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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

  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…

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,…