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A Red Carpet welcome for ‘The FilAm Los Angeles’
By Cristina DC Pastor Dante and Cecile Ochoa, long-time residents of Los Angeles’ North Hollywood district, have seen them all. From celebrity sightings on Rodeo Drive to breaking bread with the ‘Manongs’ on Temple Street to watching the most alluring sunset as they drive down Interstate 15 South to catch Styx and Journey at Pechanga […]
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Farewell to Col. Edwin Ramsey, 95
Members of the Philippine Scouts Heritage Society pay their final respects to Col. Edwin P. Ramsey, an officer in the 26th Cavalry Regiment of the Philippine Scouts, who headed a guerrilla force in the Philippines during the Second World War. Ramsey, who passed away at the age of 95 on March 7, was buried with […]
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Mom tells Jose Antonio Vargas via Skype: ‘I did this for you, anak’
By Maricar CP Hampton Two summers ago, Jose Antonio Vargas defied the advice of immigration lawyers and fearful relatives when he publicly announced he was an undocumented immigrant. In the documentary film, “Documented,” which he wrote and directed, the Pulitzer Award-winning Vargas unveils how his life has unfolded since his courageous confessional appeared in The […]
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Helping Southeast Asia come to grips with the reality of Taiwan
By Walter Lohman The Philippines’ National Bureau of Investigations (NBI) has recommended that criminal charges be filed against Filipino coast guard personnel involved in an incident that sparked a major dispute between the Philippines and Taiwan last month. On May 9, a Taiwanese fisherman, Hung Shih-cheng, was shot and killed by Filipino authorities when his […]
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Philippines seeks to expand ties with Jamaica
The Philippines is looking forward to strengthening its relations with the Caribbean island-state of Jamaica by opening new doors for increased trade and cooperation. Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. conveyed President Aquino’s strong desire to further improve relations with Jamaica when he formally presented his credentials as Manila’s non-resident ambassador to Governor General Patrick Allen […]
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OFW advocate receives State Department award
Migrant workers’ rights advocate Susan Ople received the 2013 Hero Acting to End Modern-Day Slavery Award on June 19 from US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Benjamin Franklin Room of the US Department of State in Washington D.C. Ople was cited for “her outspoken advocacy on behalf of the millions of Filipino workers, […]
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Goodnight, ‘anak’ — Goodnight, child
By Amanda L. Andrei My mother told the most fantastic bedtime stories. After reading our Bible verses and reciting our prayers, my brother and I snuggled down in our bunk beds and listened to her recount her childhood in the southern Philippines. There was the time her father brought home a monkey as a pet […]
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Randy Gener to moderate international symposium on theater
Documentary theater possesses a unique ability to respond to issues of pressing political import and social justice, and provides a platform and voice for the dispossessed. “Theater of the Voiceless” — an international symposium and festival produced by Zeitgeist DC (Austrian Cultural Forum Washington, Goethe-Institut Washington and the Embassy of Switzerland) and the Laboratory for […]
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An evening of pomp, pageantry and patriotism
By Maricar CP Hampton Pomp, pageantry and patriotism filled the historic Hay-Adams Hotel as officials and a who’s-who of the Filipino community dressed in colorful Filipiniana gowns celebrated the 115th anniversary of Philippine Independence. With the theme “Kalayaan 2013: Ambagan Tungo sa Malawakang Kaunlaran” Ambassador Jose Cuisia and wife Vicky hosted a reception dinner in […]