By: Ryan Tejero Filipino-American Michelle Lura White recently joined the Neighborhood Boys and Girls Club (NBGC) in Chicago as their new director of development. She brings a wealth of knowledge from her unique professional experiences in Chicago, Milwaukee and ...
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By: Elsie Sy-Niebar *CHICAGOans — on Tuesday, February 26, please GO OUT and VOTE for OUR NEXT MAYOR and other Public Servants! *Gong Hei Fat Choy! ‘Happy New Year’ 2019 Year of the Pig! *The Filipino American Community Hosts the ...
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By: Margarita Holmes Dear Dr. Holmes: I’m married with three daughters. A year ago I had this dream that my wife had sex with another man. We talked about it, she agreed but it is always postponed. But whenever I ...
Read More »Um, What Exactly Is Love — Again, Please?
By: Victoria Smith An ancient question—as old as the species that ask it. And who am I to propose an answer? What’s worth restating here that countless others have pondered already? This year, my husband and I will be ...
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By: Nancy Abiera “Get out of bed, Jerusalem! Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight. God’s bright glory has risen for you. The whole earth is wrapped in darkness, all people sunk in deep darkness, But God rises ...
Read More »How to Read Nutrition Labels
By: Melody Rabor-Dizon Decoding the Nutrition Facts panel I tell my patients all the time, “You have got to read the labels at the back of whatever it is you are buying. Everything is listed there –nutrient wise as ...
Read More »If You Are A Pig, This Is Your Year!
By: Joe Mauricio The Chinese Lunar New Year 2019 celebration officially starts on February 5 and runs until February 19, giving honor to the animal pig, according to the Chinese’s annual zodiac cycle. Unlike the universal New Year celebration ...
Read More »Be The Match & Save a Life
By: Veronica Leighton Be The Match is the world’s largest and most diverse marrow registry. Despite more than 19 million people on the Be The Match Registry, only .4% are Filipino – and that means Filipino patients battling life-threatening ...
Read More »Social Security Benefits To Increase In 2019
By: Mayra Salazar Each year we announce the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Usually, there is an increase in the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit amount people receive each month, starting the following January. Law requires that ...
Read More »Look Who Joined Our Family
By: Maria Girlie Pascual When my son Kristoffer Wolfgang Wildoer was born, it seemed to me like I was part of something miraculous. Even if he made me go into labor for 13 full hours with half an epidural ...
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