Emil Guillermo

California

Columnist, TV-radio-pod host, journalist, humorist http://t.co/QlNlkxuP83 http://t.co/IJWs0tLhSS https://t.co/W3KkiCi1tj

Articles

Op-Ed: Identity politics far from dead, fill out those census forms – AsAmNews

1 week ago | asamnews.com | Emil Guillermo

By Emil Amok GuillermoAs we approach the final days of AAPI Heritage month, most of my time has been spent thinking about what I am. Asian? Filipino? Aspanic? My deadline to fill out the latest Census form, the American Community Survey (ACS) came up, and while I love identity politics, I hate filling out the forms. I hated it so much I procrastinated by binge watching Awkwafina’s “Nora from Queens” with my mixed race Asian daughter, about Awkwafina’s age, who’d never seen the show before.
Ep 380: Go Vegan for Memorial Day

2 weeks ago | petapodcast.libsyn.com | Emil Guillermo

"Eat What Elephants Eat" is Dominick Thompson's cookbook/memoir. To inspire more vegan cookouts on Memorial Day, we reprise ourconversation with Thompson, whose vision of going vegan wasclarified in prison. Get a free vegan starter kit. The PETA PodcastPETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9million strong and growing. Hosted by Emil Guillermo. Contact us at PETA.orgThanks for listening to THE PETA PODCAST! Originally re-releasedMay 21, 2025, ©PETA, Emil Guillermo 2023-25
SNL's 'Filipino' gives all Asians a gift for AAPI Heritage Month

2 weeks ago | usa.inquirer.net | Emil Guillermo

Bowen Yang is the versatile Asian on SNL. He plays Filipinos, whites, and of course, gays? But that’s easy because he’s gay, right? No, he’s still very Asian and straight. And the very married Scarlett Johansson is still a white temptress with an unrequited crush on Yang that demands to be requited. Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful. Both of them have wild sex with each other in an empty control room in 30 Rock.
Op-Ed: SNL's Gift to Asians in 50th Season Finale – AsAmNews

2 weeks ago | asamnews.com | Emil Guillermo

By EMIL AMOK GUILLERMOBowen Yang gay? No, he’s still very Asian and straight. And the very married Scarlett Johansson is still a white temptress with an unrequited crush on Yang that demands to be requited. Both of them have wild sex with each other in an empty control room in 30 Rock. And that’s just the first punchline. It’s a premise for a sketch you wouldn’t have seen the last 50 years on “Saturday Night Live.”But you’re seeing it now. Happy AAPI Heritage Month? Uh, sure. Of course. Why not?
Blaming him now is all wrong

2 weeks ago | usa.inquirer.net | Emil Guillermo

The old news about President Joe Biden’s health and ability to serve is about a year and a half too late. Do we really need the detailed post-mortem now? Or is there a better way to use what’s being confirmed now in the new book detailing Biden’s demise? Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful. We can blame Biden for slow rolling the public on the true nature of his aging, and all those who kept up the charade of his vigor.
'Sinners' will make you see vampires, Hailee Steinfeld, Trump in a new way

3 weeks ago | usa.inquirer.net | Emil Guillermo

Let’s take a break from politics to consider how despite Trump’s rage against DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) efforts, the idea is not dead. Not when you see it expressed in the work of an authentic American artist like film director Ryan Coogler. In his film “Sinners,” Coogler has provided us with a metaphor that doesn’t suck. Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful. It’s a DEI vampire film.
I still need mom on Mother's Day

3 weeks ago | usa.inquirer.net | Emil Guillermo

I hope you have a good brunch with your mom on Mother’s Day. And that you remember all the special things she did for you post-brunch. Today, I’ll remember mine in prayer. My mother, Josefa Guillermo, died nearly 30 years ago, but she’s still such a vivid memory in my mind. She was a devout Catholic, happy to sit in her room and pray an endless rosary. Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.
Emil Amok Guillermo Op-Ed: I Still Need Mom on Mother's Day – AsAmNews

3 weeks ago | asamnews.com | Emil Guillermo

by EMIL AMOK GUILLERMOI wish you a good brunch with your mom on Mothers Day.. And that you remember all the special things she did for you post-brunch. Today, I’ll remember mine in prayer. My mother, Josefa Guillermo, died nearly 30 years ago, but she’s still such a vivid memory in my mind. She was a devout Catholic, happy to sit in her room and pray an endless rosary. I think she’d consider Pope Leo XIV as God’s gift to the world, an American holy leader, the antidote to America First terror.
The cardinals knew the world needed a pope 'Made in the USA'

4 weeks ago | usa.inquirer.net | Emil Guillermo

What’s better for Filipino Americans than a Filipino pope? An American pope, one who can effectively communicate a vision of peace, love and unity in a world troubled by an amoral and divisive American presidency. That’s what the white smoke of Thursday symbolized to me, much more than the hope of a new pope. But no one figured an American.
Ep.378: PETA Prods Now Lauds NIH For Major Shift Away From Animal Testing

1 month ago | petapodcast.libsyn.com | Emil Guillermo

After years of non-stop PETA activism, the National Institutesof Health has finally relented with a major announcement to shiftresearch away from using animals in experiments to non-animalmethods. Dr. Emily Trunnel, PETA scientist, tells Emil Guillermo thesignificance of the decision and what needs to be done to ensureNIH stays on track. For more, go to PETA.org The PETA PodcastPETA, the world's largest animal rights organization, is 9million strong and growing. Hosted by Emil Guillermo.