Goodbye, Jack!
December 17, 2008
By Jon Melegrito
His comrades in arms called him Jack. The younger ones respectfully addressed him as “Tatang Jack.” And some, like me, simply greeted him as Mr. Tejada. Read more
A Cappella
December 6, 2008
By Jon Melegrito
Its Saturday night, live, in the Springfield home of Ben and Gloria Caoile. The place is boisterous with raucous laughter and endless chatter. Feasting on crabs, lechon, pancit and adobo, a rowdy bunch of revelers has converged in this quiet neighborhood, bent on letting their hair down. Read more
The Sunday After
November 28, 2008
by Jon Melegrito
Sunday after the historic election of Barack Obama as U.S. President, our church choir in Kensington Read more
Endgame in Autumn?
October 15, 2008
By Jon Melegrito
Monday, September 22, was the first day of Fall. It’s the time when leaves change color and fall off trees. It’s also a time of harvest, of gathering together. “In the garden,” as one poet puts it, Read more
Removing the Blindfolds
September 25, 2008
Our Town
By Jon Melegrito
There’s a sigh of relief when it was recently announced that President Gloria Arroyo cancelled her trip to the U.S. and is not, Read more
Armed and Dangerous
September 11, 2008
Our Town
By Jon Melegrito
When delegates to the NaFFAA Conference meet in Seattle next month, they will be electing a new set of national officers who will lead the organization into a period when its number one challenge continues to be daunting, almost impossible. Read more
Seattle in September
August 26, 2008
By Jon Melegrito
It was 11 years ago this month when over a thousand Filipino American community leaders from across the country gathered in the nation’s capital to form a national organization. Read more
Eliza and the ‘Nanny’ Bill
August 7, 2008
By Jon Melegrito
Eliza Ygot was barely 18 years old when she left for Manila, bidding farewell to her family and friends in Ormoc, Leyte to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer. Read more
Of Bees, Barrack and Bitter Melons
May 15, 2008
Jon Melegrito
It’s a rainy Friday. Nothing seems to be going right. It’s
that kind of day. Maybe it has something to do with tornados that hit Read more
High Noon in Washington
May 9, 2008
By Jon Melegrit
When the news came shortly after 12 noon on Thursday, April Read more
‘Desperate Housewives,’ Revisited
April 24, 2008
By Jon Melegrito
Remember last year’s premier episode of ‘Desperate Housewives’ that prompted a firestorm of protest from the Read more
Searching for Legacy
April 17, 2008
By Jon Melegrito
Embarked on a commendable effort to document Filipino student activism in the East Coast are Filipino American alumni and students from George Washington University. They’ve a good story to tell. Read more
Call Waiting
March 22, 2008
By Jon Melegrito
Im standing one recent Saturday morning in the sanctuary of the Florin United Methodist Church in Sacramento, listening to a Read more
A Letter to Maya
February 20, 2008
By Jon Melegrito
My Dearest Granddaughter,
You had just turned one the last time I saw you. You were peering through the window, animated by Read more
From Cornfields to Casinos
February 14, 2008
By Jon Melegrito
Somethings stirring out there. Thats how Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Read more
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