"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.
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.
Opportunities for organizing for northern California Filipinos are increasing. Yet Filipinos aren't registered at the levels they can be.
Approximately 50% of Filipinos eligible to register are not registered to vote. In only two counties - San Francisco and Kings Counties - are more than 50% of Filipinos eligible to register, taking advantage of this right.
Let's change that.
CBSN anchor Elaine Quijano will moderate the Oct. 4 debate between U.S. Vice Presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence at Longwood University in Farmville, VA.
The Chicago-based journalist becomes the first anchor of a digital news service and the FIRST Filipina woman to land a moderator slot in one of the national general-election debates organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
The forum will begin at 9 p.m. EST and run through 10:30 p.m. EST without commercial breaks. The debate will be broadcast live on major TV networks, including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. It will also be shown on C-SPAN, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC and online at ABC News, Buzzfeed News, CBS News, PBS or Politico.
Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo will formally open and keynote the 13th Filipina Leadership Global Summit scheduled for August 21-24, 2016 at the Shangri-La Mactan in Cebu, Philippines. She will speak on how the Filipina Summit's 2016 theme: INFLUENCE. ACCELERATE. ACTION. complements her lifelong advocacy in service of the most vulnerable communities of Philippine society, particularly women in oppressive circumstances and indigenous people.
In recognition of her achievements, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye (U.S. FWN100™ '07) received the 2016 Morton A. Brody Distinguished Judicial Service Award. The honor has been given biennially since 2001 to “an outstanding United States federal or state judge who embodies the qualities of integrity, compassion, humanity, and judicial craftsmanship;” qualities which underscored Judge Brody’s life. Story from the Colby Echo News.
Attn: All graduating high school seniors, currently enrolled or recently graduated college students. Apply for a paid internship for CAUSE Leadership Academy in Los Angeles or Washington, D.C.! The CAUSE Leadership Academy (CLA) was founded in 1991 in order to develop a pipeline of leadership for the Asian Pacific American (APA) community. CLA teaches students the importance of civic engagement and political participation and prepares its participants to be leaders at the forefront of the democratic process. Applications are due on January 31, 2016.
Within days of becoming the first aboriginal woman to win this international pageant, 25-year-old is calling Ashley Callingbull out the Conservative party, which faces elections next month, for ignoring First Nations issues, including missing and murdered aboriginal women.
News story courtesy of Women's eNews
