THANKSGIVING is being celebrated differently this year. Because we are in the midst of a pandemic, the usual gathering of loved ones is close to impossible. Some may have lost a loved one or have a family member who is seriously ill. To those who experienced loss, I convey my deepest sympathy. To those who…
ACTOR, television host, recording artist, product endorser and businessman Alden Richards (Richard Reyes Faulkerson, Jr. in real life) seems ready to face the issue of his lovelife now that he has become financially secure. In a Zoom interview with The Philippine Star’s Ricky Lo, the actor revealed the need to put attention to finding his…
Couples get divorced for various reasons. California is a no fault state. The reasons why a couple is getting divorced are often irrelevant to the issues of the family law case. Divorce is often a difficult and negative experience for most families. However, getting divorce may have some unintended benefits in the immigration law arena….
AS Nevada broke another COVID-19 case record this week, new statewide restrictions took effect on Tuesday, November 24. Governor Steve Sisolak mandated a statewide “pause” for the next three weeks to slow the spread of the virus. “Our case rate growth is at wildfire levels – even outpacing neighboring states, such as Arizona. All available…
PRESIDENT Donald Trump intends to nominate a Filipino American retired Army major general to serve as the United States’ representative to the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the White House announced on Tuesday, November 24. Major General Eldon P. Regua, who is Filipino and Mexican American, will be nominated to represent the country…
THANKSGIVING Day is a very important day for us Americans as we come together with our families by sharing a special meal, and offering our prayers and gratitude for all the blessings bestowed upon us and our beloved nation. This national holiday dates back to 1621, the year after the Pilgrims from England arrived in…
STARTING Wednesday, November 25, all travelers entering Los Angeles from another state or country will be required to fill out an online form to acknowledge and spread awareness of California’s recommended 14-day quarantine upon arrival, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Monday. Passengers arriving at LAX and Van Nuys Airport will see signs and messages reminding…
FOR the first time in her musical career, singer Nicole Scherzinger, who is of Filipina, Hawaiian and Ukrainian ancestry, sang and recorded a Tagalog song. The former Pussycat Dolls lead singer sang the cover of Filipino ballad “Pangako” for Fil-Am musical director Troy Laureta’s new album. The album, entitled “KAIBIGAN: A Troy Laureta OPM Collective,” is…
A Filipina American mother of three young daughters is seeking a bone marrow donor after being recently diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Melissa Futagaki, 37, was diagnosed at the beginning of October after a history of grappling with allergy issues and anemia. After getting lab work done in September, her platelets were out of the…
Excerpted from AMBOY: Recipes from the Filipino-American Dream © 2020 by Alvin Cailan. Photography © 2020 by Wyatt Conlon. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Serves 4 FOR this stir-fried noodle dish, my Lola would sit at the kitchen table cutting vegetables in her hand, mounds of snap peas, carrots, cabbage,…
THE United States over the weekend surpassed 12 million cases of COVID-19, as public health experts urged Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving. By Monday, November 23, the country hit 12.5 million infections and 256,830 deaths. This comes after the U.S. logged more than 195,500 new infections on Friday, November 20, bringing the official tally…
“… Oh, to go back to the comforts of the past — pre-pandemic, To breathe freely, sans the mask… Back to the touchy feely hum of life Never again will I take it for granted …” —MAM (CONTINUED from the previous article…) Zinc needs an ionophore. It is a substance able to transport the zinc…
Adolf Hitler and his propaganda chief, Joseph Goebbels, are said to have developed the axiom that a lie, repeated often enough, will be taken for the truth. In the recent U.S. presidential election, we have seen how effective this axiom has been, even among ostensibly intelligent people. The most vicious practitioner of this Nazi principle…
A new walk-up COVID-19 testing super site opened on Tuesday, November 24 at a park in the Northeast Valley. The San Fernando Park COVID-19 testing site is the tenth city location providing free COVID-19 tests to anyone with or without symptoms. “Testing remains an essential tool in stopping the spread of COVID-19, tracking the virus,…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has ended the deployment ban on the country’s health care workers. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Saturday, November 21, said Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases to lift the ban amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The president already approved the lifting of the…
by Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News The notice from the federal health insurance marketplace grabbed Andrew Schenker’s attention: ACT NOW: YOU’RE AT RISK OF LOSING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE STARTING JANUARY 1, 2021. As he read the notice, though, the Blacksburg, Virginia, resident became exasperated. Schenker, his wife and their teenage son have a bronze-level marketplace plan….
IN a year marked by strife and struggle, the 2020 election stands out as a key learning experience in racially and ethnically inclusive outreach and visibility. Across all races, a politically diverse fellowship of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) candidates, operatives and community advocates came to the fore demanding a political and legislative landscape…
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has allowed the government to make advance payments for coronavirus vaccines, Malacañang announced on Thursday, November 19. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte accepted the proposal of vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. to enter into advance market commitments with private vaccine developers and release advance payments to secure vaccines for Filipinos….
AS Los Angeles County’s curfew limiting nonessential activities after 10 p.m. began on Friday night, the state imposed a limited stay-at-home order for certain counties starting Saturday, November 21 to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Earlier this week, LA County officials said that beginning Friday, Nov. 20, nonessential businesses like restaurants, bars, and retail…
THE holidays are approaching just as COVID-19 case rates nationwide are increasing at a record-breaking pace, leading to dire warnings from public health experts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued cautions and updated guidelines related to family gatherings. Dr. Anthony Fauci, a White House coronavirus adviser and director of the National Institute…
FILIPINO student Carvey Ehren Maigue on Thursday, November 19, bagged the first-ever sustainability prize at the James Dyson Award for his invention. The 27-year-old electrical engineering student from Mapua University in Manila triumphed from more than 1,800 entries worldwide with the AuREUS System Technology — a new material, made from rotting fruits and vegetables, which…
UNITED States President Donald Trump on Friday, November 20, attended a virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders to discuss how to support the global economy battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering, hosted by Malaysia this year, was attended by leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies who vowed to use “all…
THE expected Blue Wave for Democrats did not happen. Republicans kept control of the Senate. This forms a split government with Democrats at the White House and Lower House while Republicans remain in control of the Senate. This limits President-elect Biden’s full-blown venture into tax and healthcare programs. Energy Regulation of the oil and gas…
EDGAR Orozco was an electrician working as an hourly employee for Ardent Companies, Inc., which provide services to drilling operations off the California coast, including on fixed off-shore oil platforms. Ardent Companies employees work on these oil platforms and travel between them. The workers are assigned to work in “hitches.” During their hitch, employees also…
ANG isang karaniwang paraan upang makakuha ang dayuhan ng green card ay sa pamamagitan ng spouse petition ng asawang U.S. citizen (USC). Ngunit may mga pagkakataon na may karahasan na ginagawa ang USC sa kanyang asawang dayuhan at ang dayuhan ay nagtitiis at nananatili sa kasal dahil sa kanyang immigration status. Noong 1994, isinagawang batas…
Couples get divorced for various reasons. California is a no fault state. The reasons why a couple is getting divorced are often irrelevant to the issues of the family law case. Divorce is often a difficult and negative experience for most families. However, getting divorce may have some unintended benefits in the immigration law arena….
THE first client is 82. He is married. “What’s the problem?” I ask. He says that he owes about $15,000 of credit cards and his wife owes about $10,000 of cards. Together they owe $25,000. He says he doesn’t know how much longer he has before he dies but it doesn’t appear like they can…
To stop feeling resentful and angry about the holiday restrictions, we may need to empathize with those who suffer and grieve from the effects of this pandemic. WE’RE all struggling during this pandemic — struggling that does not seem to end. We all wish that we can celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year without any…
COVID-19 did not magically disappear. It did not miraculously go away in the spring nor in the summer. COVID-19 is, in fact, surging uncontrollably and we are losing the war against the coronavirus. FACTS: On Thursday, November 19, the United States hit a new record high of 187,428 new cases in one day alone. A…
