LIFE SERIES #1 (2005):

- Community (Participating, volunteering, helping others in our community - youth, schools, public service, politics)

"FWN CELEBRATES FILIPINA WOMEN'S DAY DURING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH"
(March 13 & 14, 2005) “The Vagina Monologues aka The Puki Monologues"

What are “The Vagina Monologues”?
Hailed by The New York Times as "funny" and "poignant" and by the Daily News as "intelligent" and "courageous," “The Vagina Monologues,” which was first performed off-Broadway by Ms. Ensler, dives into the mystery, humor, pain, power, wisdom, outrage and excitement buried in women’s experiences.
FWN’s production is an all Filipina cast with some monologues in Tagalog to honor the Filipina culture.

2005 Beneficiaries include:
- "Gabay Kalinga", domestic violence early intervention program of the WestBay Pilipino MultiService Center

- V-Day 2005 Spotlight on the Women of Iraq

- Filipina Women Against Violence, DV program of the Filipina Women's Network

When: Sunday, March 13 & Monday, March 14, 2005
Time: 7:00 PM
Where: HERBST THEATRE
401 Van Ness at McAllister in San Francisco

Tickets:
$35, $50, $65
$100 (VIP seating includes reception @5:30pm)
10% discount for groups of 10 or more; Students/Seniors @$35 upgraded to dress circle or orchestra based on limited availability

Charge by phone (415) 392.4400
online @ www.cityboxoffice.com and www.tickets.com

Questions? Email vday@ffwn.org or call 415.278.9410

LIFE SERIES #5 (2005):

- Learning (Acquiring and applying new knowledge, skills, and abilities to improve different areas of your life)

Sexual Harrassment & Discrimination in the Workplace; Results of the DRC Minority Nurses Study

SPECIAL FEATURE: cases affecting Filipinos

When: Thursday, July 7, 2005
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00 PM (check-in and networking starts at 5:30pm)
Where: Social Hall (5th Floor), Philippine Center Bldg., 447 Sutter St. (between Stockton & Powell), San Francisco, CA 94108
Meeting Fees:
$25 FWN members, $40 nonmembers

DEDUCT $10 if postmarked by June 27

ADD: $75 FWN membership dues to take advantage of member rates

ADD: $75 to Sponsor-A-Filipina (gift FWN membership in your honor or someone you care about)

Please mail checks payable to FWN, P. O. Box 192143, San Francisco, CA 94119

Register online: go to http://fwn.mollyguard.com

We recommend taking public transportation. Bart: Powell St. station exit

Know your rights. Understand the wide range of behaviors that contribute to a hostile work environment.

Understand the potential costs of unacceptable actions and the areas in which people and organizations are not permitted to discriminate.

For all employees, know what's allowed in the workplace and what isn't, as well as the very real legal threat that both harrassment and discrimination present.

California requires sexual harrassment training. Employers who regularly employ 50 or more employees or independent contractors must complete the first round of mandatory training for supervisors under AB 1825.

Part I of the workshop will include:

• Understanding the law of sexual harrassment

• Unacceptable and illegal behaviors

• Concepts of boundaries, power, trust, fear and safety

• Tips on how sexual harrassment investigations should be done

• Remedies available to victims of sexual harrassment

• Cases affecting Filipinos that EEOC has litigated

Speakers:

• William R. Tamayo (Bill Tamayo), Regional Attorney for the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commision, San Francisco District, where he directs the Commission's litigation and legal program in Northern and Central California, Hawaii, American Samoa, Wake Island, Johnston Island, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Linda Ordonio-Dixon, lead counsel in EEOC v Harris Farms, a six-week trial involving the rapes of a farm worker. On Jan. 21, 2005, the jury returned a $994,000 award and a verdict on harrassment, retaliation and constructive discharge

Part II of the workshop - DRC Nurses Study:

• Interested in getting a promotion? Findings from "Job Satisfaction and Advancement of Minorities in Nursing," a new study from the Discrimination Research Center (DRC), may interest you.

• DRC surveyed over 1,000 Filipino, African American, Asian Pacific American, Latino, and white registered nurses throughout California to compare job satisfaction and the challenges that nurses of different ethnicities face.

• Find out what percentage of Filipino nurses knew about promotion opportunities, applied for promotions, and reported being denied a promotion.

• Recommendations for what Filipino nurses can do to protect themselves and work against discrimination.

Speakers:

• Monique W. Morris, M.S. is the Director of Berkeley's Discrimination Research Center (DRC), which has conducted groundbreaking studies documenting the prevalence of discrimination in employment. Ms. Morris has led research and advocacy campaigns to address racial and gender disparities in the criminal justice system.

• Jean Ann Seago, PhD, RN is an associate professor at the UCSF school of Nursing, and consults for the Nurse Manager Institute at the Center for the Health Professions. Dr. Seago's research focuses on factors that predict nurse workforce outcomes such as turnover, absenteeism, and job satisfaction.

Questions? Email filipina@ffwn.org or call 415.278.9410.

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September FWN Event!

A Tribute to Lisa Yuchengco, A Remarkable Filipina Woman

Filipina Women's Network warmly invites you to join us as we honor a pillar of the Filipina community - Mona Lisa Yuchengco.  She has touched so many lives, paved the way for countless Filipina women and ably represented our community in many key milestones and events.

- Friday, Sept. 30, 2005 (11am- 1:30pm)
- The City Club
- 155 Sansome St., 10th Floor

- Click to register
- More Information

Meeting Fees:

- $45 FWN Members, $50 after Aug. 31; $55 Non-Members, $60 after Aug. 31
- ADD: $75 membership dues to take advantage of member rates

- Limited seating for lunch count. There will be no registrations at-the-door. 

- Two ways to register:

-----By mail: checks payable to FWN, P. O. Box 192143, San Francisco, CA 94119

-----Go online and use your credit card: http://filipinapower2.mollyguard.com

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LIFE SERIES #6 (2005):

- Health & Well-Being (Mental, emotional and physical health, feeling good about yourself and others)

Date and Location TBD

FILIPINA IMAGE PROGRAM -The Seven Aspects of Image was developed by Marily Mondejar, image and organization consultant. 

Filipina Image Program - "Image Builds Business"
A good public image makes friends, builds customer loyalty, attracts investors, motivates staff, and helps you survive in difficult economic times. A weak image is a liability that can cost you lost opportunities and can drive you out of business. Your image is like the weather. People notice when it is extremely good or extremely bad.

Using the Seven Aspects of Image to Influence Results is based on the Image 360 assessment, a 360-degree instrument to measure image required by the job vs. image shown by the manager (developed by Marily Mondejar)

1. Color Analysis - Color communicates subconscious messages of health, power, culture, and environment.

2. Wardrobe Strategies - Methods to express lifestyle and profession. Can be used as a tactical weapon to barter goodwill.

3. Grooming - Physical manifestations of health and well-being. Describes the character of a company, its products and employees.

4. Communications - Delivery of messages though verbal and non-verbal techniques.

5. Protocol and Etiquette - Behavior in business and social situations.

6. Image Objects - Persons, places or things that influence our perception of individuals, products, companies and entities.

7. Inner Image - Relationship with yourself regarding security, self-hood, belonging, purpose and competence.

MORE INFO ON THE FILIPINA IMAGE PROGRAM :
Email filipina@ffwn.org or call 415.278.9410

LIFE SERIES #2 (2005):

- Economic Security (Managing personal and business resources, income, budgeting, savings, investments, insurance, investing or starting a business)

Re-invent Your Business, Spark Your 'Business Idea'

Small Business Seminar and Panel Discussion

Re-ignite your business spirit! Join us for an information-packed seminar, network with providers and business owners who just might spark that germ of an idea that could spell success.

When: Saturday, April 2, 2005
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Where: The Wedge Bar & Restaurant

63 St. Francis Square, Daly City

This seminar is a partnership between:

Filipina Women's Network

Daly City-Colma Chamber of Commerce

City of Daly City

Sponsored by Wells Fargo thru the auspices of Denise Castañeda, Community Development Officer, Wells Fargo Community Development, San Francisco Bay Region

PROGRAM
Opening Remarks by Marily Mondejar, President, Filipina Women's Network. She will present an organizational model on how to evaluate your business effectiveness.

Welcome Remarks by Maggie Mui, Wells Fargo Small Business President, SF Bay Region

Mario Panoringan, CEO, Daly City-Colma Chamber will moderate the panel and discuss benefits of small business owners joining chambers and the services Daly City- Colma Chamber offers.

Gin Ho, Wells Fargo Commercial Loan Officer will talk about loans and credit lines available to businesses, how to purchase the building you're currently leasing and the importance of your credit score as a small business owner.

Vince Del Chiaro, Wells Fargo Small Business Association's Lending Division will talk about various loans available for small business.

Andrea Cousins, Development Director for Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center will discuss services they provide for aspiring small business owners.

Ken Williams, City of Daly City's Enterprise Center will discuss services the City provides for small businesses and touch on the Daly City Business Center as well.

Q&A Resource and Informational Tables for business owners and start-ups interested in the following industries: Vicky Calub, President, Calub International, Inc. on franchising (Subway and Slender Lady); Nimfa Coleman, CEO, Mission Hope, on the home care business; Valeria Perez Ferreiro, Executive Director, La Cocina, on the restaurant industry

When: Saturday, April 2, 2005
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Where: The Wedge Bar & Restaurant

63 St. Francis Square, Daly City

Meeting Fees:
FREE to FWN Members and their guests.  RSVP required by Thursday, 3/31 by calling 415.396.8801

Kung nais ninyong makipag-usap sa wikang Tagalog, mangyari pong tawagan si Nelita M. Ilano o si Naomi Chua sa Wells Fargo Serramonte, 650-.992.4111

Questions? Email filipina@ffwn.org or call 415.278.9410

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LIFE SERIES #3 (2005):

- Community (Participating, volunteering, helping others in our community: youth, schools, public service, politics)

" Celebrating 10 Years of Growing Up Asian in America"

This event is sponsored by Asian Pacific Fund (www.asianpacificfund.org)

Three Dates:

#1: Saturday, April 23, 1-4pm @ India Community Center, 555 Los Coches, Milpitas

#2: Saturday, April 30, 11am - 2pm @ Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
#3: Saturday, May 7, 11am - 2pm @ @ Herbst Theatre & Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Co-Host Committees include:

Filipina Women's Network

Asha for Education-Silicon Valley

Chinese American Political Association

India Community Center

Indus Women Leaders

Japanese American Chamber of Commerce of Silicon Valley

Japanese American Community Resource Organization

Moraga Asian American Club

Pakistan Association of San Francisco

Vision New America

Sponsors:

• Albertsons
• Allstate
• ChevronTexaco
• Pacific Gas and Electric Company
• Wells Fargo
• Walgreens
• The Bay Area's NBC11
• The Mercury News

COMMUNITY PROGRAM:
- NBC11 Emcees and Noted Bay Area Journalists

- Presentations of award-winning essays and art by professional entertainers

- Testimonials from Growing Up Asian in America contest winners

- Commemorative Exhibit

Special Feature for our Asian Youth: College and Career planning Discussion - Winners of Growing Up Asian in America will interview officials from higher education and business communities:

• University of California Berkeley
• Santa Clara University
• Stanford University
• San Jose City College
• Allstate Financial
• ChevronTexaco
• Wells Fargo
• Knight-Ridder (publisher of San Jose Mercury News and Contra Costa Times)

Three Dates:

#1: Saturday, April 23, 1-4pm @ India Community Center, 555 Los Coches, Milpitas

#2: Saturday, April 30, 11am - 2pm @ Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
#3: Saturday, May 7, 11am - 2pm @ @ Herbst Theatre & Asian Art Museum, San Francisco

Meeting Fees:
FREE to FWN Members and their guests.  Reserve a spot for you and your family.  Call 1.800.286.1688 or go to www.asianpacificfund.org.

Questions? Email filipina@ffwn.org or call 415.278.9410

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LIFE SERIES #4 (2005):

- Work / Career (Choosing a field, feeling satisfied, contributing to society, creating balance)

"Power Lunch With Remarkable Filipina Women"

A lively and provocative discussion about Filipina power and identity - perception of power, how our culture and power shape personal identity and image, and how to leverage Filipina power to address the "lack of" in our workplace and society.

When: Frirday, May 20, 2005
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Where: The City Club, 155, Sansome St., San Francisco

REMARKABLE PANEL

- Agnes Briones, Executive Director, Small Business Commission, City & County of San Francisco
- Charmaine Mesina, Attorney, Managing Director, Corporate Legal Services, Applied Materials, Inc.
- Nikki Santiago, President, Pilipino Student Union, Skyline College
- Pati Poblete, Editorial Writer and Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle
- Rowena Sanchez, Philippine Consul General
- Ruth Asmundson, Mayor of Davis, California

Meeting Fees:

- $40 FWN Members, $45 after May 16; $50 Non-Members, $55 after May 16
- ADD: $75 membership dues to take advantage of member rates

- Limited seating for lunch count. There will be no registrations at-the-door. 

- Two ways to register:

-----By mail: checks payable to FWN, P. O. Box 192143, San Francisco, CA 94119

-----Go online and use your credit card: http://filipinapower.mollyguard.com

Questions? Email filipina@ffwn.org or call 415.278.9410

Celebrating Filipino History Month in October!

The Filipina Summit is convened in October because the earliest documented proof of Filipino presence in the Continental United States was in October 1587 in Morro Bay, California.

3rd Annual FWN Summit

"Filipina First: Re-inventing Ourselves"
Oct. 21 - 23, 2005

Crowne Plaza Union Square*

San Francisco, California

Join Filipina American women in a series of compelling conversations and learning sessions  on what it takes to lead change and innovation. Register online now or download registration form.

Highlights of the Filipina Summit include:
21 Learning Sessions organized into four educational tracks, allowing attendees to apply their professional development and learning to specific needs and interests:

• Personal Leadership Development
• "Breaking the Glass Ceiling"
• Entrepreneurship
• Community & Political Empowerment

"People get trapped into thinking about just one way of doing things."

—Erik Weihenmayer, Blind Rock Climber

FILIPINA WOMEN:  Looking for a job?  Considering a change of careers? Bring your resumes and meet corporate recruiters at the Filipina Summit. Register online now or download registration form.

CORPORATE RECRUITERS: Join FWN's Career Fair and Expo.  Access corporate America's untapped source of leadership: experienced, qualified and talented Filipinas.

Sponsorships and Exhibit space still available.

ADVERTISE in the Filipina Resource Guide (October publication) and reach 20,000 Filipinos in the San Francisco Bay Area.

* Crowne Plaza Hotel special room rates available:

- $145 Single / Double, and $20 each additional person

- Call 1-888-218-0808 and ask for the "Filipina Women's Network" special rate.

Questions? 415.278.9410 or email summit@ffwn.org

The Summit will include Remarkable Filipina Women and distinguished guests from government, corporate and nonprofit organizations and will yield new strategies to move Filipina women's leadership forward in the 21st century.

(click) FOR PROGRAM INFO OF THE FWN SUMMIT 2004