A Tribute to Lisa Yuchengco, a truly Remarkable Filipina Woman!

Mona Lisa Yuchengco, Former Publisher, Filipinas Magazine; Chair of the Board and Executive Director, Philippine International Aid

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 Filipinas and ably represented our community in many key milestones and events.

JOIN US! Lisa has recently "retired" from the deadline-driven lifestyle of publishing her beloved Filipinas Magazine and has embarked on a new career path, exploring new challenges with an international focus.

• Hear Lisa speak about how she nurtures her passion into meaningful work
• Find out what Lisa is up to as we explore her "next steps"
• Share your story of how Lisa, Filipinas Magazine and her philanthropy has touched your life.

If there is anyone more deserving credit in shaping the Filipino image in the U.S., it is Lisa Yuchengco. With the founding of Filipinas magazine in 1992, she was committed to changing the negative stereotypes of the 2.6 million Filipinos, the second-largest Asian group after the Chinese in the United States. She grew the publication from a “handful” in 1992 to over 100,000 readership in 2004. Filipinas magazine has received nine editorial awards.

Lisa Yuchengco is one of the drivers of California’s ethnic press, which is changing the media landscape of the nation’s most populous state. She is a founding member of New California Media, a consortium of ethnic newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations that caters to 17 million Californians in numerous languages. She brings the Filipina voice to numerous nonprofit and corporate boards including the National Council of Asian and Pacific Islanders, American Cancer Society, University of San Francisco, Center for Pacific Rim, Asian Pacific Fund, LEAP, Asian American Advertising Federation and the President’s Council, Skyline College.

• Friday, Sept. 30, 2005 (11:30am - 1:30pm) Check-in / networking start at 11:00am
• The City Club, The Stock Exchange Tower (www.cityclubsf.com), 155 Sansome St., 10th Floor, (between Pine & Bush Sts)
• $45 FWN Members, $50 postmarked after 8/31; $55 Non-Members, $60 postmarked after 8/31
• ADD: $75 membership dues to take advantage of member rates
• Limited seating for lunch count. There will be no registrations at-the-door. Please mail checks payable to FWN, P. O. Box 192143, San Francisco, CA 94119 or register online - http://filipinapower2.mollyguard.com
• Use your Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express. Fax to 415.840.0655 your credit card no., expiration date, card verification no., cardholder name, billing address, phone and email address.
• We recommend taking public transportation. Bart: Montgomery St. Station, Sansome St. exit
• Priority seating based on registration date.
• Books written by and about Filipina American women are available for purchase via http://filipinapower2.mollyguard.com

FWN COUNCIL OF REMARKABLE FILIPINA WOMEN

ABOUT THE COUNCIL: The members of the Council are thought leaders and provocative thinkers, women of influence making meaningful change in their particular field, expressing a variety of perspectives. The Council members look outside the traditional world of work and at the broader issues and external forces (social, technological, economic, environmental, political) that influence the business environment. They do not focus on the next financial quarter, or even the next year or two, but on the next ten years. They do not dwell on common preoccupations of organizations today. They look to the future, outside-in thinking.

WHO: "Remarkable Filipina Women" are entrepreneurs, organizational executives, and thought leaders - some are prominent, some still to be discovered - in fields where the future is being created. They bring to us key developments to watch and issues they track in their respective fields. They come from many areas of specialization - science and technology, culture and civilization, geopolitics and the environment. "Remarkable Filipina Women" stretch our thinking by pointing out issues that may be off everyone's radar screen, by reframing facts in surprising ways, and by finding connections between divergent developments.