Category: Mainland
BOOK REVIEW: Marikit And The Ocean Of Stars
by Renelaine Bontol Pfister Marikit Lakandula is a girl from Barrio Magiting who wants what any normal ten-year-old girl wants: nice things. Clothes that aren’t [Read More…]
Michelle Steel’s Shame, Mejia’s Rise, And An Exit Poll That Includes Filipino Voters In The 2022 Midterms
by Emil Guillermo I knew it wasn’t going to be a “red wave” even before CNN said Brian Schatz won in Hawaii. That was really [Read More…]
Batangas Kapeng Barako anyone?
by Elpidio Estioko When we talk of coffee in the Philippines, we talk of kapeng barako. As I lived in Hawaii for many years, Big [Read More…]
The Honolulu Police Department Deserves Encouragement for Their Crisis Intervention Team Program
Kudos to the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) on its expansion and continued support of its Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), a training program that’s designed to [Read More…]
So You Think Your White Lawyer Is Better Than A Brown Monkey Lawyer, Eh?
by Emmanuel S. Tipon, Esq When I started practicing law in San Francisco in the 80s, I also had a full-time job writing law books [Read More…]
Congratulations to R’Bonney Gabriel for Winning Miss USA, a First For a Filipino-American
2002 is turning out to be a banner year for Filipino-Americans impacting American pop culture. In August, the first-ever Hollywood big production Filipino-themed and almost [Read More…]
Republicans and Democrats Are Partially To Blame For Decades-old Migrant Surges at Southern Border
Each election year Republican politicians will play up a migrant horde crisis at the southern border, that caravans of illegals are invading our country and [Read More…]
Biden Cancels Federal College Loans As High As $20,000
by Edwin Quinabo Millions of young adults and families will get a fresh start under a student loan forgiveness plan that many are already calling [Read More…]
Filipino Cooking Priest’s Mission Is To Save Families And The World Through Food
by Edna Bautista, Ed.D. The family is a strong cultural value for Filipinos. But in a hectic world filled with many distractions, the family unit [Read More…]
College Debt Cancellation Is A Start, Real Discussion Should Be On Lowering Cost of Higher Education
President Joe Biden’s federal student loan cancellation of up to $20,000 ($10,000 for those making under $125,000 and an additional $10,000 for Pell Grants loan [Read More…]
