PinoyBuilt — Stories of Filipino America

New York City • May 1997. Maligayang Bati, Tony! Throwback to the Empire State Building, May 1997. tony palisoc, empire state building, nyc, hogan spartans, hogan high school, filipino american, birthday tribute, staten island ferry, woodside queens, little manila, kapamilya. New York City • May 1997 Maligayang Bati, Tony! Throwback to the Empire State Building, May 1997 My birthday tribute to my closest friend since Hogan Spartans '85 — and the NYC crew who made it to the top of the Empire State Building without me. Tony, Anini, Maritess, and AJ Santos atop the Empire State Building, second week of May 1997. Happy Birthday to my BFF, Tony Palisoc! 🎂🎉 Throwback to the second week of May 1997 — Tony, Anini, Maritess, and AJ Santos atop the Empire State Building. Somewhere below (and apparently missing from this photo 😂), I was off on my own adventure aboard the Staten Island Ferry. I may not remember the stranger who took this photo...

Vallejo, California • March 2026. Green Meets Gold: How Filipino Americans Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in America's Top Cities. fil-am st patricks day, chicago filipino american, boston filipino, san francisco parade, new york filipinos, irish filipino culture, diaspora celebration, autumn durald arkapaw. Culture & Community • March 2026 Green Meets Gold: How Filipino Americans Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in America's Top Cities From Chicago's iconic emerald river to San Francisco's West Coast parade, Fil-Ams aren't just watching—we're walking in it. "Kiss Me, I'm Brownish" — Filipino Americans embrace St. Patrick's Day with Pinoy Pride. 📷 PinoyBuilt Every March 17, seas of green flood America's streets in honor of St. Patrick's Day — a celebration rooted in Irish history but fully embraced by the multicultural fabric of the United States. For Filipino...

New York, NY • March 2026. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Addresses the UN General Assembly: A Bid for Global Peace. ferdinand marcos jr, united nations, un security council, philippines, diplomacy, fil-am, filipino. New York, NY • March 2026 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the United Nations Advocating for climate justice, peace, and a seat at the table for the Global South . In a historic address at the UN Headquarters in New York on March 10, 2026, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. positioned the Philippines as a vital bridge between the Global North and South. Speaking before the Special Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly , the President formally campaigned for the Philippines' election to a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the 2027-2028 term. Did You Know? New York City is home to one of the largest Filipino populations in the United States, with over 85,000 Filipin...

New York City • July 2025. Tracing My Pinay Mom's Footsteps in 1960s Manhattan — With a Little Help from AI. filipina nurse 1960s new york, lualhati reyes perseveranda, 42nd street manhattan, exchange visitor program, fil-am heritage, chatgpt ai history. New York City • July 2025 Tracing My Pinay Mom's Footsteps in 1960s Manhattan — With a Little Help from AI A vintage photograph. A street sign. A Whelan's Drug Store. Sixty years later, AI helped me find the exact corner where my Filipina mother stood on 42nd Street — and what she was part of. Photo courtesy of Lualhati "Nati" Reyes-Perseveranda. East 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York City — circa 1960–1962. There is a photograph of my mother I have carried in my memory for decades. She is young — early 20s, radiant, dressed beautifully — standing on a busy American sidewalk. She is everything I would not meet until years later: Nati, before she became Nanay. The photo wa...

Good riddance! The mother of my three children died due to COVID-19. I have no sympathy for idiots who refuse to get vaccinated, and do their part to keep everyone safe.

Watching this ignorant racist ticks me off! Be safe my Asian brothers and sisters. Racist scumbag in NYC verbally harasses an Asian-American woman in front of a cop #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate pic.twitter.com/aFaAvxXKuP — Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) November 26, 2021 Asian Americans told to 'go back to China' in racist rant in NYC Maria Ha, 25, and 31-year-old Dan Ha say they were verbally harassed while on the street in Kips Bay and told to go back to China by an unknown woman.

ABC News’ Juju Chang sat down with 65-year-old Vilma Kari, who was attacked by a man in New York City last month. Vilma Kari was on her way to church in New York City on March 29 when a stranger knocked her on the ground and kicked her in the face, after yelling a racist slur and telling her she didn't belong. https://t.co/Dpb39JG6Ik — ABC News (@ABC) May 20, 2021 President Joe Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act on Thursday. Thank you Mr. President! So proud to join @POTUS at the White House as he signed my COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law, which aims to help combat the ongoing hate and violence against #Asian Americans. #StopAsianHate 1/3 pic.twitter.com/n8MdKkJlX7 — Grace Meng (@RepGraceMeng) May 20, 2021

Flashback: May 12, 1997 - Monday Annie and A.J. joined our NYC crew after Tony, Marie and I had been there a week.  The five of us shared Tony's room with two full beds.  If the two ladies shared one bed, and Tony shared his bed, A.J. and I must've taken turns on the floor. Here are a few comments in our group chat that I can share: Hi guys!!! Just watching Godzilla on tv n thought of the time when we happened to bump into wall street and they were filming those peeps carrying all them black umbrellas. Hope u all r doing good. Take care! :)) Good times!! Man, May is a good time to go!! Hi hi! Fun times on that trip! 😊 I have some pix scanned. I’ll check to see. Thanks for the snoring lol Crazy people

h Flashback to New York City, May 1997 Tony, Marie and I went to the Big Apple the first week of May 1997.  Tony must've flown ahead on Sunday May 4.  Marie and I flew separately on Monday May 5.  Annie and A.J. arrived the following Monday, May 12.  That's 24 years ago today Annie.  Let's have a New York pizza.  Actually, I prefer Chicago deep dish pizzas. :D According to Tony, we stayed at Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel.  I just remember we were so close to Columbus Circle and Central Park.  We didn't even explore a fraction of Central Park because we were out exploring late at night.  LOL.  We also walked to watch Miss Saigon at the Broadway Theatre. Why do I remember the dates so easily?  This was my vacation between jobs.  I had left Home Express which was then under Chapter 11.  I had tentatively accepted a position at PGE's Technology Service Center (internal call center).  The agency and I were final...

NYC has opened two “mass vaccination” sites which will soon be open 24/7 NYC has opened two “mass vaccination” sites which will soon be open 24/7: * Brooklyn Army Terminal * Bathgate Industrial Park Opening soon: * La Marqueta in East Harlem * One each in Qns & S.I. (TBD) *** The state is opening a mass vaccination on Weds at Javits Center. *** 6/ — Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) January 11, 2021

President Barack Obama, in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly, made a statement this morning on this weekend's attacks in NYC, Seaside Park, N.J. and St. Cloud, Minnesota. Obama: "We see no connection" between attacks in Minnesota and explosions in New York, New Jersey

Join Venessa Manzano & Argelyn Tecson at 'Kwentong Pambata' Children's Story Time When: August 27, 2016 - Saturday Time:  10:00 AM Where: Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Center              556 Fifth Avenue              New York, NY 10036