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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…

Last Saturday, April 14, our group completed a LUCA – Local Update of Census Addresses – training and service opportunity with the City of San Jose as part of a larger months-long process leading to the 2020 Census. From now…

Dear Kasamas — We hope you can join us at a special community event – NaFFAA’s Northern California Civic Leadership Forum – on Saturday, April 14th from 9am-5pm at the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco. Angelica Cortez from our organization…

We’re proud to stand alongside our community partners in our joint work to defend and protect Filipina/o domestic caregivers and service-level workers that face exploitative and abusive practices that, more times than not, go unreported and undetected. We know that…

We’re so pleased to share the official photos from our 2nd Annual Fly Pinays Leadership Summit AND Balitang America’s coverage of our event! Click the appropriate links below: Official Photos – 2nd Annual Fly Pinays Leadership Summit  Press Coverage –…