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Tom Brady: Paying homage to sporting excellence
The FilAm Editorial It is a little mind-boggling when one writes about the all-time great athletes who dominate their sport like no other. For one, they define an era. That is the case with Bill Russell, who led the Boston Celtics dynasty of the late 1950s and 1960s, winning 11 of 13 NBA titles in […]
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Spouses of frontliners: No place in health care for unvaxxed RNs
By Cristina DC Pastor The beginning of the pandemic was the first time Merck pharmaceutical research executive Joyce Andes-David saw her husband exhibiting some signs of stress. “Definitely burnout,” she said. Her husband Arman, a registered nurse at Christ Hospital in Jersey City, was working long hours, using garbage bags for protection against the coronavirus […]
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Daughter of a veteran Geri Aglipay named SBA administrator for IL region
President Biden on January 27 announced the appointment of Geraldine ‘Geri’ Sanchez Aglipay as Small Business Administration (SBA) regional administrator for Region 5. As Region 5 administrator, she will oversee SBA programs, offices, and operations in the Great Lakes region, serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Aglipay is a second-generation American and a […]
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56 Filipinos receive PHL Presidential Awards, including 5 from N.Y.
Outstanding Filipino individuals and organizations abroad are being honored with Presidential Awards for “dedicat(ing) their work in the service of Filipinos” and “excelling in their field of work or profession.” The 2021 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas (PAFIOO) will go to 56 Filipinos in 20 countries and territories. The batch includes three individuals from […]
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Year of the Tiger campaign to support children vs cancer
Gold House is partnering with several Asian and Pacific Islander-owned brands for its second annual Lunar New Year campaign for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to bring good fortune to St. Jude patient families and raise awareness and support for its lifesaving mission: Finding cures. Saving children. From February 1 through April 30, when shoppers […]
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On Global Filipinos: Kinding Sindaw: Telling the stories of Mindanao for 30 years
By Loida Nicolas Lewis This year marks the 30th year of the inimitable and only indigenous dance and cultural group called Kinding Sindaw, which means “Dance of Light”, from the ancient Austronesian language: Kinding meaning graceful movement and Sindaw which means Light. To shed light to the unwritten stories of Mindanao through this graceful movement. […]
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Kumares, FYLPRO raise funds for Typhoon Odette relief
From Paranaque City, Philippines to Boston, Massachusetts, Kumares Cynthia Julaton and Gretheline Bolandrina have started a fundraising effort for relief operations to support families and communities in Bohol, Surigao, Dinagat Islands, and other provinces affected by Typhoon Odette. “Kumare” is a Filipino term of endearment for a woman. It’s what one would call the godmother […]
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Caregiver with COVID is fired; gets restitution through NYC agency
By Cristina DC Pastor For four years, Antonio has been taking care of an elderly man with a long-term illness in New York. In April of 2020 — around the time COVID-19 was rapidly spreading in NYC – the Bataan-born caregiver caught the virus. When he asked his employer for a sick leave to see […]
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‘Bari-Bari:’ Respecting the environment through dance, wearable art
“There’s a gargantuan amount of plastic that ends up in the seas and it is causing harm to birds, marine animals and fish…” “Bari-bari” (“We mean no harm”) is a dance series co-produced and co-directed by La Union-based artists Ea Torrado and Chino Neri on rethinking plastics and advocating for environmental sustainability and regeneration. The […]