Category: Candid Perspectives
Shutdown Comedy? We’re In The King Zone
The October shutdown of the U.S. government is a joke.
On Labor, Diaspora, Filipino Food Trucks, And Freedom
I’m American. But do I look American?
Flying While Filipino, Fear At The Airport And How “South Park” Is Saving Democracy
Anyone traveling to a foreign country and back this summer has this fear. And it’s all because of the capricious way our laws are honored or dishonored.
Trump Bombs Distract From The Bombs On Health Care; Plus, A Note Of Hawaii Journalism Legend Jerry Burris
July is the month of open questions. It should be for the celebration of American freedom.
On Father’s Day Weekend—A Poem For My Dad, The Manong, A Golf Triumph, And The People Say “No Kings” As Trump Shows His Wares
by Emil Guillermo For a guy like me, who loved to play golf with my pals during my days in Hawaii, the topper for Father’s [Read More…]
Identity Politics Not Dead With “Race Hustler” Donald Trump
It was my mixed-race Filipino Caucasian daughter who convinced me to just fill out the damn form.
DEI or No DEI, It’s Still AANHPI Month—Our Month
Our history is much more ironic and bittersweet. History is also not necessarily “inherited,” though patterns remain hard to break.
Would Pope Francis Forgive Trump And Vance? Would He Forgive Me?
We mourn the passing of diversity’s pope, Francis, nee Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the son of Italian immigrants to Argentina.
The Terrifying Tariffs
At this point, nobody knows whether they’ll be permanent or if they’re just part of Trump’s bullying style of negotiation to get countries to kiss the ring.
