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Artist Jeanne Jalandoni Defines Bicultural Identity with Portraits of Women
Bicultural Identities and Histories exhibit opens at the Little Underground Gallery of the Jefferson Market Library July 5-20, 2018 By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Filipina American artist Jeanne Jalandoni invites viewers of her art work “to look beyond race and contemplate the cultural diversity in America through individual experiences.” In her current […]
Love Your Heart: But Culture Gets in the Way to Healthy Eating
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon New York City — Filipinos are known for delicious food, but really bad for the health too. Our crispy lechon is full of fat and salt. Our desserts, biko, leche flan, name it, are ridiculously sweet. Our dried fish, which cures nostalgia, is super salty. But how does one […]
Ismael Jampayas: Integrity will Speak for Itself
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City — The newest additional feather to the cap of Filipino-American leader Ismael Jampayas is his appointment as Ambassador for Peace by the global organization Universal Peace Foundation in March this year. Alongside with Ambassador Mario de Leon Jr., the Philippine Consul General to New York, he accepted […]
After Modeling: Life Got Better
By Marivir R. Montebon I used to tease my New Yorker friends about the “city of scaffolding.” It’s so much a part of NYC, I don’t think I’ll recognize it without (the scaffold)! Seriously ‘though, I appreciate the diversity. Everyone strives to be respectful, harmonious, and culturally sensitive. New York – As far as Judith […]
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