Category: Candid Perspectives
Leading Up to Pearl Harbor; Trump’s Bawl Game; Ruth Silos and The White Ethnic Press
by Emil Guillermo Before we start this column, Dec. 7th is Pearl Harbor Day. Usually there’s something else in the news that gets in the [Read More…]
Getting out of the Trump hole; Plus, A Filipina Buried Alive
by Emil Guillermo Americans are buried in a Trump hole. It’s time to get out of it. The idea of America buried under the dysfunction [Read More…]
Does Trump Want to Be Marcos?
By Emil Guillermo The barricades were going up all around the White House before the election It reminds me of the Black Lives Matter rally, [Read More…]
Fighting hypocrisy with Aloha
By Emil Guillermo Sen. Mazie Hirono was probably speaking for you when she looked at Judge Amy Coney Barrett and said, “Aloha.” But there was [Read More…]
Will Trump Overstay His Welcome?
By Emil Guillermo Existential worries abound for America. COVID-19, SCOTUS, and the concomitant worries of living under a president who just doesn’t care about anything [Read More…]
The Democrats and Republicans Convene, Now What?
BY EMIL GUILLERMO I didn’t wait to hear Donald Trump formally speak on the last night of the Republican National Convention. Would there be any [Read More…]
A Filipina For Life—Remembering Dolores Velasco, The Nun Who Became The Activist And The Wife Of UFW Leader Pete Velasco
By Emil Guillermo When I found out the widow of United Farm Workers (UFW) labor leader Pete Velasco was in a hospital battling COVID-19 back [Read More…]
Desperate and Troubled, Trump Sounds His Own Alarm
By Emil Guillermo U.S. Congressman John Lewis, a man of non-violence and love, who made an impact on human rights and civil rights throughout the [Read More…]
Don’t forget Rep. John Lewis; He didn’t forget us
By Emil Guillermo I would see John Lewis when I worked as a press secretary in the 103rd Congress. He was still young and feisty, [Read More…]
Another Death in the Family as COVID surges; Plus, “Hamilton” and Mt. Rushmore Thoughts
By Emil Guillermo Lost another relative. Not to Covid. But it doesn’t matter. We’re all impacted. As far as I’m concerned, I’m not going to [Read More…]
