Category: Candid Perspectives
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.
Trump’s National Security Lapse—Why Signal-Gate And The War Plan Blunder Matters
Unfortunately, Hawaii’s Tulsi Gabbard was the first under oath to discuss one of the biggest blunders in national security history.
Judge Dale Ho Is Filipino American—Irrelevant To The Adams Case But Not To Our Democracy
Donald Trump is doing all he can to destroy DEI: diversity, equity and inclusion.
Even With Super Bowl Loss, Nikko Remigio Is An Inspiration
But I confess. I did steal a glance at Remigio whenever he might touch the ball.
Trump Can’t Do That, Can He? Not If We Tell Him No.
With quotas installed, mistakes will be made. Innocent immigrants here legally will be arrested. He said he would do it, and won the election.
