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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.
2.20.24 – Embrace Your Roots & Attend our Dual Citizenship Workshop
Secure your spot today and register at bit.ly Join us on Sunday, March 7, 2024 from 5-6PM PST for our informational workshop on Dual Citizenship. When we polled our members in 2020, we found that an overwhelming majority of them…
2.16.24 – LEAD Filipino attends Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series, co-presented by the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, and featuring California Attorney General Rob Bonta
We were honored to support the Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series, which was co-presented by the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center, to feature California Attorney General Rob Bonta on the importance of “People Driven Movements” in celebration…
2.14.24 – LEAD Filipino’s Health Equity Co-Director, Jenn Cayanan, featured in USF article
Our Health Equity Co-Director, Jenn Cayanan, was featured in a recent article published by the University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Profession.
2.07.24 – Announcing the 8th Annual Fly Pinays Leadership Summit
Secure your spot today by purchasing your ticket at bit.ly/2024flypinays or applying for a scholarship ticket at bit.ly Join us on Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 8AM-4PM PST for our 8th Annual Fly Pinays Leadership Summit at Evergreen College in…
1.21.24 – ICYMI: Striving for Inclusivity: The Intersection of Filipino and American Sign Language
Maraming Salamat or thank you to everyone who joined our workshop on “Striving for Inclusivity: The Intersection of Filipino & American Sign Language” led by our Health Equity Intern, Peter “PJ” Ligutan! In this Holistic Health workshop, Peter raised awareness…
1.09.24 – ICYMI: 2024 Fly Pinays Info Night
We’re thrilled to announce that our 2024 Annual Fly Pinays Leadership Summit will be hosted in-person this year on Saturday, March 23 at Evergreen Valley College! This year our theme is “We Got Us” pulled directly from the quote “If…
1.17.24 – 2024 Lola Scholarship Launch
Apply for the scholarship until March 17, 2024 at About our Lola Scholarship LEAD Filipino established the Mama Verang and Lola Remi Scholarship Fund (Lola Scholarship Fund) in 2021 to support Filipino American college students. Organized by Daniel Lazo,…
12.23.23 – LEAD Filipino’s Year in Review: 2023 Look Back At It Report
View the report here. Reflecting on 2023 As we look back at this year in reflection, I think about a resounding statement our Board Member, Dr. Tony Santa Ana, made during one of Board our meetings: “Our very existence as…
12.12.23 – Mar Abat becomes Voter Education Outreach Coalition Chair of County of Santa Clara
Summary We are proud to announce that Mar Abat, our Project Coordinator & Local Policy Organizer, will be the Chair of the Voter Education and Outreach Coalition (VEOC). In this role, the VEOC Chairperson will evaluate and decide on the coalition’s 2024…
12.4.23 – Defining Philippine American Transnationalism
In March 2023, we partnered with the George Washington University to conduct a national survey on “Philippine American Policy Perspectives”. We conducted this survey to better understand the factors that influence our community’s beliefs and opinions around topics such as…