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Filipino Cast on Aladdin: Magnificent Actors with an Attitude of Gratitude
By Marivir Montebon New York – Filipino actors of Aladdin on Broadway exude an attitude of gratitude as they embrace the opportunity given them to perform their electrifying roles on stage. Such feeling is shared by Don Darryl Rivera (DDR), who performs Iago, the funny-but-mean sidekick to Jafar, Angelo Soriano, who swings as Omar or […]
Gifts from Santa in Alaska: Christmas is for the children
By Nieva Quezon Burdick New York – My primary goal in visiting Fairbanks, Alaska was to follow the Aurora Borealis. Alaska’s Arctic is one of the last great wilderness regions on Earth – remote, wild, and unpopulated vast land where possibly the Northern Light becomes visible. But when I was there, the days were cloudy. No […]
What state ads would mean for New Jersey’s ethnic press
Opinion Republished from https://www.nj.com/opinion/2021/12/what-state-ads-would-mean-for-new-jerseys-ethnic-press-opinion.html By Star-Ledger Guest Columnist Phillip Sungyong Han, Clyde Hughes and Aleksandra Slabisz Ethnic and community media are critical lifelines of information for tens of thousands of people in New Jersey. Immigrants and people of color have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and are often the first to suffer the brunt […]
Finally, a Little Manila Avenue in Woodside, Queens NYC
By Marivir Montebon New York – For the effort, Filipinos can pat their backs this time. The NYC Council voted Wednesday the co-naming of the southwest corner of Roosevelt Avenue on 70th Street to Little Manila Avenue which residential and business enclave of Filipinos in Queens. The legislation was sponsored by Council Member Jimmy Van […]
US readily welcomes immigrants with extraordinary ability
By Licelle Cobrador, Esq. New York – Immigration restrictions became top priority during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. An invisible wall was built that hampered opportunities for countless eligible immigrants, including extraordinary ability/ EB-1A foreign nationals. Requests for evidence and denial rates increased with the USCIS (also known as the Service) plainly […]
Filipinos Sing ‘Christmas Around the World’ in Virtual Caroling on December 10
This Christmas, the nonprofit In Christ Alone Estefania Inc. (ICA) presents “Christmas Around the World” to visit your home and share some inspiring Christmas and Christian songs with your family through a Virtual Christmas Caroling. The ICA wants to feature its very own singers from all over the world – gathered by ICA founder Judilyn F. […]
New Jersey Filipinos to Hold ‘PINK CARAVAN FOR LENI’ on December 12
A press release by Manuel Caballero JERSEY CITY – Filipinos in the State of New Jersey, home to over 100,000 Filipinos (latest US census), are getting excited as they prepare to hold a Pink Caravan For Vice President Leni Robredo in Jersey City on Dec. 12, 2021. Robredo is running for president of the Philippines in its […]
Gallery: FilAm Press Club of NY 10th – There’s Jollibee, Pancit, Tuna Balls, Friends, and Press Freedom Commitment too
Our fun in the evening of December 2, 2021 at the Philippine Center celebrating the 10th year of the FilAm Press Club of New York. Enjoy! (Featured photo: FAPCNY President Don Tagala with guests (L-R) Elizabeth Cueva, Esq., Amb. Mario de Leon Jr., and Merly Barlaan.) ADS
Fil-Am Press Club of NY: 10 Years of Dedication to Truth, Accuracy, and Fun Camaraderie
By Marivir R. Montebon (Republished from the FAPCNY Playbill) The Birth of the Filipino American Press Club of New York Ten years ago, what was just a usual fun post-coverage conversation among Filipino journalists at a Filipino restaurant in Jersey City, New Jersey, turned into what is now known as the birth of the Fil-Am […]
Happy Tenth, Fil-Am Press Club of New York!
By Vanette Colmenares New York – If there is an organization that was not in my bucket list, is that of being a member of a press club. But yesterday’s event at the Philippine Center has proven that if you are called to join one, then accept it with a smile. And yesterday’s event was […]
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