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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.
Libroration Book Club
When a few folks gather together to share knowledge, exchange ideas, hear opinions, heal, and create space an activation known as “The [Libro]ration Book Club” is born. We’re so delighted to announce that through our 2021 AAP Cohort, we will…
Congratulations to our 2021 AAP Cohort!
On Wednesday, September 1st, we celebrated the completion of our 2021 Awareness in Action Program (AAP) Cohort with our participants from across the Bay Area region, state, and country! This past summer’s 2021 AAP brought a depth and level of…
Join our Team! Community Health Research Internship
Dr. Cortez to present “Filipinos first, Americans second: Ang Kuwento Ko, Ang Komunidad Ko, At Ang Ating Pamana!” via livestream with De La Salle University’s Filipino Studies Department
About Dr. Cortez’s presentation, “Filipinos first, Americans second: Our Story, Our Community & Our Legacy!” From Dr. Cortez (to De La Salle University, Department of Filipino Studies): Thank you so much for the opportunity. On Thursday, 8/26 (Wednesday, 8/25 in…
Women’s Equality Day Event presented by the County of Santa Clara Commission on the Status of Women
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FilAm Community of Interest Town Hall on Monday, 8/23
L.E.A.D Filipino joins hundreds of other nonprofits to call for the immediate closure of the Reid-Hillview Airport in Eastside San Jose!
Our Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Gel Cortez, submitted this letter to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on our organization’s behalf earlier today. We unequivocally stand with the hundreds of community members, nonprofit agencies, and grassroots organizations in…
Angelo Quinto’s Family Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
On Monday, August 9 our organization stood with Angelo’s family, community, and the Justice for Angelo Quinto! Justice for All! Coalition in the announcement of the family’s decision to move forward with filing a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit against the…
Listening & Action Sessions
From January-February 2021, Santa Clara County alone received 731 reports of anti-Asian assaults and attacks. While our organization has now been educated on the legal definitions that distinguish how the law views a “Hate Crime” versus a “Hate Incident”, we…
AB 490, The Justice for Angelo Quinto Act Passes Thru Senate Public Safety Committee
AB 490 PASSES THRU THE SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Each year, thousands of bills are introduced in the California State Legislature. By February, an estimated 1,500-1,600 bills ranging from addressing issues on gun control, environmental justice, adding or reducing regulations,…