Author: Edwin Quinabo
From Conversion 500 Years Ago to Today’s Filipino Religiosity and Embrace of Catholicism
by Edwin Quinabo On March 16, 1521 explorer Ferdinand Magellan landed on Cebu. Two weeks later on March 31, the expedition’s chaplain, Father Pedro de [Read More…]
A Portrait of Generation X, the New Leaders of Today
by Edwin Quinabo In the current age of information overload, one social phenomenon receiving scant attention is the rise of Gen Xers (those 41-57 years [Read More…]
Dr. Lee Buenconsejo-Lum Is Interim Dean of theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine
by Edwin Quinabo Deans at medical schools today must navigate their institutions through arguably the most dynamic times in medicine and public health. Traditional concerns [Read More…]
Filipino Farmers Are Major Part of Hawaii’s Drive Towards Building Food Sustainability
by Edwin Quinabo There are many myths surrounding agriculture and farming in Hawaii. Myth: There isn’t enough agriculture land in the state for an Ag [Read More…]
Filipinos Caring for Their Elderly: Home Care or Assisted Living Facility? Having Options Is Empowering
by Edwin Quinabo Senior advocacy groups have been warning of a silver tsunami for decades and a need to prepare for the rising demand in [Read More…]
Is It Time to Legalize Gambling in Hawaii? Filipino Community Have Mixed Feelings
by Chona Montesines-Sonido For as long as Hawaii residents have been visiting Las Vegas, there’s been a local appetite to legalize gambling in Hawaii. In [Read More…]
Inflation, Elections, War, Return of Filipino Community Events Top HFC’s Year in Review
by Edwin Quinabo Future historians will peg 2022 along with 2021 as critical post-pandemic years. 2022’s major challenges drawing headlines, particularly those related to the [Read More…]
Ohana Medical Mission Heads to Philippines in January, And Holds First Charity Ball in February 2023
by Edwin Quinabo Charitable work never stops for the Ohana Medical Mission, Inc. (OMM) even as the world wades through COVID-19 restrictions. In February 2020 [Read More…]
Filipinos Undeterred by High Inflation, Christmas Remittance Tradition Expected to Surge, Economists Say
by Edwin Quinabo During the global COVID-19 pandemic’s most critical year, the 2020 total remittances (money sent from abroad) to the Philippines suffered the largest [Read More…]
Hawaii Filipino Chronicle Weathers Media Industry’s Economic Storms to Reach Its 30th Year in Publishing
by Edwin Quinabo It’s been a long drought for ethnic media, newspapers and broadcast stations. Weathering the severe financial environment have left many media companies [Read More…]
