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Petition to Name the International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport After SF Mayor Ed Lee
Join FWN in honoring San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee in a petition to name the International Terminal at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) after him. Mayor Lee was a great friend to the Filipina Women's Network. For many years, when we held the Filipina Summit in San Francisco, he welcomed our members and FWN100 awardees with open arms to his beloved City.
Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County denounces Racist Fox News Programming
FWN stands with The Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County in denouncing Fox News "The O'Reilly Factor " October 3rd segment as implicitly racist. The segment featured reporter Jesse Watters taking a trip to New York's Chinatown to ask passersby a series of culturally insensitive and ignorant questions while playing stereotypical Asian music and intercutting the story with martial arts movie cuts.
Anny Misa Hefti (Global FWN100™ '15, 16) and Cheryl Sevegan (Global FWN100™ '15) Host Peace Table in Israel
FWN Members Anny Misa Hefti (Global FWN100™ '15, 16) and Cheryl Sevegan (Global FWN100™ '15) of European Network of Filipinos in Diaspora (ENFiD) converged in Tel Aviv, Israel for a roundtable discussion in line with Peace Table's month of WomanSeriously, a global campaign to influence a shift in policy and practice at the global, regional and national levels away from war and toward a durable and just peace.
Talk about #GlobalPinayPower!
MOBILIZING the Filipino Vote: Filipino American Candidates Amplifying the Filipino Voice this November 2016 U.S. Election Cycle
Oct. 26: Making Our Voices Count: Panel Discussion with Lillian Galedo (U.S. FWN100™ '07) and April Veneracion Ang (Global FWN100™ '15)
As Filipinos in the United States, we are at a crossroads. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to nearly a quarter of the entire population of Filipino Americans in the United States. Unfortunately, according to FAJ's recent Filipino Electorate Project, it seems that only about 50% of the eligible voting population in the Bay Area's counties are registered to vote. What is interesting, however, is the high percentage of those registered to vote are naturalized citizens. Let's change that.
NBC Drops 'Mail Order Family' Amidst Pressure from the Filipino American Community
NBC announced on Friday night that it scrapped plans to develop Mail Order Family, a sitcom about a man who purchases a Filipina mail order bride following a petition started by GABRIELA USA. News story from Mic.com