Multiple studies have shown that social media can cause a wide range of negative mental health effects for children and young adults. Addictive feeds, which are designed to harness personal data to serve users content to keep them on the platform for as long as possible, have increased the addictive nature of social media platforms […]
By Cristina DC Pastor Alex Fox, at 23, throws mammoth dance parties in repurposed warehouses. To be accurate, he is CEO of a company that organizes rave parties lasting midnight to morning with DJs mixing music to keep thousands of partygoers glued to the dancefloor. The first rave he organized in July this year had […]
By Maricar CP Hampton When Eric Bustamante accepted the job of general manager of Philippine National Bank New York branch, he was not quite sure what to expect as he was out of the banking circle for a long time since migrating to the United States in 2012. But PNB has a proud heritage of […]
By Cristina DC Pastor Lorelie Pacquiao, the mayor of General Santos City, snubbed the 5th Founding Anniversary of SoCSKSarGen USA, Inc., and the commemoration of the 5th anniversary of the signing ceremony celebrating the Sisterhood relationship between Jersey City and her home city of GenSan. The mayor also failed to come to another momentous sisterhood […]
As part of the recently announced People Power Disco Hour series of post-show DJ performances inside Club Millennium at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd Street), multi-Grammy Award winner and “Here Lies Love”co-producer Apl.de.Ap of Black Eyed Peas will spin a post-show DJ set next Thursday, October 12 immediately following that evening’s 7 p.m. performance of the new musical from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim. Apl.de.Ap said, […]
The International Mental Health Foundation is thrilled to announce its official launch on World Mental Health Day. With a mission of bringing awareness to mental health and disabilities through the performing arts, IMHF is having a live in-person and online streaming extravaganza on October 10th, 9:30 p.m. from the Triad Theatre on 158 W. 72nd […]
By Marivir Montebon Amid dreary economic and political times, Filipino journalists say the recipe for justice remains the same: sticking to facts and accuracy and strengthening communities of support and collaboration in holding power to account. Veteran journalists senior editor at the Asian American Writers Workshop Noel Pangilinan, Columbia University Journalism school professor Sheila Coronel, […]
By Sunita Sohrabji Rampant inflation in all sectors of the U.S. economy is the top concern for AAPI voters, concluded the Pew Research Center in a survey released this week. The data was drawn from a survey of 7,006 Asian American voters, conducted from July 2022 to January 2023. The survey was offered in six languages: Chinese […]
By Allen Gaborro Philip Bowring, a longtime journalist well-versed in Asia-Pacific affairs, puts forth his study of the history of the Philippines up to the advent of the post-Duterte period, “The Making of the Modern Philippines: Pieces of a Jigsaw State.” In reading Bowring’s book, we discern that the past can be retroactively instructive to […]