Art & Culture 440
FIRST FILIPINO AFRICAN-AMERICAN Teener wins MISS TEEN PHILIPPINES-AMERICA TITLE
By Grace Valera Jaramillo Washington, DC — After 28 years, a Filipino-African American won for the first time, the title of MISS TEEN PHILIPPINES-AMERICA, organized by the Ilocano Society of America (ISA). Eighteen-year-old Chastity Centina, 5’6′ multi-talented tri-lingual young lady speaks Tagalog, Visayan and English. She impressed the judges with her witty answers during the […]
Oh the Wonderful Colors of Asia!
By Marivir R. Montebon Washington, DC — The streets of downtown Washington DC burst in colors and delectable scents with the parade and street fair of Fiesta Asia on May 18, 2013, celebrated in spring and now on its 8th year. Community organizations showing off Mediterranean dances, Philippine tinikling dances, Martial arts, and yes, delectable […]
The Philippine Elite Dancers of New York Conquers at the Multinational Cultural Fest
By Virgil Rafael Long Island, New York The top dancers of the Philippine Elite Dancers of New York represented the Philippines at the 2013 Multinational Cultural Festival. The festival was sponsored by the Asian-American Cultural Circle of Unity whose mission is to foster awareness and appreciation of the many different groups represented here in the […]
Pahiyom gihapon bisan nagkagidlay
Rowena Ranoco Pahiyom gihapon bisan nagkagidlay Basta adunay bag-o nga tahas Naa kanunay ang kulba-hinam sama niini… Basahi ko bisan unsa sa lain nga lenggwahe Di ba ka-ubo ka sa sakto nga aksent ug mensahe. Apan, pahiyom gihapon bisan nagkagidlay. Paminawa ang mga kukabildo nga nagpalibot nimo sa kalsada Ug masunggo ka sa estilo sa […]
Lent: The Many Shades of Purple
Sylvia Hubilla Round Rock, Texas “For dust thou art, and unto dust thou shalt return.” Lent begins with this stark reminder of one’s humble beginning, and end, in the ritual of what we call Miercoles de Ceniza, or Ash Wednesday. In the Philippines, where 80 percent of the population are Catholics, almost every person you […]
MRS. PHILIPPINES AMERICA 2013: Beauty Inside and Out
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City When I suffered from excruciating back pain on the first week of the rehearsals, I said that was it for me, goodbye pageantry. This was due to wearing six inches stiletto for the first time in my life. The medical term for it was unusual exertion of effort, […]
ALI EWOLDT AND ADAM JACOBS: Broadway Actors Proud of Their Philippine Roots
By Marivir R. Montebon Adam Jacobs and Ali Ewoldt will pull it off again on stage in a Valentine Concert at The Town Hall on Saturday, February 23 at 8 o’clock in the evening. The concert, titled “A Heart Full of Love,” is sponsored by GMA Life TV, GMA Pinoy TV, the TOFA-New […]
Little Mado Greets Happy New Year to You
ABOUT THE ARTIST Madonna Angeles-Davidoff is a Filipino, American and Swiss rolled into one whose artistry have become pervasive in three continents with a stroke of a paint brush or pencil. This New York-based artist was born and schooled in Manila. She considers famous Philippine artist Larry Alcala (way back in her college days in […]
Seasons, Reasons
EDITORIAL SEASONS, REASONS By Marivir Montebon We welcome the season of autumn in this issue of OSM! It is this particular time of the year when the trees change from green to gold, red, yellow, and orange. It is the season of classy fashion too, when women step into their formidable boots and wear trench […]
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