By Grace Garcia Associate Editor Each year, youth belonging to the Couples for Christ (CFC) Youth Group are eager to travel to a conference in Virginia. It is an exciting prospect, but a costly one as well. To raise money for this year’s 17th CFC Youth USA National Leaderss Conference, CFC Youth Coordinators held...
By Camelia Rodriguez PINOY Associate Editor This piece is from my blog (camisoul.tumblr.com). It is directed towards radio DJ, Adam Carolla. I emailed the post to Mr. Carolla, but have yet to hear a response. It’s quite lengthy so maybe he just needs more time to read it in its entirety. —— Initially, I...
By Camelia Rodriguez PINOY Associate Editor The young Filipino-Americans of Chicago showed that 30 degree weather, cold gusts of wind and rain would not prevent them from enjoying a night of music and supporting a charitable cause. On Jan. 23, ManilaStar Events hosted its highly anticipated first annual Pin@ypalooza benefit concert to raise funds...
By Camelia Rodriguez PINOY Associate Editor On Sept. 26, Filipino forecasters reported that there would be some rain across the Metro Manila area. They did not expect that “some rain” would actually be a month’s worth pouring down in just nine hours. “The rain started around 8 o’clock in the morning and by the...
By Camelia Rodriguez PINOY Associate Editor A week after typhoon “Ondoy” (international codename: Ketsana) devastated the Northern Luzon islands of the Philippines on Sept. 26, another strong typhoon made its way through the islands. This one was given the name “Pepeng” (international codename: Parma). Despite the fact that they are millions of miles away...
By Camelia Rodriguez PINOY Associate Editor Last month, upon hearing that former Philippine President Corazon Aquino passed away, I quickly said a prayer and immediately took to my Facebook and Twitter to update my statuses to say: “R.I.P. Cory Aquino. There will never be another like you.” And I truly meant it. The strength...
By Camelia Rodriguez PINOY Associate Editor American Idol recently made its way to Chicago last month to hold its Season 9 auditions. Yes, it really was eight seasons ago when we witnessed Kelly Clarkson becoming the first ever American Idol. And it was three seasons ago when I first auditioned for the hit show....
By Camelia Rodriguez PINOY Associate Editor My parents came to America from the Philippines in the 1980s with the same hopes and dreams of many other immigrants. They wanted to raise their children in a country where opportunities of success would not be denied them; a country where their children would be free to...
By Camelia Rodriguez PINOY Associate Editor Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and I can’t help but think about the state of courtship today. In a world where people prefer to communicate with one another through e-mail or text message, romance seems to be a thing of the past. Courting someone is more easily done...
