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International Pianist Cecile Licad: Relentless Practice for Perfection
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – In between our conversation, renowned international Philippine pianist Cecile Licad played Liszt: Paganini Étude No. 6 in A Minor Fireflies. This piece would be part of her program in the upcoming concert at the Weill Recital Hall of the Carnegie Hall on January 18, 2018 at 8 PM. […]
Filipinos to File Complaint with Dist. Attorney for Lost Boxes
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City – Clients of the defunct RDR Cargo and Logistics are rolling their sleeves to reclaim their stalled balikbayan* boxes. At least 20 of them, from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maryland, are stepping up efforts to file a complaint against RDR owner Rommel del Rosario with […]
Events: A Taste of Madness, a Taste of Cebu
By Marivir R. Montebon Postal Madness: Laughing My Pain of Stereotypes Since when did racism and sexism become funny? Normally, never. But watch Postal Madness, showing until October 4, 2015 at the LaTea Theater on 107 Suffolk Street in lower Manhattan, and you will know what I mean. Stereotyping is one of New […]
Fr. Miranda: Rebuild the Churches, Break Stereotypes
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City — Fr. Dionisio Miranda said there were at least two things Filipinos here could do as far as the heritage churches are concerned – one was to help rebuild these valuable structures and second was to break the stereotype that the Philippines is simply a backward country. […]
Random Acts of Kindness Can Change the World
Excerpts on Miracles from my memoir Biting the Big Apple By Marivir R. Montebon Consider a random act of kindness, especially in an immigration office, a miracle. My aunt, Susan Hinaut, was distraught on the day of her scheduled interview for her Green Card application on October 5, 2011. Her son, my cousin Voltaire […]
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