RECAP: FWN MeetUp Breakfast in San Francisco (Oct 27) with Jopin Romero (Global FWN100™ '16)

RECAP: FWN MeetUp Breakfast in San Francisco (Oct 27) with Jopin Romero (Global FWN100™ '16)

Former Philippines Department of Trade and Industry Trade Commissioner for Washington DC, New York, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Sao Paolo, Brazil; Currently CEO, Magpie.IM Jopin Romero (Global FWN100™ '16) recently stopped by San Francisco on during her U.S. trip for a FWN breakfast meet-up on October 27 with FWN members and guests Marily Mondejar, Rosalie Say, Hazel Dolio Tag-at (Global FWN100™ '15), Mylene Juan. Seated: Wilma Cayahom, Gilda Mangahas, Gertrude Gregorio (US FWN100™ '09). In front of Mylene Juan: Sonia Delen (U.S. FWN100™ '07), Norie Castro at City Club San Francisco.

RECAP: FWN MeetUp Luncheon in San Francisco (Oct 22) with Dr. Mutya San Agustin Shaw (U.S. FWN100™ '07, Global FWN100™ '13)

RECAP: FWN MeetUp Luncheon in San Francisco (Oct 22) with Dr. Mutya San Agustin Shaw (U.S. FWN100™ '07, Global FWN100™ '13)

FWN members and awardees converged for an intimate gathering at San Francisco's Garden Court, The Palace Hotel on October 22.

Dr. Mutya Shaw (U.S. FWN100™ '07, Global FWN100™ '13)shared her views on the impact of her work in the health care profession and the universal health care movement in the Philippines. Other FWN topics discussed include: Becoming an author, volunteering for the #FWNSummit2017, FemtorMatch, MeetUps, Events, Professional Development Series, Book readings, Curriculum Development for the Filipina Women Leadership Book series.

A Tribute to Alice Bulos by Rodel Rodis, Esq.

A Tribute to Alice Bulos by Rodel Rodis, Esq.

Among the dignitaries who came and spoke lovingly of Alice at her funeral this past Monday were former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom and US Rep. Anna Eshoo. They joined virtually every Filipino American elected official in the San Francisco Bay Area to pay their final respects to the one San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee called “the Grand Dame of Filipino American Politics”. News story from TheInquirer.net

Check Out What's Exciting at FWN: Filipino Heritage Night (Nov 13), FWN MeetUp Breakfast with AirAsia Board Chair Maan Hontiveros (Nov 14), #GivingTuesday (Nov 29), DISRUPTing Beverly Hills (Dec 10)

Check Out What's Exciting at FWN: Filipino Heritage Night (Nov 13), FWN MeetUp Breakfast with AirAsia Board Chair Maan Hontiveros (Nov 14), #GivingTuesday (Nov 29), DISRUPTing Beverly Hills (Dec 10)

Check out the event calendar to stay up-to-date on FWN-related events: https://www.filipinawomensnetwork.org/events/

Run Filipina Run: Educating Asian American Women for Politics Pre-Conference at the Center for American Women in Politics

Run Filipina Run: Educating Asian American Women for Politics Pre-Conference at the Center for American Women in Politics

Let's get more Filipina-Americans to run for office! CAWP, together with a steering committee of Asian American women leaders, sponsors Rising Stars: Educating Asian American Women for Politics, a preconference session of the Ready to Run® Campaign Training for Women. Participants learn about the nuts and bolts of working on a campaign. Topics covered include fundraising, navigating the political parties, working with the media, and developing a campaign plan. Register or learn more now.

WASHINGTON DC: Talakayan sa Pasuguan with Philippine Commission on Elections (Nov. 10)

WASHINGTON DC: Talakayan sa Pasuguan with Philippine Commission on Elections (Nov. 10)

The Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. is hosting Talakayan sa Pasuguan with Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Andres Bautista on Thursday, 10 November 2016 at 6:30 PM. Chairman Bautista will be at the Embassy to present an evaluation of the May 2016 Philippine National Elections. RSVP at  info@philippinesusa.org

LOS ANGELES: Filipino American Symphony Orchestra presents “A Christmas Concert” with over 100 glorious voices

LOS ANGELES: Filipino American Symphony Orchestra presents “A Christmas Concert” with over 100 glorious voices

Catch over a hundred magnificent voices from combined adult and children choirs, accompanied by the Filipino American Symphony Orchestra (FASO), the only Filipino symphony orchestra outside of the Philippines, singing your favorite Christmas songs. Your school hymn being played by a full symphonic orchestra at “A Christmas Concert” on Saturday, December 3, 6:00 p.m.at the John Wayne Performing Arts Center in Glendale, California.

Birthdays in the Cemetery by Katinka Floro Rodriguez, A Memoir of a Filipina Woman’s World War II Childhood

Birthdays in the Cemetery by Katinka Floro Rodriguez, A Memoir of a Filipina Woman’s World War II Childhood

Just after Pearl Harbor Day, a motherless six-year-old girl awakens when a bomb falls a block from her home, the beginning of years of shattering deprivation.

In World War II Manila, Katinka suffers starvation, illness, and cruelty and loses family in the infamous Bataan Death March. She survives the Japanese occupation and the Battle of Manila. By the end of the war, Manila is destroyed and a million Filipinos are dead, but Katinka has endured the worst and now experiences the American liberation and reconstruction.

Available now on Alford Marr Press.