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Cafe Migrante discusses immigrant issues

by Noel Pangilinan | Executive Editor

The Philippine Forum will formally launch a monthly discussion on immigration basics as well as issues affecting immigrants and non-citizens. “Café Migrante” is a monthly coffee break aimed at helping the immigrant community understand fundamental immigration rules and recent developments that every immigrant in the U.S. must know. The forum will be held every last [...]

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MOIA: Linking NYC and immigrants

by Noel Pangilinan | Executive Editor

New York City, one of the most diverse cities in the United States, has long had a mutually beneficial relationship with its immigrant population. From around the time that the Statue of Liberty was erected at the mouth of the Hudson River, New York City has always extended welcoming arms to immigrants into the city. [...]

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Queens residents receive free health screening

by Maricris Taeza | Managing Editor

“I was a bit concerned about my cholesterol level,” said Mary Ellen Foye of East Elmhurst. She paused with a smile. “Thankfully, it’s normal.”

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State, city leaders vow to fight for Queens Library

by Queens Library

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, City Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer, Peter Koo, Daniel Halloran and Queens Library CEO Thomas W. Galante joined staff and library supporters as they filled the lobby of Queens Library in Flushing to fight proposed budget cuts.

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Adhikaar sponsors fundraiser

by Adhikaar

Join Adhikaar for their spring fundraiser reception, Spring for Justice, as they celebrate six years of accomplishments. The event will be held on June 2, Thursday, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the CUE Art Foundation.

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Legally and otherwise, Filipinos among biggest groups

by Noel Pangilinan | Executive Editor

Legally or otherwise, Filipinos are among the largest immigrant groups in the United States. Last year, Filipinos were the third largest nationality group that acquired U.S. citizenship and the fourth biggest that were issued legal permanent resident (LPR) status, or what is more popularly known as green card, by the United States. At the other [...]

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Sari-struck

by Pauline Santos

Wrapped around the waist, draped over the shoulder, and the list goes on. Who knew a piece of cloth, otherwise known as sari, could be worn so many ways?

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How Puerto Ricans came to New York

by Angel Martinez

The Puerto Rican presence in New York is incomplete without understanding the role of the Cubans present in the labor movement. This heritage dates back to even when New York was still a British colony, which made possible the Puerto Rican presence of today.

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Hats off to Easter!

by Pauline Santos

Easter Sunday is otherwise known as the day of colorful hats in Manhattan. Hundreds of people gather in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue to watch the parade of Easter hats.

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Through the lens: Revisiting Diwang Pinay

by Bonnie Natko

Celebrating the 100th year of International Working Women’s Day and the 4th anniversary of the Kabalikat Domestic Workers Support Network, Diwang Pinay: Story of the Woman Migrant Worker shared the lives and tribulations of domestic workers in New York City on March 6 and 13 at Hunter College. Let’s reminisce how the scenes unfolded and revealed how it is to work hard away from home.

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Public Allies: New leadership for new times

by Stella Ma

Are you interested in a nonprofit career? Are you interested in helping serve your community? Want to strengthen your leadership and professional skills?
If you answered “yes” to all of the above, then Public Allies-New York might be a great match for you.

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Aawitan Kita runs in New York

by Ramon Mappala

As a Philippine television show, Aawitan Kita ran for 35 years. A veritable display of Filipino artistry, it initially aimed to develop and encourage appreciation of Filipino arts and culture through indigenous Filipino music, by reviving especially among post-war generations what used to be a homeland’s love for something inherently its own.

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“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free …” Perhaps no other city in the entire United States adheres more faithfully than New York City to this passage from Emma Lazarus’s poem “The New Colossus”, engraved on a bronze plaque and mounted inside the Statue of Liberty. Fatima Shama, commissioner of the New [...]


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Community at a glance

WOODSIDE

Common residents: Southeast Asians, Latinos

Common Residents Jackson Heights (northeast), Elmhurst (east), Sunnyside (west)

Main streets: Roosevelt Avenue and Northern Boulevard

Transportation: 7, E, M, R trains and Q18, Q32, Q39, Q45, Q53, Q60 and B34 buses

Post Office: 39-25 61st St., Woodside, NY 11377

Hospital: Elmhurst Hospital Center, 79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373

Police Station: 114th Precinct, 34-16 Astoria Blvd., Queens, NY 11103, 718-626-9311

Zip Code: 11377
JACKSON HEIGHTS

Common residents: South Asians, Latinos

Geographic boundaries: Grand Central Parkway (north), East Elmhurst (northeast), Corona (east), Elmhurst (south), Woodside (west)

Main streets: Roosevelt Avenue, Northern Boulevard, 37th Avenue and 81st and 82nd Streets

Transportation: 7, E, F, M, R trains and Q19, Q19B, Q33, Q47, Q66 buses

Post Office: 33-23 Junction Blvd., Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Hospital: Elmhurst Hospital Center, 79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373

Police Station: 115th Precinct, 92-15 Northern Blvd., Jackson Heights, NY 11372, 718-533-2002

Zip Code: 11372
ELMHURST

Common residents: South Asians, Latinos

Geographic boundaries: Jackson Heights (north), Corona (east), Woodside (west)

Main streets: Broadway and Roosevelt and Woodside Avenues

Transportation: 7, E, F, M, R trains and Q33, Q45, Q47, Q49, Q53 buses

Post Office: 80-27 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373

Hospital: Elmhurst Hospital Center, 79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373

Police Station: 110th Precinct, 94-41 43rd Ave., Elmhurst, NY, 11373, 718-476-9311

Zip Code: 11373
 Sources: About.com, NYC.gov, Google Maps, USPS

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