Author: Cristina DC Pastor
Bio: Cristina DC Pastor, a former Fi2W Business and Economics Reporting fellow, is the publisher and editor of The FilAm (TheFilAm.net). Her book, “Scratch the News: Filipino Americans in Our Midst” (Inkwater, 2005), is a celebration of ordinary citizens at the center of extraordinary stories. She is a graduate of The New School.
Contributions:
Posted on: 30 Aug 2010
Supporters of Francisco Moya stress respect for women in his campaign for the N.Y. Assembly. His opponent, Hiram Monserrate is attempting a comeback after being forced to leave the N.Y. State Senate after a conviction in a domestic case.
Posted on: 16 Aug 2010
The Hispanic community in Port Richmond has welcomed increased police presence on Castleton and Port Richmond Avenues, the epicenter of recent hate crimes on Staten Island.
Posted on: 11 Aug 2010
Despite claims of “murder and mayhem” on the U.S.-Mexico border, a new opinion poll shows that residents in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and California feel secure in their neighborhoods.
Posted on: 06 Aug 2010
At a street fair in Queens, the multifaceted South Asian community came together for a celebration of art and music, but also to talk about pressing issues in their community like foreclosures and domestic violence.
Posted on: 26 Jul 2010
In the first of a two-part series, Cristina DC Pastor contrasts the relative ease of entering the U.S. from Canada with more restrictive procedures along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Posted on: 16 Jul 2010
New Yorkers take a centrist position on immigration reform.
Posted on: 09 Jul 2010
A new study by the Migration Policy Institute estimates that only 38% of undocumented youth who could potentially benefit will actually obtain permanent legal status under the proposed DREAM Act.
Posted on: 06 Jul 2010
A landmark bill awaiting New York Governor David Paterson’s signature would vacate the prostitution charges for victims of sex trafficking.
Posted on: 30 Jun 2010
Church leaders are pressing for changes in immigration laws that prevent separation of families.
Posted on: 02 Jun 2010
June 1st was marked by more acts of civil disobedience in New York City, as the pressure for legislators to move on immigration ramps up.
