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COMMEMORATE the 2006 Centennial of Filipino immigration to America with three Filipino American authors -- Evangeline Buell, Peter Jamero, and Pati Poblete -- who published their memoirs.
The authors and their works are: - Evangeline Canonizado Buell: Twenty-Five Chickens and a Pig for a Bride, Growing up in a Filipino Immigrant Family , published by T’Boli Press (2006)
- Peter Jamero: Growing Up Brown, Memoirs of a Filipino American, published by University of Washington (2006)
- Pati Navalta Poblete: The Oracles, My Filipino Grandparents in America , published by Heyday Books (2006)
“In Twenty-Five Chickens and a Pig for a Bride:, Buell relates her triumphant struggles over racial and gender discrimination and unravels the dogged determination of her family to achieve a better life for their children.
Their hard work and indomitable fighting spirit, as well as their strong belief in preserving their culture and heritage, exemplify the many immigrant groups that make up America today.
In Growing Up Brown, Peter Jamero recalls dliving in Filipino farm-labor camp in California.
“My family included 80 to 100 single young men residing in a Filipino farm-labor camp. It was as a ‘campo’ boy that I first learned of my ancestral roots and the sometimes tortuous path that Filipinos took in sailing halfway around the world to the promise that was America,” he said.
“As a campo boy, I also began to see the two faces of America, a place where Filipinos were at once welcomed and excluded, were considered equal and were discriminated against. It was a place where the values of fairness and freedom often fell short when Filipinos put them to the test,” he said.
As a young girl growing up in California, Pati Navalta Poblete is dismayed to find her American way of life interrupted when her four grandparents arrive from the Philippines. Turning her adolescence upside down, they inspire her to name them “the Oracles” for the unfamiliar and often unsolicited-wisdom they bring. Poblete tells her story of generational strife and familial clash of values with tenderness and humor.
Evangeline Buell is the president of the Eastbay Chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society. Peter Jamero is a community activist and former executive director of the Asian American Recovery Services in San Francisco, and Pati Poblete is a columnist and editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.
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FAITH Restoration Center, a duly registered Ecumenical/Evangelical Christian church will celebrate it’s 29th founding anniversary on October 14, 2006.
The celebration will run from 10:00 am to 8:00pm, and will be held at 324 Summit Avenue, Jersey City NJ.
This year’s activities will include the Seminar/Convention/Ordination of Community Bible Institute and Seminary graduates (BS Theology and Religious Education).
The center will also honor dedicated Fil-Am leaders who have served the Fil-Am Community. Leaders and members of other churches, are expected to attend the celebration.
For more information, contact; Evan. Carolina/Jun Salvador (201) 978-2892, Evan. Joey Abad (973) 495-5957, Rev. Gally Arquero (201) 7366813, Bro. Bobby Romar (551)998-5395, Evan. Karen “Kaye” Manalac (201) 9206911 and Rev.Dr. Gaudencio Soriano, Sr. (201) 947-2126.
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IT HAS been well said, the arts —not least of them music— have always been part of the Jesuit “way of proceeding.”
The Himig Heswita music ministry springs from a tradition that aims to make use of all things, including music, to praise, reverence and serve the Creator. It is a tradition that seeks to lead people back to God—by the “gate of beauty,” if necessary.
Ateneo Alumni Northeast, Inc. (AANI) presents Stand by Me Still, A Prayer and Healing Concert Series featuring Himig Heswita and Friends in five church venues in New York and New Jersey.
AANI is collaborating with other Fil-Am community organizations to bring the message of prayer and healing to the community at large. The Northeast American Concert series kicks off October 14, 2006 at St. Malachy’s Actors Chapel at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $20.
Performers include Jesuit Fathers Arnel Aquino, Ari Dy, Nemy Que, Chris Dumadag, Fiorge Sy, Charlie Cenzon, Jun Boress, Peter Pojol and James Gascon; Cenacle Sisters Bubbles Banddojo and Susan Valdez; and Veepee Pinpin, Jay Gomez and Oggie Benipayo.
A portion of the proceeds from this concert series will go toward the fundraising efforts of Ateneo Alumni Northeast Inc. for Gawad Kalinga/Raise The Roof and the Tulong Dunong Scholarship program.
The concert schedule and co-sponsors are as follows:
Saturday: Oct 14, 7 pm - St. Malachy’s Church (239 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10016)
Sunday: Oct 15, 4 pm - Our Lady of the Angelus (63-63 98th Street, Rego Park, NY 11374).
Thursday: Oct 19, 7:30 pm - St. Elizabeth of Hungary (179 Hussa St, Linden, New Jersey 07036).
Friday: Oct 20, 7 pm - Church of St. Francis Xavier (46 W. 16th Street, New York, NY 10011).
Saturday: Oct 21, 3 pm - St. Anne’s Parish (3545 Kennedy Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07307).
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DUE to sell-out crowds, “The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros” has been extended for another week at the Cinema Village (22 East 12 Street, off 5th Avenue, 212-924-3363).
Tickets are only $10 and daily showtimes are as follows: 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45 and 10pm on weekdays and weekends.
Seniors and students are discounted, and group sales are available by calling 646-435-9431. The theater can be reached by taking the: N/R/W/Q/L/4/5/6 line to Union Square and 14 St.
Chosen as the official Philippine entry to the 2007 Oscars as Best Foreign Language Film and winner of the Urian award for Best Picture of the Year, “Maximo Oliveros” opened last Friday, Sept. 22 to positive reviews from the New York Times, New York Post, Newsday and Time Out magazine.
The New York Times called the film “lyrical and refreshing,” adding that “credit should go the talented Nathan Lopez whose effortless charisma buoys the movie.”
V.A. Musetto of the New York Post praised the film as “tender and heartfelt,” whereas John Anderson of NY Newsday gave it 3 1⁄2 stars, saying that the film is “a disarming and potent portrait of the Filipino soul.”
And finally, the Time Out critic came out saying that the film “was directed with a great sensitivity and honesty that only a few American directors could muster.”
“The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros” opens this Friday, Sept. 29 in Los Angeles at the Regent Showcase (614 N. La Brea, Hollywood CA). For more info, visit: www.blossomingofmaximooliveros.com or call 646-435-9431 or e-mail: unitelpr@comcast.net
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FILIPINO-Americans in the New York-New Jersey area can ship balikbayan boxes to the Philippines through United Parcel Service (UPS), the world’s leading package delivery company, starting this Spring.
This was announced by Joel Belen, president of Send Company, who said that his New Jersey-based customer service firm struck a partnership agreement with the shipping giant for it to pick up and deliver the balikbayan boxes to the Philippines.
Send Company is launching the service in NY and NJ for a flat introductory price per box. Each box will be limited to 70 pounds, Belen said.
“While it is true that the balikbayan box business in the east coast is crowded, we are confident that our original business concept, value added service and with UPS’ known efficiency and reliability we will still be able to get a major share of the growing market. Customers have diverse preferences. We cater to hardworking individuals who yearn for good personalized service,” he said.
Specially designed Send balikbayan boxes will be made available in Filipino stores for $5 each. Once the box is ready to go all the customer has to do is call Send Company’s toll free number to pay for the shipment and arrange the date and time for the brown UPS truck to pick it up.
The Send Company president said that customers will soon be able to track by computer the location of their boxes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For customers who do not know how to use computers they can call Send Company direct through its toll free number and speak with a representative in English or Tagalog, he said.
“Starting this spring, men and women in uniform will pickup balikbayan boxes, and transport them in big brown trucks. Send Company will follow your shipment like it is our own.” Belen said.
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