Radiant View

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  • A Marketing & Public Relations Tip Sheet for Uncertain Times

    A MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS TIP SHEET FOR UNCERTAIN TIMES Edited by Lorna Dietz Radiant View Communications “an influencer of ideas and change” How do businesses and organizations remain sensitive about their customers, prospects, and other stakeholders during uncertain times? During my research, I reviewed and analyzed the words of wisdom that marketing and public…

  • 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…

  • Going Beyond The Customer Service Complaint

    Initial Caveat: The names of the city and the hotel are not important in this story. The Stimulant: In December of 2003, I made an unexpected trip to the Philippines. My beloved dad had passed away, finally at peace after four years of round-the-clock assisted living care under the careful supervision of my doctor-sister, Belen…

  • Stepping Out of the Shadows

    The Stimulant: On December 16 to 18, 2003, I was one of the Filipino Americans who went to the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, Philippines to participate in the Second Global Filipino Networking Convention. During the closing session, Loida Nicolas-Lewis, the National Chair of NaFFAA (National Federation of Filipino American Associations), announced that the…

  • Sample Press Release: LEARN, SERVE, ACHIEVE: HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS PREPARE

    SACRAMENTO, March 30, 2003 — On March 31, 2003, hundreds of young persons in schools and after-school programs throughout the state of California are participating in varied activities to honor the life and values of Cesar Chavez, a civil rights activist and a labor organizer of Mexican-American ancestry who had fought for the equity and…

  • Sample Press Release: Canyon Woods

    A Boost to the Philippine Economy: Residential Resort Living in the Philippines Attracts the U.S. Market August 5, 2003, San Francisco, CA — During the past few years, Bay Area Filipino Americans and residents have met Philippine real estate developers marketing their properties to interested buyers and investors. There were companies that studied the U.S.…

  • Sample Press Release: Northside Community Center

    NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER’S FIRST-EVER FIESTA FILIPINAS AT SAN JOSE FLEA MARKET: A COMPOSITE OF CULTURE, PATRIOTISM, ENTERTAINMENT, AND SHOPPING San Jose, CA, October 20, 2003 — Whenever San Jose/San Francisco/Oakland Greater Bay Area consumers think about shopping for the best deals in town, a special trip to the San Jose Berryessa Flea Market generally means…

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