Category: Non-Profit & Community
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Human Development International Vanguard Corps: Call To Save The Mountains Of The World
January 25, 2008 Getting to know HDI Vanguard Corps with Janelle So of Kababayan TV (LA 18) in Los Angeles. Click here if you cannot see the video.
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Arkiteknik, The Reality: October 21, 2012
Wow! As a Filipina creative writer, I don’t get to appreciate my own work until many, many years later. A serendipitous meeting with Florence Mendoza in Los Angeles — through the kind introduction of Marivic Anonuevo of Ayala Land Inc. during our first-ever Ayala Land roadshow in 1999 — resulted in a profound connection with…
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The Ifugao Music & Dance Ensemble Of Banaue Are Coming To the San Francisco Bay Area — First Time Ever!
August 17, 2007 This morning, I was delighted to receive an e-mail from the luminous Filipina dance theater artist, Alleluia Panis, Artistic Director of Kularts, a presenting multi-arts organization in the Filipino American community. Although Anthony Cruz Legarda, the visionary of the ARKITEKNIK fusion-fashion and lifestyle movement, had waxed poetic about his enlightening interactions and…
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The Filipina Says, “Breastfeeding Is Sexy!”
August 15, 2007 In my marketing, public relations, community service, and event management worlds, the keyword “sexy” means “attractive,” “appealing,” “hip,” “trendy,” “in vogue,” “fashionable, “in style,” “contemporary” and all the positive adjectives you can think of. Dr. Belen Lardizabal-Dofitas, a gorgeous, multi-talented Filipina mom (a.k.a. my youngest sister) from Quezon City, Philippines breastfeeds her…
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University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America: Grand Reunion & Pre-Centennial Convention
July 18, 2007 Everything is set for the annual gathering of U.P. graduates in America on September 1-3, 2007 at the Hilton San Francisco Financial District Hotel, 750 Kearny Street, San Francisco, California! Today, I was on the phone with Ted Aquino, the president of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America (or…
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History Lesson: The Filipino World War II Veterans’ Battle for Equity, according to Rodel Rodis
July 17, 2007 I was a typical immigrant from the Philippines who didn’t know anything about the Rescission Act of 1946 and the role of Filipino American and Filipino soldiers in World War II. It was a huge piece of artwork that was being prepared for the NaFFAA Y2K2 Empowerment Conference in San Jose, California,…
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Calling All Vagina & Puki Warriors!
A few weeks ago, I had a brief chat with a Filipino American (male friend) about how the Filipina Women’s Network is enhancing my perspective about how I live my life as a Filipina woman in the United States. My friend admitted to me that he was not very informed about the organization’s programs and…
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The Non-Profit Organizations I Belong To
www.NaFFAA.org – National Federation of Filipino American Associations www.FFWN.org – Filipina Women’s Network www.YFPA.org – Young Filipino Professional Association
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Notes on “How To Facilitate A Meeting”
CompassPoint NonProfit Services provides consulting, research, and training for non-profit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. If you think your community-based organization needs more board member training or resources, please consider this group as YOUR mentor and guide. Go to http://www.compasspoint.org/. Exemplary communication skills and meeting management techniques are important in…