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Tenor Allan Palacios Chan aims to bring the Kundiman to the mainstream
By Maricar CP Hampton Tenor Allan Palacios Chan has one yearning and that is to bring the traditional Filipino love song, the Kundiman, to the mainstream. The Kundiman is a beautiful Filipino classical music with soft, soothing rhythm and is known as a song of love and courtship. “I try to promote the kundiman […]
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Overcoming the Shame of Being Bullied
By Jason Tengco Filipino American History Month this October represents a unique opportunity to look back and reflect on the many struggles and victories of the Filipino American community as a whole, and the brave individuals within it. While Filipino Americans, and other Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), have made tremendous progress over the […]
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Epy Quizon: Dolphy’s 14th child makes his mark as film thespian
By Cristina DC Pastor Up until his final moments, Dolphy was trying to be funny. Actor Jeffrey ‘Epy’ Quizon, 42, shared fond reminiscences of his father, Philippine entertainment’s legendary comic who died in 2012 of multiple organ failure. Dolphy was diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. At his hospital bed, he was severely weakened by […]
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AARP returned as title sponsor of 5th annual TOFA-NY awards
For the second consecutive year, AARP presented The Outstanding Filipino Americans in New York (TOFA-NY) Awards on Saturday, October 31 at Carnegie Hall in New York. Created to recognize and celebrate the achievements of individuals and organizations that have raised the profile of the Filipino American community in a unique way, TOFA honored 15 […]