New Jersey

JERSEY CITY — Filipino trafficking survivors Cecil Delgado, Michael Aznar and Michael Barclay, who left their abusive employer in Florida back in 2011, found jobs at an exclusive airport lounge in New Jersey just a few months...

NEW YORK — They are just a few of the growing number of young Filipinos who are actively taking part in changing America’s history. From the Golden Gate Bridge to Brooklyn Bridge, the Filipinx for Black...

FORT LEE, NJ — All this Fil-Am nurse wanted was to hand out snacks and water to the protesters and the police during a black lives matter protest in Fort Lee. “I wanted to show my...

In a response to what many are calling systemic police abuse, the Minneapolis City Council held an emergency meeting on Friday to push forward some big changes. This happened on the heels of the murder of...

NEW JERSEY — Amid the ongoing unrest and violent protests across the country that call for an end to police brutality, at least 23 states and Washington D.C. have activated the National Guard. More than 17,000 members...

NEW YORK CITY — One group of young Filipino Americans in NYC, Project Barkada, has not stopped caring for the hundreds of healthcare workers on the frontlines amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Yeah about a month, that...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — They are a part of a small community of healthcare workers in a big city on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19. Filipino nurses and doctors at Christ Hospital in Jersey...

NEW YORK — With more than 30 million Americans now unemployed since the coronavirus pandemic, most businesses were forced to shut down operations in the middle of March. Paying monthly bills, including rent, have been tough...

JERSEY CITY, NJ — Councilman Rolando Lavarro feels lucky to be alive. Just two weeks ago, he was among the hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 patients in the U.S. — fighting for their lives. “I could...

NEW YORK — New York governor Andrew Cuomo went all the way to the White House with one mission in mind: to get much-needed assistance from the federal government. In a press briefing, Cuomo described the...