Full text of the welcome speech FWN Founder and CEO Marily Mondejar gave at the Fil-Am Victory Celebration held on January 31st in San Francisco.
Marily Mondejar on Breaking 'Marble' Ceilings: Impact and Influence
WooHoo! Juslyn Manalo (Global FWN100™ '15) is First Filipina-American Councilmember of Daly City
"We're communities that have pushed through struggle and stand together... now is the time, more than ever, that communities of color and immigrants who have paved the way and really built this nation can show that we are not afraid. We will continue to stand up for our families and communities."
Juslyn will be officially inaugurated as a Daly City councilwoman on December 12th.
MORE Victories for Filipino-American Candidates: Election 2016 RoundUp
MORE Victories for FilAm Candidates! Here are the 2016 election results for Fil-Am candidates throughout the U.S.
Congratulations awardees Kymberly Marcos Pine (U.S. FWN100™ '07) who was re-elected to Honolulu City Council, District I, Juslyn Manalo (Global FWN100™ '15) who won City Council for Daly City, California and Rozzana Verder Aliga (U.S. FWN100™ '09) who got elected to City Council, Vallejo, California!
Filipino Americans (FilAms) and the US elections in NAAS Survey
In a 2013 demographics study, Pew Research Center identified Filipinos as the second largest Asian American group in the US, numbering more than 3.4 million. The 2016 National Asian American Survey (NAAS), a scientific and nonpartisan effort looking into the opinions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, was released on October 5, revealing some interesting findings about this Filipino-American voters and their thoughts about the US elections, the candidates, and key US issues. From The Rappler.