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Why the November elections is important to Filipino Americans, say leaders
By Carol Ojeda Kimbrough Exclusive to TheFILAMLA.com With only 58 days left before the November elections, the Pilipino Worker Center (PWC)hosted a forum on Sept. 10, 2016 in Los Angeles to discuss the impact of this election on the Filipino American community and to encourage voter participation. Over 50 people attended the event and many […]
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Of May day, elections and patriotism: a Fil Am perspective
By Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier of The FILAMLA May Day, 1971, near DuPont Circle, Washington, DC. (I hadn’t gone to Woodstock in 1969. I was not a Hippie, though I did go to the Washington Mall to celebrate the first official Earth Day. A week or two later I returned to the Mall, joining thousands of […]
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Filipinos among Asian Americans rallying around Hillary Clinton
By Dante Ochoa Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton launched the Asian American Pacific islanders for Hillary at the Hilton San Gabriel in San Gabriel, California on January 7 in a major effort by her presidential campaign to tap the fastest-growing voting group in the country. A veritable who’s who of Fil-Am leadership and community organizing in […]
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Political power of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders highlights key study
A Special Report for TheFILAMLA Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) are becoming citizens in greater numbers. They are registering to vote and going to polls in increasing numbers in the West, according to Stewart Kwoh, president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Los Angeles (Advancing Justice – LA). In […]
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How to get Filipino Americans elected in the U.S.
By Lawrence C. Ochoa Los Angeles, CA — The Filipino Political Action Committee (Filipac) held it’s first annual mixer here at the Bahay Kubo Restaurant April 26 to exchange views with seasoned political strategists and elected officials on how to flex the muscle of what many views as an “invisible” but strong community, Filipino Americans. […]
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Chief negotiator dedicates Hillary Clinton award to women from both sides of peace panel
Philippine government peace panel chair Miriam Coronel-Ferrer received the 2015 Hillary Clinton Award for Advancing Women in Peace and Security on April 22 at a luncheon ceremony held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The award honors the Philippine government’s chief negotiator in talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for her “indefatigable work to […]
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Over coffee with chief PHL negotiator: ‘Women were a presence at the peace table’
By Cecile Caguingin-Ochoa The recent visit of the head of the Government Peace Negotiator (GPN) Miriam Coronel-Ferrer to Los Angeles heightened interest about this scholar and former “bloody revolution” activist of the ‘70s and her change of heart to lead the Philippines’ efforts for meaningful reforms in war-torn South. On Wednesday, April 22 she is […]
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Peace panel chair Miriam Coronel Ferrer on the Bangsamoro Basic Law: ‘Let’s focus on the big picture’
By Dante D. Ochoa Professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, chair of the Philippine government panel on the peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) told members of Filipino American community and local media at the Philippine Consulate-General in Los Angeles, Friday, April 17 that the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) should not be held hostage […]
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Philippine government appears helpless against joblessness
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. A visit to the homeland provided a golden opportunity to listen to commentaries from Filams who love to visit their childhood homes as often as they can, hence their frequent trips. Key to the information I received is how one deep concern in the Philippines is being put aside. Karen, […]