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LEAD Filipino
We are a nonprofit that organizes for FilAm civic participation, grassroots leadership and direct community action out of San Jose, California.
11.17.23 – Rewatch our 2023 FIERCE Policy Symposium
The members of the Filipinx Igniting Engagement for Reimagining Collective Empowerment (FIERCE) Coalition hosted their annual Policy Symposium this past March. On January 10, California State Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state anticipates a $22.5B budget deficit. While we…
11.6.23 – ICYMI: SJSU Transforming Communities Event – Community Organizing: We All Start Somewhere
Summary Congratulations to our Project Coordinator & Local Policy Organizer, Mar Abat, for leading a workshop with San José State University’s “Transforming Communities: A Movement to Racial Justice”, a visionary annual event designed to catalyze change in our community. In…
10.16.23 – Sign Our Petition To Support Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales & Community Responsive Education
Sign the Petition here or learn more at RE: Defamation of Community Responsive Education & Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales Read the complete letter with footnotes here. Read the letter from Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales here. At a September 13, 2023 Pajaro…
9.21.23 – Celebrating Filipino American History Month (FAHM)
Join us in San José all month for these exciting free and family-friendly events: Sept. 8-Nov. 30 Pinoytown Rising Exhibit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library October 3 FAHM Proclamation San José City Hall1PM-1:30PM October 7 Pinoytown Art Walk San…
9.12.23 – Salamat at Paalam & Lola Scholarship Celebration
Celebrating our 2023 Awareness in Action Cohort & 2022 Lola Scholarship Recipients We had a blast celebrating both the 2022 Lola Scholarship Fund recipients and the completion of our 8th Annual Awareness in Action Program also known as our Filipino…
8.30.23 – Statewide FIERCE Coalition Retreat
After a clamorous legislative session, including organizing our 2023 FilAm Policy Symposium and Advocacy Day in Sacramento, our Coalition took a short break and returned last week for a mid-year inflection-reflection point. Last week, our statewide Coalition of FilAm nonprofits,…
8.15.23 – Concluding our year-long Cancer Study with Stanford Cancer Institute
In July, we concluded our year-long Cancer Survey in partnership with Stanford Cancer Institute to explore the attitudes and behaviors of Filipinos and Cancer with over 175 responses! Our Community Health Initiatives (CHI) Team has learned immensely from outreaching to…
8.7.23 – Join us for the Kuwento Co. Book Launch Event in SoCal
We are thrilled to be apart of a momentous literary event! Join us as we celebrate the power of Filipino American storytelling at the grand book launch event for The Kuwento Book: An Anthology of Filipino Stories + Poems and…
8.4.23 – Register Filipinx Voters with Us!
Join LEAD Filipino in our mission to empower communities and encourage civic engagement. Local elections hold immense significance, and it’s crucial for everyone to participate in shaping the future of their neighborhoods and communities. Our focus on this summer’s civic engagement activities,…
7.22.23 – ICYMI: Bahay! Open Mic
About Bahay Bahay! Home of the Kreatives is a community-made environment, where local FilAm,AAPI, BIPOC, Queer, and Trans creatives are invited in to help shape what a safe, healing, and sharing space looks and feels like in the heart of…