Category: Cover Story
Filipinos in Hawaii Ecstatic Over Maria Ressa Winning The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
by Belinda A. Aquino, PhD. and Jim Bea Sampaga Filipinos in Hawaii are thrilled and ecstatic over the prestigious honor awarded to their fellow countrywoman, [Read More…]
Hawaii Filipinos COVID-19 Stats Dismal, Campaign to Vaccinate Ramped Up
by Edwin Quinabo Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, statistics that measure well-being haven’t been flattering to Hawaii’s Filipino community. In some areas like higher [Read More…]
Keeping Optimism in the Face of COVID-19’s Latest Surge
by Edwin Quinabo Madalyn Cachola, 61, Pearl City, says she is much more afraid of COVID-19 now with the delta strain even as vaccinations are [Read More…]
Hawaii Back to In-Person Schooling Amid Pandemic Uptick
by Edwin Quinabo Hawaii is experiencing all-time highs in rates of COVID-19 infections. Last Friday the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,167 new cases, the [Read More…]
Assessing Filipino Empowerment in Hawaii: Its History, Challenges and Future
by Edwin Quinabo Take it to the bank: talks of Filipino empowerment – whether Hawaii’s Filipino community is in better position politically – will be [Read More…]
Federal Student Debt Cancellation Still A Possibility
by Edwin Quinabo Over 44 million college graduates are saddled in student debt ranging from an average of $30,000 to as high as over $200,000 [Read More…]
No Longer Sacred: Voting Rights Become New Political Battleground
by Edwin Quinabo Politics has been described as a constant tug-of-war. But since the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that put an end [Read More…]
Fatherhood, Memories, Father’s Day Tips and Gift-giving
by Edwin Quinabo (with contributions from Carlota Ader) When the first Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington on June 19, 1910, there was no [Read More…]
Filipino Food Week is Back, June 6-12
by Edwin QuinaboThe late food connoisseur, American chef and TV travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain called the Filipino lechon as “the best pig ever” – which [Read More…]
Philippines Launches Vaccination Program: Normalcy and Travel Dependent on Vaccination Success
by Edwin Quinabo Travel plans have been altered, rescheduled, often cancelled altogether since the global pandemic started. The ever-shifting state of lockdowns and quarantines from [Read More…]
