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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.
Students + Summer Paalam Party = Lit!
Congratulations to our Spring Training & 3rd AAP Cohort! August 31, 2018 On Monday, August 20th, we celebrated the completion of two of our classes: our Spring Training Leaders (February-May) and 3rd Awareness in Action Program Cohort (June-August) during our…
Volunteer with us!
Register Voters at Monthly Naturalization Ceremonies! August 31, 2018 Once a month, LEAD Filipino serves at the County of Santa Clara’s Naturalization Ceremony (held in Campbell, CA) to help register newly naturalized citizens to vote, and furthermore, educate them on…
Celebrate our 3rd AAP on Aug. 20!
August 11, 2018 For the past three summers our small – but mighty – San Jose-based grassroots organization has provided a free and accessible Filipino Studies and Civic Engagement course known as “Awareness in Action” for students, young adults, and…
3rd Annual Summer Paalam Party!
Come join the members of our organization as we celebrate the completion of our 3rd Awareness in Action Program (AAP) Cohort on Monday, August 20 at the Roosevelt Community Center in San Jose!
Filipin@ Voter Taskforce!
July 31, 2018 We’re currently looking for community members with an interest in diving into our organization’s efforts around ballot proposition analysis and the upcoming California State Election this November! If you’d like to learn more about the opportunity, please…
Filipino Community Policy Symposium
We’re pleased to announce our co-hosting with UC Davis’s Carlos Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies in a Filipino Community Policy Symposium! Filipino Community Policy Symposium Saturday, September 29, 2018 11:30am-5:30pm UC Davis Overview The Carlos Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies…
Welcome to Katie Mendoza!
July 16, 2018 A special welcome to Katie Mendoza, as she joins our intern team this summer-fall! During her internship, Katie will be supporting the work of the Filipino Policy Symposium, Voter Outreach, and our Fly Pinays Program. We look…
Our 3rd AAP has begun!
June 25, 2018 Our 3rd summer Awareness in Action Program (AAP) has officially begun (as of last Monday, June 25th)! We’re so excited to welcome our 3rd Cohort of AAP participants, who are students and young adults hailing from across…
November’s Election & Filipin@ Voters
July 2, 2018 Dear Kasamas — While 2018 certainly isn’t a presidential election year, there’s much to be said in terms of its importance – and most especially, its role on the statewide level in California! With our ~1.5 million-strong…
Reflection: The Importance of Civic Engagement
July 2, 2018 Hello! My name is Katrina Figueroa and I studied in Political Science and Human Rights. I chose this area of study because I was interested in learning about how governments function. I wanted to work with…