In a world of glitz and glamor, nothing is more important than a youthful image. In order to be praised in the latest issues of reputable fashion magazines, pop culture has ensured that directors, actors and models must always be dolled up when it comes to attending red…
Ingredients 6 bananas (plantains)24 egg roll/lumpia wrappers¼ cup brown sugarOil1 tsp flour1 tbsp water Growing up, I don’t believe I took part in the idea that is traditional Thanksgiving. The hallways at home were never lined with the wonky-shaped hand turkeys I made at school. Never in my…
** Author’s Note on Community Terminology: there is an academic and cultural dispute over whether Filipino or Pilipino is best to describe the diaspora from the Philippines. In recognition of the indecision, F/Pilipino is used in this piece.** Arguably, the biggest plague of Asian America’s history is the…
The controversial Atlantic article “My Family’s Slave” by the late journalist Alex Tizon sparked a range of emotion and discussion. Tizon writes about Eudocia Tomas Pulido, a Filipina domestic worker his family enslaved for 56 years and how he felt about her contested role in the family, even…