival
“Amigo,” the much-anticipated independent feature by acclaimed filmmaker John Sayles, will be distributed in theaters across the United States by Variance Films. Set during the Philippine-American War at the turn of the previous century and filmed entirely in The Philippines, “Amigo” — the 17th feature film from Academy Award-nominated writer-director Sayles — features a stellar […]
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$100K reward in Rebong killing
It is one of New England’s most intriguing cold cases. It’s been 11 years since Connecticut hotel employee Mark Rebong was killed by a bullet while driving to his office at the Danbury Hilton, and police have nothing to show but a couple of improbable theories. Mark would have been 39 today. “We may never […]
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Cancer claims Shirley Gorospe, 73
Filipino-Portuguese actress Shirley Gorospe is gone. She died July 9 in Los Angeles, a day after turning 73. Reports say she succumbed to brain tumor and lung cancer complications. Named after the child star Shirley Temple, the Eurasian actress, known for the charming way she mangled Tagalog in her ‘balikbayan’ roles, was widowed in 2002 […]
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‘I didn’t expect all this attention’
By Odette Keeley & Anthony Advincula New America Media Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas sits down with NAM to discuss his coming-out as an undocumented immigrant and his plans to use his story to spark an honest conversation about immigration in America. When he was growing up in the Philippines, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose […]
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• Re-education workshops on PH-U.S. ties • FilAms create July 4 memories
Starting July 28, a series of “re-education” workshops will be offered for the youth and young professionals who may want to learn more about Philippine-American history. Philippines 101: Rooting in our Filipino/a History of Resistance and Resilience will be held every Thursday from 7 p.m.to 9:30 p.m. in midtown Manhattan. “We are happy to provide […]
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Tito Onching and me
By Tony Joaquin When Mama was carrying me in her womb, Tito Onching was asked by my father, Ping, to stay with her and keep her company especially in the evenings when Papa played piano as a jazz musician at stage shows around Manila at the time. That would be the beginning of Nick Joaquin’s involvement […]
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Protest against China draws hundreds
By Elton Lugay & Cristina DC Pastor Ernie Gange from Boston and Frank Celoza from Philadelphia made the five-hour trip to New York. They knew they had to come and add their voices to the protest against the “bully” that is China. “We didn’t mind driving five hours, just to come here and join the […]
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‘Do you sponsor?’
By Cristina DC Pastor Feet in Two Worlds It’s a question I thought was crude and in your face. But if you’re an undocumented immigrant journalist looking for work, there really is no better way to ask. I’ve been asked this question on occasion in the six years that I was managing editor of a […]
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Casey, OJ and the flawed jury system
By Ariel Gener What the hell just happened? Many – myself included – thought Casey Anthony would surely get the death penalty. Or, at least ‘life.’ All the evidence seemed to point to that. Majority of legal experts agree that Casey is guilty. Experts, professionals, scientists and doctors from at least seven state and federal […]