Cristina Dc Pastor

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Cristina DC Pastor is founding editor of TheFilAm.net, an online mag for Filipino Americans in New York. She is also a reporter for FeetinTwoWorlds.org.

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Articles

Alleged labor trafficking charges filed vs teacher Rey Badajos Dacul

1 month ago | thefilam.net | Cristina Dc Pastor

Posted: March 23rd, 2025 ˑ Filled under: Crime, Education ˑ No Comments By Cristina DC PastorAn English teacher and prominent community leader is under investigation by the Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Washington D.C. for alleged labor trafficking.
How Nurse Menchu Beat Hurricane Sandy to Save Little Babies — Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora

1 month ago | positivelyfilipino.com | Cristina Dc Pastor

Menchu de Luna Sanchez was partying with her family, dressed as a witch during the night of Halloween on October 28, 2012. It was her mother’s birthday. The following day, the registered nurse was rescuing 20 at-risk infants together with a team of doctors and nurses at NYU Hospital Langone Medical Center when New York City lost power as Hurricane Sandy pounded the city. She was the transport coordinator at the time, responsible for moving patients into and out of NYU.
La Parrilla in Colonia, N.J. closes after 10 years

1 month ago | thefilam.net | Cristina Dc Pastor

Posted: March 16th, 2025 ˑ Filled under: Business, Food ˑ No Comments By Cristina DC PastorLa Parrilla de Manila, the family-owned restaurant in Colonia, New Jersey famous for its Adobong Balut, Lengua and giant Halo Halo has shuttered. Its last day was February 16. A short announcement was made but no reason was given for the closure: “La Parrilla de Manila will be closed until further notice. Please visit our website for updates.
How daughter’s depression turned Geremy San Agustin’s life around

1 month ago | thefilam.net | Cristina Dc Pastor

Posted: March 12th, 2025 ˑ Filled under: Business, Health, Lifestyle ˑ No Comments By Cristina DC PastorEmotionally bruised and broke in 2019, Edison, New Jersey family man Geremy San Agustin’s life was, let’s just say, in a slump. He was working as a health care and insurance professional, had clients here and there, and a cushy life seemed beyond reach.
SGE SEO: Qué es y Cómo Impacta en el Posicionamiento Web

1 month ago | hoymarketing.com | Cristina Dc Pastor
Ai Aromin: The Ilocana and the New York restaurant she built

2 months ago | thefilam.net | Cristina Dc Pastor

Posted: February 8th, 2025 ˑ Filled under: Business, Food ˑ No Comments By Cristina DC PastorAillen ‘Ai’ Aromin’s migration from Aurora province in the Philippines’ northern region to New York City where she now runs a restaurant is an engrossing story of grit, grace, and gratitude. At age 7, she was cooking farm plants and vegetables for the family while her parents worked the rice fields. The eldest sibling, Ai is ‘ate’ to four sisters and a brother. “Mahilig ako magluto.
Introducing the history and philosophy of Filipino cuisine to the children of the diaspora

2 months ago | thefilam.net | Cristina Dc Pastor

Posted: January 30th, 2025 ˑ Filled under: Books, Food, Lifestyle ˑ No Comments By Cristina DC PastorIt is still winter in New York and if you perhaps sometimes catch yourself dreaming of languid days in the Philippines, they will be filled with the golden sun, the warm sea, and of course the island cuisine that makes the Philippines the land of our hearts.
Fil-Am activist Jose Antonio Vargas gets an O visa: No longer undocumented

Jan 23, 2025 | gmanetwork.com | Cristina Dc Pastor

On December 30, 2024, the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, Mexico issued the famously 'undocumented' Jose Antonio Vargas a (d)(3) Waiver O Visa, a purely discretionary visa usually given to individuals "balancing social and humanitarian considerations," according USCIS.gov website. "My O visa was approved… after 31 years, four months and 28 days of living in the United States," he said in a video message. "I was finally documented."As explained by Vargas, his O visa is not a green card.
Jose Antonio Vargas gets an O visa: No longer undocumented

Jan 21, 2025 | thefilam.net | Cristina Dc Pastor

Posted: January 22nd, 2025 ˑ Filled under: Immigration, Media ˑ No Comments By Cristina DC PastorOn December 30, 2024, the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, Mexico issued the famously ‘undocumented’ Jose Antonio Vargas a (d)(3) Waiver O Visa, a purely discretionary visa usually given to individuals “balancing social and humanitarian considerations,” according USCIS.gov website.
Dr. Angie Cruz, the reluctant Grand Marshal

Jan 13, 2025 | thefilam.net | Cristina Dc Pastor

Posted: January 13th, 2025 ˑ Filled under: Culture, Lifestyle ˑ No Comments By Cristina DC PastorThis year’s Grand Marshals for the 127th Philippine Independence Day parade on June 1 is the well-liked couple Dr. Emilio Quines and his wife of two years Dr. Angie Cruz. The pair were presented before a Grand Soiree on January 11 to kick off the celebration.