Filipino American History Month at the White House The White House Initiative on AAPIs and the White House Office of Public Engagement hosted the first-ever White House Celebration of Filipino American History Month on October 2, 2015 Since their...
Rediscovering my roots as a FYLPro Delegate By Jessica Caloza As I boarded my flight to the Philippines earlier this month, I had thousands of expectations and preconceived notions about what kind of country I was about to confront at the...
Adding My Link To The American Chain By Chris Rivera For those of you who have visited America’s birthplace on July 4th, Philadelphia boasts a wonderful lineup of events filling Independence Week, culminating in a fun-filled day of...
Asian American FIRSTS By Asia Americana 1943- Young Oak Kim was the first Asian American to command a combat battalion; he was a highly decorated US Army combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War. 1947- Wataru...
Philippine Airlines Celebratory Reception 3/16/2015 3/16/15 | New York Philippine Airlines (PAL) hosted a special reception for its New York to Manila Inaugural Flight on March 16, 2015 at the New York Hilton, in midtown Manhattan, New York City. This...
Heller, Hirono, Meng Introduce Bill to Help Filipino Veterans Receive Deserved Benefits (Washington, DC) – United States Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined forces with Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) by introducing the Filipino Veterans Promise Act. The bipartisan...
PACC Capacity Building Initiative with WHIAAPI The Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey (PACC-PASNJ) is pleased to announce its Capacity Building partnership with the White House Initiative on Asian American and...