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Celebrate your Mom this Mother’s Day, but protect her by keeping masks on
By Sunita Sohrabji/EMS Contributing Editor Carmela Bernal vividly remembers “El Dia de la Madre” Mother’s Day celebrations of her childhood. “The whole family would get together in my uncle’s backyard: 20, 30 people and lots of kids,” said the fledgling artist, who grew up in San Bruno, California. “Uncle would bring out his guitar and […]
Biden nominates FilAm Gina Ortiz Jones as USec of US Air Force; Filipinos’ support needed to back up appointment
By Gus Mercado Pres. Joe Biden has, once again, fulfilled his old promise to Filipinos that he would honor Filipino veterans of war. When he was Vice President and Senate President, he helped shepherd a bill to finally recognize and compensate Filipino WWII veterans who had fought under the American flag but denied benefits for […]
WICCAFE: Multiculturalism, not racism for Americans
The American Immigration Story Part 6 (of 6) Today is America’s tipping point and social threshold as a result of the enactment of the 1965 Hart Cellar Immigration Act which allowed entry of non-white immigrants from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. While it has reason to acknowledge and celebrate its diversity, it is also reeling […]
WICCAFE: US rises to be a great nation, colonizer; women’s movement continues
American Immigration Story Part 5 (of 6) The birth of the USA was through war against the British and the natives. It is ran by the labor of black slaves and consequently post-modern immigrants. The Founding Fathers designed the ‘American experiment’, that is to separate the Church and the State to avoid the bloody religious […]
WICCAFE: Women oppression, women leadership
American Immigration Story Part 4 (of 6) All throughout American colonial history, women oppression and suppression was evident. But gradually, women rose to question these inequalities – starting from Anne Hutchinson to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, and many more. Women have championed on the abolition of slavery and their right to […]
WICCAFE: The Dutch establishes New Amsterdam, native tribes disintegrate
The American Immigration Story Part 2. In 1609, Englishman Henry Hudson began the colonial foothold of the Dutch (for East Indies Company) in New Amsterdam or what is now known as New York. Finding the ‘New World’ came as an accident, for Hudson was assigned to look for a short route to Indonesia and the […]
I found my new love in the time of the coronavirus
2020 Yearender (Last of two parts) Editor’s Note By Marivir R. Montebon Dear 2020, Thankfully, my uncle and two aunts survived covid19 during spring. Witnessing their experiences remotely confirmed everything that the legitimate news organizations reported. We have an invisible enemy in our midst. The virus and all germs for that matter made me paranoid. […]
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