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On Global Filipinos: Sine Filipino Film Festival is launched in Toronto
By Loida Nicolas Lewis It took seven years before Michael Masangkay agreed with Agnes Miranda, his co-founder of Sine Institute to launch the first Filipino film festival also known as Sine Film Fest or SFF in Toronto. He said it was time. Out of a total population of 35 million, there are one million Filipinos […]
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Talilo, Whang Od collaborate on hip hop video ‘Waves’
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in May, the electrifying music video for “Waves” Apo Whang Od has officially made its debut. After two inspiring trips to the Philippines, the team behind “Waves” has unleashed a hip hop video that pays homage to the remarkable legacy of Apo Whang Od. […]
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Paulo Manaid: Reviving the art of weaving through his designs
By Marissa Bañez Paulo Manaid is a modern self-made casual clothing designer with a mission that highlights his Filipino heritage. Born in Quezon City, he moved as a child with his family to the San Francisco area and eventually earned a degree in Product Design from San Francisco State University. Although a creative soul, he […]
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Patricia Evangelista book wins NYPL’s Helen Bernstein award
The New York Public Library announced on May 2 that Patricia Evangelista is the winner of the 2024 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism for Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country published by Penguin Random House. Journalist Patricia Evangelista came of age in the aftermath of a street revolution that […]
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Livestream sensation Gigi De Lana rocks NYC
By Lindy Rosales Gigi De Lana, a Filipino singer who became famous via YouTube during the pandemic recently held her third concert with her band Gigi Vibes. “Rated Gigi” was a standing-room hit at Astoria World Manor in Queens on April 21. This was Gigi’s second New York City concert. Gigi spoke exclusively to […]
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I LOVE MY JOB: Dulcie Dee: Catwoman from Queens
By Cristina DC Pastor In her one-bedroom Sunnyside apartment in Queens, artist Dulcie Dee would have cats – sometimes as many as four — running around, jumping from floor to cupboard or sleeping on her bed. Dulcie, 67, is a “cat boarder,” which is an ideal gig because she loves cats and used to own […]
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‘Zone of Interest’ disturbingly portrays the happy life of a Nazi family
By Wendell Gaa “The Zone of Interest,” this year’s Oscar winner for Best International Feature, is one of the most original and innovative films in recent memory. When I viewed this historical period movie set during one of the most horrific and darkest chapters in human history, it was unlike any other Holocaust-era piece I […]
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What is LIHEAP and how can it help low-income households?
In this month’s column, we selected general questions about Medicare and other social benefits from the calls and letters we received and would like to share the information. If you have additional questions about Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplace, Social Security Retirement Benefit, Supplemental Security Income, Social Benefits for Seniors, or COVID/Flu […]
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A summer of discontent infects America’s campuses
By Rene Pastor It is confusing to take in the convulsions sweeping over the college campuses of the United States ignited by the paroxysm of violence sparked by the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7. The easiest and laziest instinct is to compare it to 1968, a year when American troops were hammered by […]