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One-third of immigrants are low income: research
The immigrant population in the United States is highly diverse in its origins, characteristics and outcomes after arrival. While research has long demonstrated strong upward mobility for immigrants overall, both over time and generations, the challenges of starting over in a new country can leave some with relatively low incomes and economic hardship. The Washington […]
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Steven Raga makes history, vows to ‘help anybody regardless of ethnicity’
By Lindy Rosales A New York City district of mostly working-class immigrant neighborhoods has elected Democrat Steven Raga as their representative to the New York State Assembly on November 8. Raga, a Filipino American community organizer, won the race over Sean Lally of the Medical Freedom Party garnering a decisive 57.9 percent — or 10,972 […]
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Filipinos are well represented in NYC Marathon
By Lindy Rosales The 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach led an assortment of Filipino and FilAm runners who presented a united front at the TCS New York City Marathon on November 6. People cheered on Wurtzbach as she sprinted at the start of the 26.2 mile-route. She ran her debut marathon after several months of […]
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Remember Tam of ‘Miss Saigon’? Meet Geena Quintos!
By Cristina DC Pastor How many of us who watched “Miss Saigon” on Broadway in the 1990s, thought the young child who played Tam was a boy? How so wrong we were! This week I met 29-year-old theater actress Geena Quintos who remembers going to Broadway Theatre every day for more than a year to […]
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Culinary artist Jenn de la Vega: ‘You can make sandwich with Ulam’
By Harvey Barkin Who says you can’t make a great sandwich by slapping ulam in between toasts? Food stylist and cookbook collaborator Jenn de la Vega says, “Sandwiches can certainly start as ulam between bread. I encourage folks to try putting their dinner leftovers in a sandwich. You might be surprised by the combination.” Jenn […]
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Supporters urge DFA: Retain Congen Elmer Cato
By Cristina DC Pastor Supporters of Consul General Elmer Cato are not taking his pending departure well. They urged the Department of Foreign Affairs to keep him at his current post in New York and denounced the “plotters (who) have opted to concoct unsubstantiated stories” against the embattled congen. A petition circulating within the community […]
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‘We met for lunch; I ate, Imee didn’t’ (Part 2)
By Marissa Bañez, Esq. When the date arrived, I was equally nervous and excited. I don’t remember the date, but it was a nice day, which leads me to think that it must’ve been sometime in the spring of 1979. Even in retrospect to this day, I can’t believe that I of the unknown Bañezes […]
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Imee and me at Princeton University (Part 1)
By Marissa Bañez, Esq. Imee Marcos attended Princeton University. I know. I saw her there. I met her. I even had lunch with her (and her bodyguards). She spoke to me in a Filipino-accented English with a British inflection. Some years ago, there was a huge brouhaha about whether Ms. Marcos attended Princeton University. I […]
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OnlyFans millionaire is ex-Vegas Pinay stripper CJ Miles
One of the highest earning models at OnlyFans.com is a Filipina who was once an in-demand stripper in Las Vegas. The Daily Mail UK is reporting that CJ Miles, who “grew up in poverty in the Philippines,” is among the biggest earners of the popular adult-oriented site where she now makes $200,000 a month. “Now, […]