By Jon D. Melegrito Contributing Editor It didn’t bother me much then, being called “an Eskimo.” It was the 60’s in America and the fashion then was to wear your hair long and sport bell bottom pants. And I looked very brown. Naturally tanned, actually. My straight black hair and dark eyes and wide face may...
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By Grace Garcia PINOY Staffer Even before the first wave of Filipino immigrants, Filipinos have assimilated and have made their own lives in the United States which is presented in an exhibit called the SINGGALOT (The Ties that Bind). It is a traveling exhibition of Filipino history in North America developed by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific...
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By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA Special to PINOY Newsmagazine CHICAGO (JGLi)–US Congress is breathing life into the moribund textiles and apparel industry between the US and the Philippines when Republican Sen. Christopher S. Bond of Missouri introduced S. 3170, the ‘Save Our Industries Act of 2009′ or the `SAVE Act’, that will “recover $1.32-billion by year two...
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Dr. Justiti M. Candari, 61 Justito Magbanua-Candari MD, 61, of Bellaire, Ohio peacefully passed away on Thursday, May 20. He was born in Culasi, Antique. Dr. Candari is a 1974 graduate of the University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center.  He moved to Chicago in 1980 to complete his residencies in general surgery and clinical...
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By Grace Garcia PINOY Staffer It was this month last year that James Javier was thriving in his lead role as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. His stage presence and booming voice were awe-inspiring. To top that off, his book of fiction was published and he was a Creative Team...
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Kasarinlan 2010 June 12, Sat, 7 p.m., The Kasarinlan or celebration of 112th year of Philippine Independence will be held at the Jose Rizal Heritage Center in Chicago. Guests will be entertained with an ensemble of musicians called the Rondalla. There will also be an art exhibit of paintings by local Filipino painters and artists titled “Impressionsof...
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