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Category: Sample Works

  • A Very Special Bond

    A VERY SPECIAL BOND accurately describes the feelings between two people who are attracted to each other’s energy. * A Very Special Bond It happens all the time, You meet someone for the first time And after all the niceties of easy conversation, You feel an emotional gravitational pull Toward each other — an attraction,…

  • Project Management: “It’s Like Running A Restaurant!”

    The Stimulant: I once asked my dad when he was reviewing some financial statements, “How do you know that something wacky is going on in this hospital if you’re not here every day?” I was known in my community to be “the rebellious daughter searching for her own professional identity” at that time, yet I…

  • She Rocks!

    “Since most of us spend our lives doing ordinary tasks, the most important thing is to carry them out extraordinarily well.” – Henry David Thoreau Recently, I fulfilled a promise to a friend, Myrna Lim, a political candidate running for Supervisor for District 11 in San Francisco, California. One afternoon, both of us strolled down…

  • The Artist’s Way: Organizing My Office Desk

    WORK & LIFE By Lorna L. Dietz The Artist’s Way: Organizing My Office Desk A few weeks ago, I was conversing with a friend who had just started working in a huge hospital. She felt frustrated about her inability to cope with the multi-tasking structure inside the office environment since she had always relied on…

  • The Third Global Filipino Networking Convention

    The following FAQ’s were written by me to help the delegates with their travel plans to the Philippines. It was publicized through the website, www.thirdglobalcebu.com. I was responsible for managing the website’s content that served as a successful, “role model”-type organizational and public relations/marketing tool. I have enclosed some of the website’s content here. This…

  • A Busy Couple’s Inter-Cultural Kitchen Adventures

    My husband, Erik, and I share an interest in cooking. Oftentimes, it’s a “battle of wills.” Erik enjoys meat and potatoes and I prefer Asian food, especially mung bean (silver) noodles. European-raised Erik, when asked to draw “snacks” during a “Pictionary” game, would sketch a wedge of cheese, grapes, and crackers for his Filipino teammates.…

  • Henry Manayan: Tangible Proof of Vital Leadership

    http://axispi.bizland.com/homefeature.htm Source: As written by Lorna Dietz, published in the Manila Bulletin USA issue – June 18, 2003 As one drives along the Calaveras Boulevard corridor in Milpitas, California, a sparkling, brand-new, architectural jewel looms into view — a 57,000 square-foot building that the city’s political decision makers call “home” and the residents proudly display…

  • Flames of Consciousness

    Since there are two authors, Ben Menor and Lorna Lardizabal Dietz, who wrote this lyrical essay about the evolving empowerment of Filipinos in America, the essay and the accompanying “Perspective of Filipino Consciousness” are also found at http://BenMenor.wordpress.com. FLAMES OF CONSCIOUSNESS A Lyrical Essay By Ben Menor, Jr. and Lorna Lardizabal Dietz Filipinos in America,…

  • A Perspective on Filipino Consciousness by NaFFAA Y2K2 Conference Team

    a perspective on FILIPINO CONSCIOUSNESS by NaFFAA Y2K2 Conference Team Presented at NaFFAA 5th Empowerment Conference Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, California August 28-August 30, 2002 “Empowerment begins with the individual in order to care for others.” – Ben Menor, Jr. Preface During our interactions with Filipino American communities during the past 30 years, we often…

  • Filipino Consciousness at Work

    The Stimulant: August 28, 2003 marked the first day I started working at Northside Community Center in San Jose, California, with the staff, headed by Ben Menor, President & CEO of the Filipino American Community Development Council, Inc., giving me a warm welcome during their weekly meeting that morning. My entry was perfectly timed to…