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FWN Goes to San Diego: DISRUPTing San Diego and The International Launch of The Face of Global Pinay Power

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FWN Goes to San Diego: DISRUPTing San Diego and The International Launch of The Face of Global Pinay Power

FWN recently wrapped up another successful book launch of DISRUPT 2.0: Filipina Women: Daring to Lead at DISRUPTing San Diego, the hometown of the Face of Global Pinay Power, Francine Maigue. Valerie Hong, Esq. gave a nod to fellow Filipina litigator Aurora Austriaco, Esq. (Global FWN100™ '15) as she read her chapter, "Being a Filipina Litigator in a Sea of Dark Blue Suits." Other #FilipinaDISRUPTERS present included Rocio Nuyda, Kristine Custodio, Elizabeth Bautista, Francine Maigue and Rosario Cajucom-Bradbury.

Ron Morrison, Mayor of National City issued a Proclamation declaring October 13, 2016 as Filipina Women's Network Day! Hooray!

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FWN Converges in New York: DISRUPTing New York in the Works (MARK YOUR CALENDAR: March 30, 2017)

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FWN Converges in New York: DISRUPTing New York in the Works (MARK YOUR CALENDAR: March 30, 2017)

FWN CEO & Founder Marily Mondejar met with New York and East Coast FWN members Dr. Lirio Covey (Global FWN100™ '13), Dr. Bambi Lorica (U.S. FWN100™ '07) , Judy Arteche-Carr (Global FWN100™ '14) and Dr. Mutya San Agustin (U.S. FWN100™ '07) at Harvard Club to catch up about FWN: the successful 2016 Filipina Leadership Global Summit in Cebu, the 2nd book on Filipina Leadership, DISRUPT 2.0: Filipina Women: Daring to Lead, and the upcoming 2017 Filipina Leadership Global Summit in Toronto as we've invited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The East Coast cohort is excited to host DISRUPTing New York slated for March 30, 2017.  More details to follow.

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Anne Quintos (Global FWN100™ '16) On Owning Your Own Story As a Filipina Leader at the #FWNSummit2016

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Anne Quintos (Global FWN100™ '16) On Owning Your Own Story As a Filipina Leader at the #FWNSummit2016

Global FWN100™ 2016 Emerging Leader Awardee Anne Quintos shares her 3 takeaways from the #FWNSummit2016 via Rappler: 1) Filipina Women - it's our time 2) FEMtoring is a really big thing 3) Lead like a girl and be proud. News story from The Rappler

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#FWNSummit2016 Recap: FWN Scholar Leira Mae Digma on FEMtorship and Empowerment

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#FWNSummit2016 Recap: FWN Scholar Leira Mae Digma on FEMtorship and Empowerment

#FWNSummit2016 scholar Leira Mae Digma shares her favorite memorable moments and highlights from the recent four-day long #FWNSummit2016 in Cebu. Leira Mae Digma is Chula Vista's Inaugural Youth Ambassador to Cebu, Philippines and a current student at University of California San Diego (UCSD) where she studies economics and management science.

V-Day FWN 2016: Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues Goes Out with a Bang!

V-Day FWN 2016: Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues Goes Out with a Bang!

On May 13th, V-Day FWN and the Women of Color United Against Violence cast stood up to raise awareness about violence against women at San Francisco's historical Herbst Theatre to an audience of over 500 people. The production of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues raised funds for FWN's Anti-Violence Against Women Campaign and the Comfort Women Justice Coalition, a human rights organization building a Comfort Women Memorial in San Francisco as a place for healing and remembrance. 

A special Comfort Women Extro was presented by Fiona Ma, Chairwoman of the California State Board of Equalization calling for Japan's full responsibility for the largest volume of sex trafficking in modern history.