Empowered Filipinas
/In many countries, across a wide expanse of professions and vocations, Filipina women are smashing barriers and blazing trails, a phenomenon that has been assiduously documented by the Filipina Women's Network (FWN) with its annual Most Influential awards. This week, Positively Filipino is featuring the first batch of 12 awardees representing six countries who are elevating Filipino womanhood to new levels of excellence. [Read part 1 of "Filipina Movers and Shakers" as compiled by our publisher, Mona Lisa Yuchengco, from FWN's roster. Parts 2 and 3 will be in the next issues of PF.]
It's not an easy book to read. It will shock you, anger you. A nightmare or two is not far-fetched. But if there's one book that a Filipino should read today, if only to be aware of what our Motherland just went through and might go through again, it's Some People Need Killing by Filipino ace journalist Patricia Evangelista. The book lists in both the New York Times' and President Obama's rankings as one of the best published in 2023, which is a first for a Filipino author. PF book reviewer Patricio Abinales provides a guide to ease one's way into the book's 429 pages without getting drained by the sadness and your rage.
What does it take to raise a future Attorney General of California? Ten years ago, Cynthia Bonta, mother of Rob (Robbie for her), talked to PF Correspondent Cherie M. Querol Moreno about her family's journey that shaped the trajectory of her children's careers. Read Again https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/model-mom for a parenting guide.
Africa-based PF writer Agatha Verdadero found out the hard way the secret to making friends with Africans, specifically the proud Somali people, with whom she spent years as an international aide worker. "It was from them that I learned one of the most important truths about working in Africa: Never go to the continent with the romantic notion of being a messiah, of helping its people. You are not needed and wanted that way. Instead, be a trustworthy friend. Everything else flows from that fundamental relationship." Read Again her article https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/friendship-worth-ones-life for some illumination.
[Video of the Week] Asian Pacific America: Larry the Musical Premieres at Brava Theatre
Anti-Asian Hate Watch
'You brought the 'kung flu' here': Man pleads guilty to hate crime, assault at UC
https://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/you-brought-the-kung-flu-here-man-pleads-guilty-to-hate-crime-assault-at-uc
Racist note left on receipt at Asian restaurant in North Carolina sparks outrage
https://news.yahoo.com/news/racist-note-left-receipt-asian-174213584.html
Suspect in Manhattan subway hammer attack charged with hate crimes, threatened to kill police: court docs
https://www.aol.com/suspect-manhattan-subway-hammer-attack-232400157.html?guccounter=1
Fear of Anti-Asian Hate as an International Medical Graduate
https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/fulltext/2023/04000/fear_of_anti_asian_hate_as_an_international.5.aspx
Funding provided by the State of California.
In The Know
What we the Filipino audience lost when Jaclyn Jose died
https://www.thediarist.ph/what-we-the-filipino-audience-lost-when-jaclyn-jose-died/
In Pictures: 15 Manila Spots That Signal Beginnings of a Larger Walkable Heritage Zone
https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/culture/108008/manila-best-history-and-heritage-spots-a6883-20240210-lfrm?
Financial Adviser: 5 Business Lessons Everyone Can Learn from 'The Pretzel King' Mikkel Paris, CEO of Auntie Anne's Philippines
https://www.esquiremag.ph/money/industry/auntie-annes-philippines-mikkel-paris-ceo-business-lessons-a2334-20230725
Here's How Much It Costs to Live in Manila's Most Exclusive Villages
https://www.esquiremag.ph/the-good-life/pursuits/manila-exclusive-villages-price-and-perks-a1868-a1910-20190625-lfrm10?
Spot Stays: This Palawan Resort's Water Villas Are Worth the Splurge
https://www.spot.ph/things-to-do/the-latest-things-to-do/107767/palawan-resort-setir-new-salepan-villas-a5138-20240117?
