FWN LEGACY 2.0: Summit Learning Journeys

FWN LEGACY 2.0: Summit Learning Journeys

Why should you come to the Summit?
Raison d'être #1: The Learning Journeys @ the Filipina Leadership Summit

The summit is not just a gathering of awesome Filipina women but what they do at the summit! The summit is more than a field trip or a fact-finding mission on what other Filipina women are doing, what works, what doesn't and how we can be allies for life.

It's the Learning Journeys - they immerse us in the reality--and long-range implications--of the knowledge economy. These experiences enable us to deepen, accelerate, and internalize our own learning about profound changes in the business environment and, at the same time, share experiences and perspectives with FWN members from different companies, industries, and countries. 

Mae Cendaña Torlakson, US FWN100™ '11, Announces Run for California State Assembly Seat

Mae Cendaña Torlakson, US FWN100™ '11, Announces Run for California State Assembly Seat

Mae Cendaña Torlakson, the chairwoman of the Ambrose Recreation and Park District board in Bay Point and wife of state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, announced last July that she will seek the California State Assembly seat now held by Susan Bonilla, who is scheduled to "term out" of the 14th District seat in 2016.

ASK A FILIPINA: #10 DISRUPT Leadership Tip from Marily Mondejar, Founder & CEO, Filipina Women's Network

ASK A FILIPINA: #10 DISRUPT Leadership Tip from Marily Mondejar, Founder & CEO, Filipina Women's Network

Make it easy to do business with you. Dress to Influence. My mother used to say: “You want to be the person who signs the paycheck, not the someone who’s waiting to see if you’ll get one.” Do not ever let anyone get in your way to advancement or feel guilty about "Corporate Loyalty: what is that?"

- Marily Mondejar, Founder & CEO, Filipina Women's Network

#FilipinaDISRUPTER

Coryn Rivera To Ride the Champs-Élysées At La Course by Le Tour de France

Coryn Rivera To Ride the Champs-Élysées At La Course by Le Tour de France

Coryn Rivera, a 22 year-old Fil-American rider, sprinted to victory on July 21st at the Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen.  She emerged victoriously from a select group of 11 riders that escaped early in the stage according to online reports on Velo News.

News story courtesy of The Manila Standard Today

Filipino-American Community Wins Big In Chula Vista Re-Districting

Filipino-American Community Wins Big In Chula Vista Re-Districting

The Chula Vista City Council unanimously approved the boundaries for 4 election districts on Tuesday, July 14th, a historic moment for the second largest city in San Diego County that has held at-large elections until now.

News story courtesy of San Diego Free Press

#Growingupfilipino Trending On Social Media

#Growingupfilipino Trending On Social Media

When the hashtag #GrowingUpFilipino became a trending topic, social media was ablaze. From Instagram posts to telling tweets, nostalgic people everywhere took to social media to post about what it was like to grow up in a Pinoy household.

News story courtesy of Asian Journal

Filipino World War II Veterans Will Get Easier Path To Reunite With Family

Filipino World War II Veterans Will Get Easier Path To Reunite With Family

Filipino-American World War II veterans who have been waiting for years to bring their family members to the U.S. will soon be able to do so through a new policy, the Obama administration announced on Wednesday.

News story courtesy of HuffPost Politics

US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton is GUILTY for the Murder of Jennifer Laude

US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton is GUILTY for the Murder of Jennifer Laude

GABRIELA USA demands immediate justice to find Joseph Scott Pemberton guilty as charged on the vicious hate crime and killing of Filipino trans woman, Jennifer Laude, last October 2014 in Olongapo, Philippines. Last Monday August 24, U.S. Marine Corporal Joseph S. Pemberton admitted to choking Jennifer Laude until she stopped moving, but claims she was still alive when he left the hotel room. Autopsy reports show she died from asphyxiation by drowning.  Pemberton claimed he acted in self defense as he was surprised to find that Jennifer was a “man” and feared being “raped” by him.  This does not excuse the soldier's malicious intent to harm and ultimately take the life of Jennifer Laude. His admission to choking her only exposes Pemberton’s intent to kill Jennifer upon realizing Jennifer’s transgender identity.

From GabrielaUSA