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Filipino Women Congratulate Biden-Harris and Americans for Restoring Decency and Democracy
Women’s Forum “Four years of watching and listening to Donald Trump lead the most powerful country in our generation was a painful experience. For a third world citizen living in a country led by a quasi-dictator president sans decency and respect for the rule of law, we look at powerful countries abroad as role models and […]
Commentary: On the Mid Mid-term Voting
By Terry H. Schwadron Nov. 10, 2017 Editor’s Notes: Filipinos in the East Coast are euphoric over the reelection victories of local political leaders such as Jersey City Council president Rolando Lavarro and Bergenfield councilman Arvin Amatorio. In this commentary, we take a broader look at the country’s political landscape through the lens of […]
The Day After the US Elections
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon The day after the US elections, Wednesday, was warm but gloomy. My first bus ride was unusually subdued, unlike the previous days when people were either too bubbly or mean-spirited. This morning, people from all races: Asian, Black, Latino, White, were in their lethargic selves. As usual, […]
Filipinos Excited to Hear the First US Presidential Debate Tonight
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon It feels like the excitement of the first 2016 presidential debate is as charged up as the past international boxing bouts of Filipino world champ Manny Pacquiao. The mood is simply electrifying, and never quite before in the past two elections. My friends are inviting me to wine […]
Can a Socialist Candidate Win in Capitalist America?
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon This year is special for me because it will be my first time to vote. I vowed to myself to honor this responsibility as thoughtfully as I can. And because of my due diligence, I get my highs and lows from observing presidential election campaigns. It is interesting […]
Obama’s Last SOTU: Recycling Rhetoric and Hope
OSM! Forum Women leaders in various communities in New York were asked their opinion on the State of the Union address of Pres. Obama. They have mixed reactions to his speech. Everyone applauded at the President in criticizing and discouraging racism that continues to divide America. Many gave him the thumbs up for the message of […]
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