Vaccines still win in race vs. Delta variant: doctors
By SUNITA SOHRABJI EMS Contributing Editor San Francisco – A panel of public health experts July 30 debated the efficacy of Covid vaccines against the dominant Delta variant, concluding that — though the vaccines are 80 to 90 percent effective against hospitalizations and deaths — they are less effectual in containing the spread of the […]
OSM! online magazine editor Leani Auxilio remembered today
She would have been 29 years old today 07-27-2021, Leani Alnica Auxilio – digital artist and OSM! Online Magazine digital editor and co-founder. Her memory lives through her works of art and of course, OSM! online Magazine. # ADS
A Poem for Hidilyn* and the Filipino People
Hidilyn* By Anthony Kintanar, Cebuano poet And so, after the flood washes away the contested dolomite, after a clinging tyrant’s rambling talk — A woman lifts, for but a few seconds, an entire country’s sorrow and pride. And an entire people, starved for non-faked good news, take what gladness they can, in what golden time. […]
CDC Experts Call New Surge “The Pandemic of the Unvaccinated”
By Jenny Manrique, Ethnic Media Services As the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreads across the country, health authorities are concerned about the increase in cases in rural counties where vaccination rates are very low. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July 15 there were 33,000 new cases […]
From Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Prevention to Increased Passport Processing – Phil Consulate Steps up Services for Filipinos
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – There’s been a marked increase in the Consular services at the Philippine Consulate General in New York, notably the 117% increase in passport processing, 227% Dual Citizenship applications, and 81% in civil registration, said Consul General Elmer Cato during the Kapihan sa Konsulado on July 15, 2021 with […]
Navigating the O-1/Extraordinary Ability Nonimmigrant Visa for Journalists
By Licelle Cobrador, Esq. Many foreign journalists start in the United States as graduate students or representatives of foreign media. Then they find themselves aspiring to break into the cutthroat industry while concurrently navigating the country’s complex immigration system. Relying on one’s own online research, talking to friends and learning from other people will not […]
FilAm Ching Valdez-Aran and Lola Pashalinksi receive the 2021 Ruth Maleczech Award
New York – Congratulations to Ching Valdes-Aran and Lola Pashalinski who were awarded the 2021 Ruth Maleczech Award, “two performers who embody Ruth’s daring and raw, naked, fearlessness.” Ching Valdez-Aran most recently toured both nationally and internationally in Geoff Sobelle’s physical theater piece HOME for the past 2 1/2 years until the pandemic lock-down. HOME […]
Religious Educators: Leading the Way to Truth-telling and Healing in these Challenging Times
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Truth-telling and inclusion have been the rallying theme of religious educators in their week-long annual conference as the antidote to the escalating challenges of poverty, marginalization, mental health, and the pandemic. How do you heal and become whole again was that soul-searching question at the recently concluded 2021 […]
USCIS to Celebrate Independence Day with Naturalization Ceremonies Across the Country
WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will celebrate Independence Day this year by welcoming more than 9,400 new citizens in 170 naturalization ceremonies between June 30 and July 7. These ceremonies demonstrate our commitment to welcoming immigrants. USCIS is proud to welcome people from all over the world as our newest U.S. citizens during this celebration of Independence Day. “This year marks the 245th birthday of our Nation,” […]
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