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On Tuesday, April 11 the Sisters of Filipina Sorority Alpha Kappa Omicron hosted L.E.A.D Organizers Angelica, Carina and Daniel in a workshop and dialogue around owning and preserving our community’s legacies in the American context. In an hour and fifteen…

L.E.A.D Filipino newsletters come out the first of the month!  Check out our April happenings here: April 2017 Newsletter

Words with Fly Pinay Mentee: Jenn Cayanan By: Ricky Jugarap-Clark Name: Jennifer “Jenn” Cayanan Major: Pre-nursing, 2nd year College: San Jose State University After the Fly Pinay Summit, L.E.A.D Filipino was given the opportunity meet with many talented mentors and mentees.…

Come celebrate Filipino Heritage Night’s (FHN) 5th annual fundraiser with the San Jose Sharks! A portion of the proceeds will be donated to *NAFCON (National Alliance For Filipino Concerns)! THURSDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2017 7:30 pm SAN JOSE SHARKS VS. EDMONTON…

“Filipinas, it’s time to get in formation and FLY.” — Dr. Robyn Rodriguez To be a Fly Pinay is to FLY. Is to rise. Is to uprise. On Saturday, March 11th, 2017 we hosted our inaugural Fly Pinays Leadership Summit for 100+…

OUR WORKOUT WAS LIT! Amidst the clamor and bustle, we mustn’t  forget to take care of ourselves! Join us and other L.E.A.D Filipino members in a mixed cardio and weight training workout later this month at Personal Performance & Sport…

Our March Newsletter is out!  Click here to see what we’re up to this month.

On February 4, 2017, in partnership with PAWIS, Asian Law Alliance, the Filipino Youth Coalition, and Fil-CAIA, we helped host an Immigrant Rights Forum and Legal Clinic in San Jose.  Local media/news outlet, Balitang America, covered our event here.  

March 1, 2017 Being A Fly Pinay – what does it mean and why is it the name of our Leadership Summit?  The short answer: it is our ode to Filipinas in America. The name Fly Pinays stems from a…

February 17, 2017 On Friday, February 17th, Filipinos @Facebook graciously hosted our Fly Pinays Mentor and Mentee Mixer to kick off the momentum for our Fly Pinays Leadership Summit next month.  With 55+ Pinay professionals and their college level/new grad mentees coming from across…