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Join ‘Parangal’ for Filipino Migrant Workers on Friday, Oct. 23
New York – On Friday, October 23, (8:30PM EST and 5:30PM PST), join the Philippine International Network for Advocacy and Solidarity (PINAS) in celebrating Filipino-American History Month. This year’s celebration is dubbed PARANGAL, a Filipino word for “to honor.” Let’s gather via zoom conversation to honor Filipino Migrant Workers. To join, please check the poster […]
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FilAms celebrate Filipino American History Month of October; Biden, Amatorio honor FilAms
Vice President Joe Biden on the Filipino American History Month “Jill and I are proud to recognize Filipino American History Month and to honor the immense contributions that Filipino Americans make to our society. Whether fighting proudly in our armed services or fighting to advance social justice across the United States, Filipino Americans have enriched and […]
Lovely Memories of Chandpur and decorated artist Farida Zaman
By Martin Bradley Two years ago I had the great pleasure of being invited to stay in Dhaka, Bangladesh for three weeks, to work on a book about Bangladesh’s premiere female artist Farida Zaman. Since the publication of that book the government of Bangladesh has decorated Farida with one of Bangladesh’s highest honours (the Ekushey Padak), while the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has […]
WICCAFE’s American Immigration Story: Looking at America’s History thru the Lens of Culture, Religion, and Women
Editor’s NotesBy Marivir R. Montebon It was a moment of truth I’ve been waiting for. Academic and historical truth that is. I earnestly wanted to see the picture of America’s history so that immigrants who made the US great are being acknowledged. I believe that the more we deny this historical reality, the more haunting […]
Essay: Trapped in Covid19-free Cambodia and loving it
By Martin Bradley I had been going to Siem Reap, Cambodia, off and on for nearly nine years. Generally I would spend between four to fourteen days helping out at the children’s charity Colors of Cambodia, or mooching along the tourist clad streets, eyeing for a bargain or questing after food. This time was to […]
Racial Justice Begins When Police Departments Reflect the Communities They Serve
By Sunita Sohrabji/Ethnic Media Service Contributing Editor Los Angeles – Even as U.S. crime rates drop to historic lows, residents of low-income neighborhoods continue to be over-policed and victimized by law enforcement, concluded panelists at a Sept. 4 briefing. Crime in the U.S. peaked in the early 1990s, but has fallen 51 percent from 1993 […]
Pinas USA: Back in Circulation in the midst of Covid19
New York – The Pinas USA magazine is back in circulation nationwide after a hiatus for three months during the coronavirus pandemic, editor Muriel Iturralde said. It will be distributed weekly in key FilAm stores and offices in New York, New Jersey, Washington DC, Connecticut and other cities in the East Coast. Pinas USA is […]
Labor of Love: The Pandemic Brought out the Video Editor in Me
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Strange things happened to us in the pandemic. I became overly paranoid with germs and viruses that I became ‘OC’ more than ever about cleanliness. But wonderfully too, I learned to edit my own video! Yes, it’s grace during the lockdown that came along with the […]
FilAm Couturier RC Caylan Opens Flagship Store in Michigan
NEW YORK – Grand Rapids-based and Filipino-American fashion designer, RC Caylan opened his flagship store in Breton Village Mall, MI on August 15, 2020. RC Caylan Atelier features a retail area, as well as a production space for premade and custom designs. New collections such as his own brand of luxury home fragrances and stylish […]
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