Author: Cristina DC Pastor
Bio: Cristina DC Pastor, a former Fi2W Business and Economics Reporting fellow, is the publisher and editor of The FilAm (TheFilAm.net). Her book, “Scratch the News: Filipino Americans in Our Midst” (Inkwater, 2005), is a celebration of ordinary citizens at the center of extraordinary stories. She is a graduate of The New School.
Contributions:
Posted on: 11 May 2010
In the wake of the arrest of a naturalized US citizen from Pakistan in connection with the failed car bomb attack on Times Square, many Pakistani Americans are angry and scared.
Posted on: 05 May 2010
Voters in the Philippines will use automated machines for the first time in Monday’s elections. Filipino Americans are nervous the system will fail, and the elections will be marred by corruption and violence.
Posted on: 29 Apr 2010
Undocumented Filipino nannies are highly sought after among wealthy Manhattan families, but they have no protection from abuse.
Posted on: 23 Apr 2010
Asian immigrants in New York City continue to reel from the economic recession, particularly the aftermath of the housing market collapse.
Posted on: 14 Apr 2010
In NY, with a heavy concentration of Filipino nurses working in hospitals and nursing homes, 3 areas of concern weigh heavily: the recession, a shortage of visas, and a testing scandal.
Posted on: 08 Apr 2010
While Filipino Americans generally support the census, undocumented Filipino immigrants worry about giving out personal information.
Posted on: 24 Mar 2010
After a decades-long fight, Filipinos who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II see their claim recognized by the American government thanks to the Obama administration’s stimulus package.
