Narratives of Courage: Caregivers Remotely Take Care of Loved Ones with a Mix of Fear and Faith
By Marivir R. Montebon Cliffside Road – Filipino families whose members contracted the coronavirus had their lives turned upside down, with children forced to become caregivers to their parents and doing things anxiously because all they had to provide care remotely, using cellphones to stay connected. For Laura and Yuka, it was a time of […]
‘I felt so alone’: Daughter shares pain and joy of taking care of her parents who contracted COVID-19
Despite her ordeal, Jessie Ruiz said she would do anything for her parents. The coronavirus may have given her anxiety and depression, but taking care of her parents had brought her much closer to them. By Marivir Montebon, OSM! Online Magazine HACKENSACK, NJ — Jessie Ruiz, 29, lives with her aging parents to take care […]
Congratulations to the Unique Graduates of 2020
While Lauren graduated in the front yard, I graduated in my bedroom. My hair was untrimmed with lots of white streaks showing. I wore my old nevertheless still presentable cream blazer and a pajama which was not shown in my camera. I just had the strangest feeling of all. It was the 61st day of […]
Champorado: Arroz con Chocolate Y con Anchoas
By Vanette Colmenares New York – The champorado dish is as old as ‘Mampor’ which is the Visayan adaptation of the Spanish language to mean being born in the ‘tiempo ni Mampor’ (time of Mampor). Who is Mampor? Only God knows. Ever since I was born, the dish ‘champorado’ has already been there. It is […]
Love Heals Racial Divide, Interracial Couples Say
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Interracial couples believe that marrying someone outside one’s race would help bridge the racial divide among peoples. The testimonials of Greg and Yuka Agulan and Noel and Rhia Luz speak of enduring relationships of people coming from different racial and cultural backgrounds with one common element: trust. Businessman […]
Review: A Thousand Cuts – Eerily Timely, Brave
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Watching Ramona Diaz’s two-hour documentary A Thousand Cuts makes you bleed, figuratively. It brings you to the backstory of Filipino journalists covering the horrendous arbitrary killings of suspected drug pushers and users in the Philippines. Produced by Cine Diaz, it is about the age-old adversary of the frontliners […]
On Same-Sex Marriages and Immigration
By Cristina Godinez, Esq. New York – Seven years ago to this month, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) and the Department of State opened immigration benefits for same-sex couples in the same way as those for opposite-sex couples. It took quite a while for the U.S. to come around. In 2013, the U.S. […]
Filipino care providers in NJ respond to growing mental health needs of New Jerseyans thru Telemedicine
By Geremy San Agustin Jersey City – Two Filipino women have developed an innovative plan to sustain their services for mental health patients and ensure the continued employment of their staff despite the lockdown of New Jersey due to the coronavirus pandemic. Myla Dizon and Rhodora Dionisio have been running two Psychiatric Partial Care Program […]
Filipinos in the US Celebrate Independence Day, Accuse Duterte of Authoritarianism to Hand Over the Philippines to China
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – The commemoration of the 122nd Philippine Independence Day on June 12, 2020 as the first Republic in Asia comes in as ironic with the impending signing into law of the Anti-Terrorism Act, seen by international human rights groups as the way to legalize Pres. Duterte’s authoritarian rule. Filipino […]
Fil-Am Leader Juliet Payabyab Appointed as Community Board Member of Queens
New York – Filipino American community leader Juliet Payabyab has been appointed by the president of the Borough of Queens Sharon Lee to be an official member of the Community Board (CB) starting May 31, 2020. The Community Board is the official municipal body which advises elected officials and government agencies on matters affecting the […]
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