Category: Mainland
Marissa Bañez’s Debut Book: Hope and Fortune
by Renelaine Bontol Pfister Marissa Bañez’s children’s book titled Hope and Fortune, which came out on Feb. 2, is a message of positivity and empowerment. [Read More…]
Jumpstarting The New Congress Hearkens Back To Ugly Immigration History
by Emil Guillermo And we’re off into the deeply divided world of politics. It took some flips, and I don’t mean Filipinos. After 15 rounds [Read More…]
New Year Reflections On A Pope, A TV Trailblazer, And The NFL’s Damar Hamlin
by Emil Guillermo As 2022 ended, a Pope emeritus (Benedict) and a glass-ceiling breaking broadcaster (Barbara Walters) have died. Asian American Filipinos were touched by [Read More…]
What Can We Expect from a Republican-led U.S. House?
As of press time, the new Republican majority in the U.S. House failed to agree on a speaker. Former minority leader Republican Kevin McCarthy did [Read More…]
Pinoy Surgeon Coins “Transfusion Free Medicine” For Bloodless Surgery
by Elpidio R. Estioko Do you know that the medical term “Transfusion Free Medicine” for bloodless surgery, which is now widely accepted by the medical profession, [Read More…]
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…]
