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Martial law: The past is prologue
By Allen Gaborro Filipinos have little patience for the past. They keep up the appearances of speaking to the past, of communing with it. However, Filipinos under this cover, to source a postmodernist’s response, “devour its absence”. When are Filipinos going to realize that their democracy was not exactly created equal with others, that this […]
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D.C. community serenades veterans with ‘Dahil Sa Iyo’
Before ending “An Evening of Opera and Jazz,” tenor Allan Palacios Chan and soprano Justine Moral sang “Dahil Sa Iyo” (“Because of You”) before an enchanted audience of 50 guests. They listened for an hour with rapt attention, even as a steady falling rain tried to steal the show. “We want to dedicate this song to our […]
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1,477 books banned across the U.S. mostly about race: PEN America
By Selen Ozturk PEN America reports 1,477 individual U.S. book bans during the first half of the 2022-2023 school year — 28% more than the prior six months. Forty percent of books banned from July 2021 to June 2022 had protagonists or prominent secondary characters of color; 21% had titles indicating race issues. Examples of such banned books […]
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SOHO filmfest partners with GIGIL for marketing campaign
GIGIL NYC partners with the SOHO International Film Festival to promote it, celebrating the cutting-edge technologies of the digital world while honoring traditional forms of storytelling. GIGIL NYC is the U.S. office of GIGIL, an independent ad agency from the Philippines that achieved global recognition when Ad Age named it International Small Agency of the […]
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Computer science major receives Outstanding Achievement award from university
Patrick Emmanuel Sangalang, a computer science major in the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at Cal State LA, hopes to use his passion for computer science to inspire young students to pursue the many career possibilities in the STEM fields. “Mr. Sangalang’s aptitude for computer science, coupled with his commitment to helping others, […]
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Unauthorized immigrant population estimated at 11.2 M; Filipinos number 309 K
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) released on September 13 its newest estimates of the size and top countries of origin of the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States, estimating the number at 11.2 million in 2021. That figure is up from 11.0 million in 2019—a larger annual growth rate than seen since 2015. The estimates derive […]
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FilAms remember Ninoy Aquino’s martyrdom 40 years ago
By Loida Nicolas Lewis On August 20th, at the Benigno Aquino Triangle Park located at 184th Place and Hillside Avenue in Queens, NY, Filipino-Americans remembered Ninoy Aquino’s assassination on the tarmac of Manila International Airport 40 years ago. Antero Martinez, president of the Benigno Aquino Triangle Foundation (BATF), organized the special gathering to coincide with […]
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Denzel gives depth and humanity to vigilante role in ‘Equalizer 3’
By Wendell Gaa Denzel Washington is my favorite actor of all time. There can be no doubt that he is right up there along with Hollywood’s greatest living legends such as Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Tom Hanks. His latest film “The Equalizer 3” only further justifies my conviction as once again this movie […]
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FACINE founder Mauro Tumbocon receives Jefferson Award for Public Service
Bay Area-based KPIX Channel 5 has selected FACINE founder and artistic director, Mauro Feria Tumbocon, Jr., as one of this year’s recipients of the Jefferson Award for Public Service for his dedication and commitment to promote Filipino cinema in the United States. FACINE — or the Filipino Arts & Cinema International — is a community-based […]