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‘There are no chefs in the Food Network, just entertainers’
By Cristina DC Pastor; TF Photo Sous chef Joel Javier, the son of anti-dictatorship activists, is leaving a popular Upper West Side restaurant this month and looking to find his next culinary challenge on a forthcoming trip to Europe. Do we smell Filipino-Spanish cooking? TF: When did being a chef become so sexy? JJ: A […]
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• Stars to grace June 26 Friendship Day in Jersey City • Picnic with a hero
Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy has been invited to the Philippine-American Friendship Committee’s (Pafcom) 21st annual grand parade and festival on Sunday, June 26. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Lincoln Park in Jersey City. “This is an effort to continue the tradition of celebrating the friendly relations between […]
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Amerasians’ struggle screens June 8 at Hoboken filmfest
“Left by the Ship” follows four Filipino Amerasians — children of U.S. servicemen and Filipina sex workers — as they struggle against social stigma, family problems and identity-related issues. Filmed 18 years after the pullout of the U.S. bases, the documentary will screen June 8 at 10 p.m. at the Cedar Lane Cinemas in Teaneck, […]
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Writing, theater and always the two shall meet
By Maricar CP Hampton The first Filipino — and first Asian — to win the Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, Randy Gener talks about doors opening to a wind gust of awards, honors and opportunities, including editing a newspaper in the Prague. TF: How has it been for you since winning the Nathan Award in […]
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‘Overwhelming’ turnout for independence parade
By Elton Lugay An estimated 100,000 Filipino Americans trooped to Madison Avenue June 5 to celebrate the 113th Philippine Independence Day in song, dance and cuisine. Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay graced the occasion along with ABS-CBN artists Jericho Rosales and Karylle Padilla. Organized by the Philippine Independence Day Council, Inc. in cooperation with the […]
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• Echo hits town, meets fans • Independence Day from 10-6
By Elton Lugay Jericho Rosales was a hit with fans during a meet-and-greet June 4 at the Payag Restaurant in Woodside, Queens. The ABS-CBN contract star is in New York to headline the 113th Philippine Independence Day parade and festival on Madison Avenue the following day. “It’s been 10 years since the last time I […]
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Hokum scrotum: Weiner’s defense
By Cristina DC Pastor Possibly, for the first time in the history of sex scandals, a person is denying the body part was his. In the parade of salacious shenanigans we have witnessed in the past, the person usually denies the act (“I did not have sex with that woman”), the outcome (“I know […]
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• PH urges religious tolerance on Vesak Day • Elizabeth Ramsey, daughter to perform in CT
The United Nations celebrated on May 16 the Day of Vesak commemorating the 2,600th year of Buddha’s enlightenment. UN officials led by Acting President of the General Assembly Ambassador Hasan Kleib of Indonesia and UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, dignitaries and an estimated 150 Buddhist monks took turns to stress the Buddha’s message of […]
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A reality show for Lani
By Elton Lugay Asia’s Nightingale Lani Misalucha is excited about two forthcoming projects – a concert in New York in the summer and a reality show in Las Vegas. “It’s Vegas with Lani” will showcase the singer with her husband Noli and two daughters Lian and Louven in their lovely Summerlin, Nevada home, promoting the […]