LEAD Filipino

July 2, 2018 This past Saturday, on June 30th, we were delighted to partner with a number of leading public, community-based organizations, and grassroots groups to offer a free Know Your Rights Community Forum for the public.  The event was…

Join us on Saturday, June 30th from 10am-2pm as we’re joined by a number of local Filipino grassroots partners and nonprofit agencies to bring free resources to the community, provide sessions on applying for citizenship, and critical updates on the…

LEAD Filipino Advisor Razelle Buenavista delivers keynote at Foothill College On May 17, one of our advisors, and Managing Director for Santa Clara & San Mateo County Asian American Recovery Services – A Program of HealthRIGHT 360 Razelle Buenavista delivered…

SJSU’s 25th Annual Pil-Grad Our founder, Angelica Cortez, delivered the keynote speech at San Jose State University’s 25th Annual Pilipino Commencement (Pil-Grad) last Saturday, May 26 to 54 graduates and ~500 attendees. As a former Spartan and past Pil-Grad president,…

New Workshop! On May 29, Jenna Edra, a current SJSU Sociology/Gender Studies student and organizer with our team, presented her newest workshop on “Finding Identity and Pride: What Does It Mean to be Filipinx?” to Barkada of Santa Clara University. As…

LEAD Filipino with LUCA! On the morning of May 12th, members of our organizing team: ranging from currently enrolled college students to young working professionals, assisted the City of San Jose in their LUCA (Local Update of Census Addresses) process. …

2018 Awareness in Action Program (AAP): A Filipino Ethnic Studies & Civic Leadership Course in San Jose LEAD Filipino’s summer Awareness in Action Program (AAP) is an eight-week free and community-based Filipino Ethnic Studies & Civic Leadership open to all…

Dear Kasamas — With Primary Election Day approaching on Tuesday (June 5), the urgency for us to push out and spread the message against the City of Santa Clara’s Measure A is dire! While 73% of voters now cast absentee…

Last Thursday, April 26, several members of our organizing and advisory teams showed up and turned out for Asian American Recovery Services – A Program of HealthRight 360’s 23rd Annual SISTER to SISTER Conference, a community treasure that’s stemmed in…

            On Saturday, April 14th, LEAD Filipino participated in National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA)’s Northern California Civic Leadership Forum. The all-day forum was hosted by the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco, and sought to: Spark, Connect, and Empower…