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APAP Unsung Hero 2010 - JoAnn Fields

Nomination written by: Val LiHang Jacobo


USSA President Becomes APALA Executive Director, Greg Cendana (APAP Board Member)

APAP Board congratulates fellow APAP Board Member, Gregory Cendana on his promotion to APALA Executive Director!


Forgetting the Filipino WWII Veterans in Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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by Erin Pangilinan

They fought alongside American soldiers in World War II and were denied benefits. They should be remembered, not continually forgotten. "To be on equal footing with anybody who served with me, that's what I want. I fought for democracy," says a Filipino World War II Veteran in this PSA.


Senator Inouye co-sponsors bill to aid Filipino vets' families

Okay, I wrote a piece a few days ago on Senator Daniel Inouye and his infamous earmarks. Maybe this will make up for it. According to the Star Bulletin, the senior Senator from Hawaii is taking the lead on an important issue to Filipino Americans by introducing the Military Families Act.


Today's Worst Asian American in the World - Senator John Ensign (R-NV)

Yes, that John Ensign.  H/T to Keith Chow (who got it from Jeff Yang who got it from Curtis) for pointing this out in his Facebook status update. Although John Ensign is part Filipino (and according to his


Senator Ensign Filipino?

Okay, this may not come as a surprise to some readers, but it did to me. I guess Republican Senator John Ensign of Nevada, who recently admitted to having an affair with a former campaign worker and then having his parents provide the woman and her husband with questionable "gifts" of $96,000, claims to be part Filipino.

According to the article in the Filipino Reporter:


John Delloro's Tribute to the Contributions of 4 Asian American Scholar Activists to Multiculturalism

"Remembering Multiculturalism" by John Delloro, reposted from BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News.

  Starting top left (clock-wise): Al Robles, Richard Aoki, Him mark Lai, and Ron Takaki.