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Cobrador Law: Women-led law firm shines at 4 and counting
By Licelle Cobrador, Esq. New York – Overworked, handling hundreds of active immigration files, and appearing in court three to four days a week, I spent late nights and weekends at the office. I lived there. When I joined the firm in 2010, the offer was towards a partnership track. It has not materialized even […]
16 Days of Activism vs. Gender-based Violence Kicks Off Nov. 25
The United Nations is marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence from 25 November to 10 December 2021, under the global theme set by the UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE campaign: “#OrangeTheWorld: End Violence against Women Now!” Nearly 1 in 3 women have been abused in their lifetime. In times of crises, the numbers rise, […]
UN @ 76: Intergenerational Forum on Peace set for Friday Oct 22
The UN Dream: Intergenerational Cooperation and our Journey to Peace [Virtual Event] is on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 9-10:30 AM EDT New York – While the UN continues to pursue its founding purpose to end the scourge of war and establish peace, there is the risk of losing progress without intergenerational cooperation. United Nations […]
Italian Brand MM Milano launches sustainable collections at New York Fashion Week
Chief Designer Chona Bacaoco and MM Milano Talent Pluto Ernsberger worked together to present glamorous & futuristic fashion made from natural and innovative fibers. New York – MM Milano, the Milan-based high-end fashion brand and talent agency, presented new sustainable collections at New York Fashion Week 2021. The brand’s own talents from all over the […]
9-11 Memorial Peace Essay: Peace and unity amidst diversity
Our people in Marawi rejected the violent ideology of ISIL / ISIS because we believe in the importance of love. We would be falling into their narrative if we cast them as representative of the faith of 1.6 billion people. By Famidah Dirampaten (Editor’s Note: Famidah Dirampaten is a candidate for the Master’s of Arts […]
COVID19, Corruption Killing Filipinos, Filipino Activists Say
US group seeks good governance and end of Duterte rule in 2021 elections By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Just as the Philippines is into another major lockdown, Filipinos in the US have virtually launched an electoral organization called 1Sambayan (One Nation) to field candidates for the 2022 elections to end the Duterte presidency. […]
New Yorkers split on Gov. Cuomo’s resignation: It’s politics, it’s delicadeza, they say
An OSM! Online Magazine Forum New York – When Gov. Cuomo announced his resignation today August 10, 2021 following charges of sexual harassment by 11 women through the office of the Attorney General, Filipinos in New York had two divergent reactions. Take a look in this quick poll which OSM! created. Why? Well, anyone can […]
Covid19 Journals by Filipino women writers: Here’s to narratives that defy exclusion
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Here’s one silver lining of the coronavirus pandemic: a book written by women about their stories of courage and continued struggles. Prof. Maria Diosa Labiste, associate professor of Journalism at the University of the Philippines Diliman penned the introduction of the book Covid19 Journals, a published by the […]
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. […]
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 […]
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