IN THE NEWS

Check out the Kababayan LA interview featuring Dr. Bambi Lorica, Leah Laxamana and Marily Mondejar.

Part I: Uplifting the Filipina Image

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ2HVbVp5oc

Part II: Inspiring Filipinas Paying It Forward

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAgbYNbZdX0

Stanford Court Hotel in San Francisco

Room reservations are being accepted now - call 1-800-227-4736
to guarantee your special rate of $199/night (single/double)

Gloria T. Caoile ('07 FWN100) threw the first pitch at the Oakland A's Filipino Heritage Game last August 19, 2011. 

This is the first time a Filipino had the honor of throwing the ceremonial pitch at a major sports franchise.  Another young Pinay, Amber Lily of Radio Disney, sang the national anthems of the United States and Canada. 

WOW! Pinay Power talaga!  The Oakland A's won.

California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Judge Rosa Moran, 50, of Oakland, to serve as administrative director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, a state post. 

This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $132,179.  Moran has served as a workers' compensation judge since 2005. 

Prior to this, she spent 17 years in private practice. She is a member of the Oakland Bench and Bar Association, the Filipina Women's Network, the University of San Francisco Alumni Association, and the University of the Pacific Alumni Association.

Dr. Jasmine Therese Esguerra opened Pure Wellness International July 28, 2011. 

The center's wellness services include health screenings, LOVE healing, mind mapping, bio optic holography, outcome facilitation.

CONGRATULATIONS to Faith Bautista ('09 FWN100), president and CEO of National Asian American Coalition (NAAC), producer of "Asian News in America" which premiered on The Filipino Channel's "Balitang Amerika" on July 11, 2011. 

Hosted by Faith, the show will discuss key issues such as the foreclosure crisis, the future of home ownership, small business lending and technical assistance, corporate mergers and their effects on consumers, diversity on Fortune 500 boards of directors, broadband literacy, education, health, and long-term care.

A book you can't put down until you're done.  "For the Sake of Louise" - authored by Lilia B. Lopez-Rahman, Maui Readers Publishing.  Available at www.mauireaders.com or at Amazon and downloadable via Kindle. 

A thriller that takes you the reader from Canada to the Philippines to Sri Lanka and California, and then to Maui, the two main themes cover parental kidnapping and domestic abuse.  The book is a story about the unbelievable lengths a mother will do to protect her daughter from abuse.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee names Marily Mondejar to the SF Redistricting Task Force San Francisco Chronicle

Read the CCSF Press Release.

Congratulations to Myrna Lardizabal De Vera ('09 FWN100) on her election as Mayor of Hercules, California!

California Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil Sakauye marked 100 days in office. 

View the first in-depth TV interview since she took office in January 2011. Chief Justice Tani is the 1st Asian, first Filipino, only the second women, and one of the youngest to hold this position. 

Interview conducted by Odette Alcazaren Keeley, Chief of Staff and News Anchor/Executive Producer at New America Media & Comcast TV.