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Lawyer Anna Mercado Clark’s fork in the road
By Cristina DC Pastor Her father was a doctor who founded a rural hospital in Batangas, her mother a retired nursing home director in New Jersey. Anna Mercado Clark, 41, chose the path untraveled. She became a lawyer instead of the physician her parents had prayed she would be. Today, she is an experienced litigator, […]
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PNB, N.J. real estate firm ink home loan partnership
Philippine National Bank (PNB) has partnered with New Jersey-based Alexander Anderson Real Estate Group (AAREG) to beef up its marketing efforts to help push Philippine properties to Filipino Americans in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. “We are making it easier for them to obtain a good investment while they are still in the U.S. We […]
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The reluctant president
The FilAm Editorial Of all the people who became head of state in the Philippines, Benigno Simeon Aquino III – Noynoy to all of us — is one who would rather be somewhere else. He did not aspire to the presidency; it was thrust upon him when his beloved mother, former president Cory Aquino, died. […]
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Hate crime survivor calls for ‘vigilance’ vs anti-Asian violence
By Vicky Potenciano-Vitug The Filipino health care manager who was attacked on June 8 coming out of the 103rd Station said his bruises are “almost gone” but he continues to receive counseling for possible emotional trauma. “The extent of the impact on mental health is still being assessed,” the assault survivor told The FilAm. The […]
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Tsinelas-making workshop, a sharing of personal journeys
“Oras Na,” an art installation and workshop led by artist Karl Orozco, was held on June 12 at the Little Manila neighborhood of Woodside, Queens, to celebrate Philippine Independence Day. The event was hosted by Little Manila Queens Bayanihan Arts. Orozco led three Tsinelas-making workshops, where participants customized the Tsinelas, which means “slippers” in Tagalog. […]
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How elderly FilAms became victims of Pagudpud Ponzi Scheme
Between July 14, 2017 and September 8, 2017, Maria Macasaet invested a total of $265,000 in a project called the Pagudpud Sands Resort LLC (PSR), a luxury condotel project in the province of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. She issued a check in two installments of $100,000 and $165,000 on behalf of herself and her […]
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Struggling Astoria residents face job loss, sense of uncertainty coming out of pandemic
Eve lost her babysitting job when the family of her 4-year-old ward packed for good and moved to California in the middle of the pandemic. She is one of several thousands of Filipinos who call Astoria home. A nanny for more than 10 years, Eve – with no health insurance and other employment benefits — […]
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25 years of KAWS at the Brooklyn Museum
By Tracy Dizon Once again, the Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn-based artist KAWS (American artist Brian Donnelly) worked together to give us another influx of great American Street Art that spans 25 years and transcends a wide range of cultural spectacle from graffiti art, cartoons, toy culture, fashion, sculpture and even furniture design. KAWS: What Party […]
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Special pantry in Lingayen to provide food, crossword books to nourish minds and body
Frenz4hope, a group of friends in Lingayen, Pangasinan, will be providing a special food relief pantry for 300 families through barangays (districts) Dorongan and Talogtog. The pantry will include food, crossword books, and inspirational magnets—all of which are meant to provide the beneficiaries with food for their bodies, minds, and souls. This special food relief […]