James Villar – Serving his countrymen both here in the US and the Philippines By Ryan Tejero James Villar moved to the United States, with his family when he was only three years old. He recalls, “I didn’t really have a choice in why we immigrated here. This was in...
Destination Upstate New York By: Carol Tanjutco, J.D. From the exhilarating adventure to the moving experiences of a lifetime, New York has great outdoors and landmark places that quench a tired, torn spirit. Hardworking...
American Diabetes Association Releases Position Statement on New BMI Screening Cut Points for Diabetes in Asian Americans The American Diabetes Association is lowering the Body Mass Index (BMI) cut point at which it recommends screening Asian Americans for type 2 diabetes, aligning its guidelines with evidence that many Asian...
Nancy Fontanilla – Beja “Enduring many challenges as an immigrant, but currently living a truly blessed life in Atlanta, GA.” By Ryan Tejero Nancy Beja’s dream of coming to America came into a reality in 1986. When she first landed in New York, she was so impressed of the sky scrapers, she said “I can’t believe the city that...
For my Dad, thank you for the gift of love By Jenjen Furer When I became a mother in the U.S., my Dad was the one who helped me with the kids. He would visit every day and look after my children. For more than 10 years he watched over them while I...
Irish Laqui: A Filipino American’s personal journey in America, believing that God has paved the road for him from the Philippines By Ryan Tejero "My name is Irish Laqui, born on June 12, 1970 in Majayjay, in the Laguna province of the Philippines. I am the youngest of 7 children to my parents, Bienvenido and Adelaida Laqui. My father...
White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford and Chef Ming Tsai Team Up To Film A Cooking Demonstration White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford and Chef Ming Tsai recently teamed up to film a cooking demonstration in the White House kitchen featuring healthy and traditional Asian recipes that follow the...
“Help Me…I am troubled…” By Aida Rivera March 6, 7:57 pm, I received an email forwarded by the FBI regarding a missing teenager, Cayman, a 13- year old student of a Private School next town. The photo in the flyer is that of a...
Wellness at the Checkout by: Aida Rivera It is 2015, New Year, New YOU. As my mother always told me, “it is the beginning of the year, do things right, keep your New Year’s resolution.” Yes, beginning of the...
Shopping for Wine on the Internet by: David Kelly Shopping for wine on the Internet is a lot different than shopping for wine at a brick and mortar wine shop; Wine, after all, isn't like a book or CD. Holding a bottle,...
