ePAHAYAGAN

FWN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Marily Mondejar selected Local Hero by KQED.

Sweet news to share.  Our very own, Marily Mondejar, was selected San Francisco Hero by KQED (PBS/NPR) to mark Women's History Month. Please join us to celebrate:

• March 22 Thursday, 6-8:30pm
• KQED, 2601 Mariposa St. @ Bryant, San Francisco
• Awards ceremony begins with live entertainment, followed by a reception and a tour of KQED Studios.
• RSVP by March 19 to whmrsvp@kqed.org or 415.553.3330
• Complimentary valet parking

click on image to view. click to download invitation

Jessica Cox visits Esperero Canyon School

Eagle Angle Blog

FWN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Marily Mondejar is speaking at the UN Conference of the Commission on the Status of Women to be held from February 27 thru March 9, 2012 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.  The 2 sessions are:

• The Pursuit of Work-Life Balance Among Korean, Filipina and American Women
• • Monday, February 27, 2012, 6:15pm
  • Chapel on 1st Floor, UN Church Center
  • 777 United Nations Plaza (corner of 44th St and First Ave)
  • New York

• Winning Strategies for Economic Participation of Rural and Indigenous Women
• • Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 4:30pm
  • Chapel on 1st Floor, UN Church Center
    
  • 777 United Nations Plaza (corner of 44th St and First Ave)
    
  • New York

Please join us.  There is no fee to attend but you will need credentials to enter the UN Bldg.  For more information visit: http://www.unwomen.org/csw/csw56/

Follow @UN_CSW on Twitter and join the Twitter conversation using #CSW56!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Filipina Women Who Could Be President Fellowship announced.  2012 sessions scheduled for May 4-6, July 27-29, October 12-14 and March 29-31, 2013.

V-Day 2012: The Vagina Monologues at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on Friday, May 25, 2012, 7:30pm.  One-Night Show only. More info @ www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events

9th Filipina Summit: Pinay Power 2012 Reunion at the Stanford Court Hotel, San Francisco on August 30-September 1, 2012. Registrations now open @ www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events

PRESS RELEASES

Visit the San Lorenzo Ruiz Chapel
378 Broome Street New York, NY 10013-3706

The Roman Catholic Chapel of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the only Filipino Chapel in the East Coast, was formerly known as the most Holy Crucifix Church and founded in 1925.  The three-story building is located in the vicinity of Little Italy and nearby China Town, in downtown Manhattan. Download press release.

IN THE NEWS

Arab Women in Revolution: Reports from the Ground
WeNews

From uprisings that overthrew colonial powers to modern revolutions waged on the streets and online, women in the Middle East have been at the frontlines of the region's every decisive moment. And yet they are often left to the footnotes of history books and in the margins of media stories. Women's eNews makes them the focus.

Part I: Lebanon Protesters Take Aim at Family Law System

What are Republicans thinking?
The continuing obsession with limiting contraceptive access shows how out of touch GOP politicians are
Salon.com

Foster Friess, Rick Santorum surrogate and bankroller, made inappropriate comments as he offered women a solution for saving money on contraception in lieu of President Obama’s plan to cover it fully. View article.

EVENTS & MEETINGS

Join API Leaders in Support of Dr. Jennifer Ong for Assembly - March 1^st
March 1, 2012, Thursday, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Peony Restaurant Pacific Renaissance Plaza, 388 9th Street, Suite 288, Oakland, CA 94607

Join Carl Chan, Stewart Chen, Arnie Fong, Margaret Fujioka (Mayor of Piedmont), Hon. Alice Lai-Bitker, Vice Mayor Evan Low and C.C. Yin for a campaign and fundraising event in support of their friend and colleague Dr. Jennifer Ong, Candidate for the 20th Assembly District. View details.

Building the Next American Revolution: A Celebration and Tribute to Grace Lee Boggs
March 3, Saturday, 1-4pm
Chinese Culture Center Auditorium 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

Chinese Culture Center partners with Chinese Progressive Association in bringing the inimitable Grace Lee Boggs to Chinatown. Grace Lee Boggs will reflect on Asian American activism and the movement during the current political times and key issues affecting the world today. View details.

Women's History Month Awards Ceremony & Reception "Women's Education - Women's Empowerment"
March 6, 2012, Tuesday, 3:30pm-6:00pm
San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102
Awards Ceremony at Board of Supervisors Legislative Chamber, Room 250
Reception immediately follows at North Light Court

Every year the Mayor and the San Francisco Supervisors honor amazing women in their respective districts and The City to celebrate Women's History Month. View details.

30th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, March 8-18, 2012

The Center for Asian America Media presents the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) every March. The SFIAAFF is the largest and most prestigious showcase for new Asian American and Asian films in North America, annually presenting approximately 120 works in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose. SFIAAFF also features the best in Asian American music and digital and interactive media. CAAM Connect.

Honoring Women Worldwide - 5th Year Birthday Party, Create Your Roadmap to Success
Uniting Women Globally to Thrive in Our World
March 15, 2012, Thursday 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Midland Hills Country Club 2001 Fulham Street St. Paul, MN 55113
Cost: $29 Members/$39 Non-members

Celebrate Honoring Women Worldwide’s 5^th Year Anniversary and learn the Art of Honoring to build your Roadmap to Success and discover new ways to expand your leadership capabilities. View details.

Save the Date - 3/30/12 - Filipino American Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles Induction
March 30, 2012, Friday, at 7:00 p.m.

May Flower Chinese Restaurant 679 North Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012

Join FACC-LA at the Induction Ceremony of the 2012 Officers and promote your business or organization by placing an ad on their Step and Repeat (aka Red Carpet Backdrop) which will be featured on all FACC-LA upcoming events including the March 30 Induction of Officers.

For more details, download PDF flyers:
Event Details
Placing an Ad

FILIPINA CALL TO ACTION

Help pass the CA Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (AB889) by taking action
Join the California Domestic Workers Coalition’s work in pushing for the passage of the California Domestic Worker Bill of Rights by taking a few actions over the next two months:

• Sign the change.org petition  in order to get 10,000 signatures on the online petition to support AB889.     

• Send the petition & other calls to action to your email lists to build a strong network of supporters in California that can be informed about this important piece of legislation and take action to support it.

• Join the online conversation use the #bethehelp hashtag on twitter, like the coalition on facebook at National Domestic Worker Alliance #BeTheHelp

• Support the Domestic Worker Movement through a donation.

"Fighting for our Lives": State Legislators Take Leadership on Women and HIV/AIDS Policy

The Center for Women Policy Studies is proud to share the Policy Resolution on Women and HIV/AIDS prepared by the women state legislators who participated in the 2011 National Summit for State Legislators on Women and HIV/AIDS:  “Fighting For our Lives” in the 21st Century – Promoting Woman-Centered HIV/AIDS Policy. Everyone is invited to endorse the Resolution by sending an email to: cwps@centerwomenpolicy.org. View resolution and details.

Help API Women and Girls in Arizona

Anti-choice advocates and legislators have started to use a deeply offensive tactic that squarely targets the bodies of Asian American women in their quest to deny women the right to abortion care. Abortion bans that target so called “race-selective” and sex-selective abortions have been introduced in Congress and in 15 states across the country. In Congress right now, the deceptively named Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) actually tries to amend our country’s civil rights laws to ban abortion. PRENDA singles out Asian-American women and other women of color for attack, and National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) has been playing a lead role in fighting it.

If you know API women in Arizona that may be interested in being involved, please let NAPAWF know. Contact: Shivana Jorawar, NAPAWF’s RJ Fellow, sjorawar@napawf.org or 202-470-3170 x11.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Position Openings from the California Diversity Local JobNetwork

Caregivers/Resident Assistants Needed for EPMI
Job Location: Walnut Creek, CA
View posting.

Contracts Paralegal for Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Job Location: Foster City, CA
View posting.

Marketing Specialist III for Underwriters Laboratories
Job Location:  Chicago, IL; Atlanta, GA; San Francisco, CA
View posting.

Regional Director, Network Management for Scan Group
Job Location: San Mateo, CA
View posting.

Senior Manager, Outsourced Manufacturing for Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Job Location: Foster City, CA
View posting.

For more postings: www.sanfranciscodiversity.com

Patent-Strategy Intern Opening

Fernandez & Associates, a Silicon Valley patent-strategy firm, is looking for entrepreneurial intern(s), preferably with strong business and engineering/science backgrounds, for researching and strategizing early-stage digital media, biotech, and semiconductor technology/business ventures. Download details.

SUMMITS AND SYMPOSIUMS

Berkeley Law Spring 2012 Symposium
Addressing Gendered Violence against African American Girls and Young Women:  What is the Role of the Anti-Prison Movement?
March 8, 2012, Thursday, 6:00 p.m.
Booth Auditorium, UC Berkeley School of Law

Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law presents Angela Y. Davis, 2012 Robert D. and Leslie-Kay Raven Lecturer on Access to Justice. View details.

National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) Region 8 Community Empowerment Summit and the Friends of the Filipino American Community (FFAC) Meet and Greet/Fundraiser event
March 16, 2012, Friday
Hana Zen Pier 39, M209 at Pier 39 Beach and Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94133

4:00pm to 6:30pm - NaFFAA Region 8 Community Empowerment
Theme: How do we become stronger advocates in building community empowerment?
Keynote Speaker: Alice "Tita Alice" Bulos, Godmother of Filipino Political Empowerment and Educator

6:30 to 9:00pm – FFAC Meet & Greet Reception for Vice Mayor Rob Bonta, Vice Mayor Chris Mateo, and County Commissioner Dr. Jennifer Ong, candidates for the California State Assembly and FFAC fundraiser.

Visit http://bit.ly/FilPower for details. Seating is limited. Please RSVP by February 29, 2012.

For more information about the two events, please call Jose Pecho at (925) 286-6607.
For sponsorship information, media and social media questions, please call Lorna Dietz at (415) 508-5326.

Women in Leadership Symposium 2012

California Diversity Council will bring together a diverse mix of successful women leaders who, through the discussion of topics relevant to today’s issues will educate, inspire and encourage women to reflect on their own goals and status as they strive to advance within their organizations. View details.

San Diego – March 13th
Los Angeles – March 14th
San Francisco/Bay Area – March 15th (morning)
Silicon Valley - March 15th (afternoon)
Sacramento – March 16th

2012 UniPro Summit on Saturday, June 2 in NYC
Meet other Pilipino leaders and community organizations from the Tri-state area, West Coast, Midwest, London, the Philippines and other parts of the world.

Pilipino American Unity for Progress (UniPro) will host its second annual Multinational Forum for Pilipino Young Adults, Students and Youth, also known as the “the UniPro Summit”. The goal for UniPro is to outreach to the Multinational Pilipino Community and create a safe space & open forum for regional issues and facilitate cultural workshops. View details.

RECOMMENDED READING

HER Health Minute - Positive Emotions and Heart Health
EmpowHER

In this episode of EmpowHER's "HER Health Minute", Dr. Connie Mariano discusses a study that claims that positive emotions may lead to a healthier heart. View video.

Five Lessons Learned From A Day I Spent With 1000 Women Entrepreneurs
Forbeswoman

A guest blog post by Thomas Korte, Founder and Managing Partner of AngelPad, a San Francisco based startup mentorship program. Korte shares his experience as a judge of the Women 2.0 PITCH Competition and how it was different than other tech/startup events he has attended. View article.

CONNECTING WITH YOUR PINAY ROOTS

The Filipiniana: Pride of Philippine fashion
Philippine Online Chronicles

Lorraine Mancio Cueva discusses the different types and origins of Filipiniana fashion from the terno, baro’t saya, Maria Clara and Balintawak. View article.

FWN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Marily Mondejar is speaking at the UN Conference of the Commission on the Status of Women to be held from February 27 thru March 9, 2012 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.  The 2 sessions are:

• The Pursuit of Work-Life Balance Among Korean, Filipina and American Women
• • Monday, February 27, 2012, 6:15pm
  • Chapel on 1st Floor, UN Church Center
  • 777 United Nations Plaza (corner of 44th St and First Ave)
  • New York

• Winning Strategies for Economic Participation of Rural and Indigenous Women
• • Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 4:30pm
  • Chapel on 1st Floor, UN Church Center
    
  • 777 United Nations Plaza (corner of 44th St and First Ave)
    
  • New York

Please join us.  There is no fee to attend but you will need credentials to enter the UN Bldg.  For more information visit: http://www.unwomen.org/csw/csw56/

Follow @UN_CSW on Twitter and join the Twitter conversation using #CSW56!

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

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Filipina Women Who Could Be President Fellowship announced.  2012 sessions scheduled for May 4-6, July 27-29, October 12-14 and March 29-31, 2013.

V-Day 2012: The Vagina Monologues at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on Friday, May 25, 2012, 7:30pm.  One-Night Show only. More info @ www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events

9th Filipina Summit: Pinay Power 2012 Reunion at the Stanford Court Hotel, San Francisco on August 30-September 1, 2012. Registrations now open @ www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events

PRESS RELEASES

NAPAWF Opposes Abortion Ban Targeting Asian American Women

The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) strongly opposes H.R. 3541, the “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act” (PRENDA). The House Judiciary Committee today reported the bill favorably, with 20 Republicans voting for and 13 Democrats voting against it. If enacted, PRENDA would ban abortion based on race or sex. View article.

IN THE NEWS

Filipina named head of UN statistical agency
Philstar.com

Margarita F. Guerrero, a former director of the Industry and Trade Statistics Department of the National Statistics Office, is the new head of United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (UN-SIAP), an international body tasked to produce and disseminate statistics relevant to the economic development of UN member-countries in the region. View article.

The sweet life of Pinay chef Sally Camacho
GMA News

Life is sweet for Filipina culinary master Sally Camacho, the executive pastry chef of one of the restaurants of world-renowned chef Wolfgang Puck. View article.

EVENTS & MEETINGS

A Conversation with Eve Ensler with Isabel Allende - I am an Emotional Creature           
February 24, 2012 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Dominican University of California, Angelico Hall San Rafael, California 94901

Eve Ensler, Tony Award winning author of The Vagina Monologues and founder of V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls, comes to Marin for a very special conversation with internationally acclaimed author Isabel Allende. Ensler’s newest play Emotional Creature will world-premiere at Berkeley Rep in June 2012. This event is a benefit for V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls. View details.

Tickets $35 (includes a signed copy of Ensler’s book) Call (415) 927-0960, ext. 1 to reserve.

Take a Leap: Speed Dating Mixer and Fundraiser
Leap Day, Feb. 29, Wednesday, 6:30-8:30PM
Spice Monkey Restaurant, 1628 Webster Street, Oakland (Webster @ 17th)

Filipino Advocates for Justice invites all single allies and friends to “take a leap” in the search for love and new friendships.  View details.

The Women’s Foundation of California Women’s Leadership Speaking Series
Lynda Resnick in Conversation with Willow Bay
March 6, 2012, Tuesday, 6–8 PM
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

As Vice Chair of Roll Global, Lynda Resnick has built a reputation as a smart business leader with a brilliant marketing mind. Her best-selling book, Rubies in the Orchard, reveals her approach to building a successful brandundefinedan approach she has used to create Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds, Cuties California Clementines and Mandarins and POM 100% Pomegranate Juice. View details.

Philippine Expressions Bookshop host Annual Authors Night and participate at the LA Times Festival of Books

Authors Night
April 20, 2012, Friday, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Community Hall, Ground Floor Asian Pacific American Legal Center
1145 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017

Gregg Jones, author of Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines and the Rise and Fall of America's Imperial Dream will be one of our featured authors who will speak and sign his book at the annual Authors Night.

LA Times Festival of Books
April 21 and 22, 2012, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00am - 5:00pm
University of Southern California (USC) Campus, Los Angeles

For more info, contact:
Linda Nietes
linda@philippineexpressionsbookshop.com
(310) 514-9139

The Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series
Congressman John Lewis (D-GA)
April 21, 2012, Saturday, 7 pm
Beebe Memorial Cathedral 3900 Telegraph Avenue Oakland, CA 94609

The Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series is dedicated to an amble exchange of ideas to help inspire and move forward new leadership and servantship. This historic, unprecedented series of lectures presents Civil Rights leaders who have devoted a life-time to the timeless lessons of our nation’s Civil Rights Movement. View details.

Save the Date – Asian Law Caucus 40th Anniversary Dinner
April 27, 2012, Friday, 6:00 - 9:30 pm
Hilton San Francisco Union Square

Keynote Speaker: Dolores Huerta, President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation and Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW). View details.

FILIPINA CALL TO ACTION

Domestic Violence is Never a Private Matter. Send a CLEAR message to San Francisco's officials!

Help La Casa de las Madres put up another billboard - in Spanish!  You can still make a contribution to reassure all victims and witnesses of domestic violence in San Francisco that they can and should feel safe to report abuse. View details.

Saving the Feminist Legacy

Respond to Veteran Feminists of America’s call to collecting the artifacts and memorabilia that will preserve the legacy and tell the story of the feminist movement. The VFA is committed to cultivating an appropriate repository for a collection of "grass roots" materials saved by American feminists, with a special focus on activists of the second wave. View details.

AAPI "What's Your Story?" Video Challenge – Help select the winning video

In the fall of 2011, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders launched the “What’s your story?” video challenge. The challenge aimed to highlight the personal stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) across the country who have impacted their community through their dreams, experiences, and dedication to a cause.

 

Ultimately, 200 unique and inspiring stories were received. Each video shines a light on the important work happening around the country and they remind us what makes this community so strong. From these submissions, the top 11 video entrees were chosen based on strength of content and creativity.

Help select the winner by watching the video submissions at www.whitehouse.gov/whatsyourstory and voting for the story that most inspires you. The deadline for voting is March 1, 2012.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Charles Schwab Corporation Job Opening
Data Analyst Manager

Job ID:  0421-3622 View details.

Patent-Strategy Intern Opening

Fernandez & Associates, a Silicon Valley patent-strategy firm, is looking for entrepreneurial intern(s), preferably with strong business and engineering/science backgrounds, for researching and strategizing early-stage digital media, biotech, and semiconductor technology/business ventures. Download details.

WORKSHOPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND SURVEYS

Learn Tagalog
March 24, 2012 - April 21, 2012, Saturdays, 1-3 p.m.
Jersey City, NJ

The Filipino School of New York & New Jersey will offer a 5-week course on Conversational Tagalog Level I for Adults. This course will be taught by Agnes “Bing” Magtoto, currently Adjunct Professor teaching Elementary Filipino I & II, a language and culture course at NYU.

For more information or to register, please contact Venessa Manzano, School Director, at (774) 257-4669 or visit our website at www.filschool-nynj.org. Deadline for registration is Saturday, March 10, 2012.

Future Search Network - 'What Would You Do If...?' A Master Class
For Professionals In Community, Organization, And Personal Development
April 2 - 3, 2012 and June 11 - 12, 2012
Philadelphia, PA

Register by 2/29/2012 for the April 2 - 3, 2012 Master Class & save! Email: fsn@futuresearch.net or call 215-951-0328 / 800-951-6333
View details.

Boards and Commission Leadership Institute now accepting applications for the 2012 cohort

Urban Habitat invites organizations to nominate to the BCLI individuals from within their organizations, campaigns, and networks. Nominees may be affiliated with organizations in several ways, including  as staff member, project partner, and community partner. Nominations are due by May 2nd. View details.

Women's Research & Education Institute Congressional Fellowships on Women and Public Policy

The WREI Fellowships are designed to train women as potential leaders in public policy formation and to examine issues from the perspective and experiences and needs of women. This unique legislative program is administered by WREI, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization located in Washington, DC, and is the only fellowship program directed by, for, and about women. View FAQ.

Fellowship applications for 2012 are now open, deadline is June 10, 2011. Fellowship information and applications may be downloaded here.

Submitted by Dr. Maria Beebe, FWN 100 ‘11

Participants Needed for Survey of Executive Filipina Women

Constance Leyland, an International Business doctorate student at Argosy University is conducting a survey with the purpose of identifying differences between women executives from the Philippines and the United States values and if the differences affect their leadership styles.  This exploratory study will examine the intersection between the two independent variables- values and leadership.  A comparative analysis between the executive women from the Philippines and the United States leadership and values commonality will be used to discover where if the gap exists. View details and survey.

Researcher: Constance Leyland, cjleyland@yahoo.com, (703) 444-5350

RECOMMENDED READING

Open Visa
A novel by Romeo Honorio

Open Visa was penned by the author particularly for OFWs, caregivers, domestic workers and new immigrants in North America and reviewed by prominent Filipinos, Canadians and Americans. The book offers insight, inspiration and encouragement to readers. The novel is in the market and currently being distributed by Arkipelago Bookshop in San Francisco. View details.

How Star Women Build Portable Skills
Harvard Business School

A star performer in one company will shine at another, right? Wrong. When stars switch firms, their performance actually dims, along with their new company's market value, HBS Professor Boris Groysberg argues. Everyone loses.

Except when the stars are women. According to Groysberg, talented women who switch firms maintain their stardom, and their new employer's share price holds steady. Download PDF article.

Women and Politics Weekly Brief: February 9 - February 15, 2012

Women and Politics is the blog of the Women’s Campaign Forum (WCF). Founded in 1974, WCF is the only non-partisan political venture capitalist organization supporting women leaders at all levels of office, during the earliest stages of their public life. View blog.

CONNECTING WITH YOUR PINAY ROOTS

Is EDSA 1986 For Filipinos?
Empowering the Filipino People
Manila Bulletin

Former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos reflects on the significance of the EDSA People Power Revolution on its 26th Anniversary and urges the country’s present leadership to renew the spirit of EDSA. View article.

FWN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Heffernan Palo Alto Hires Anna-Liza Estoesta, Assistant Vice President
PR Newswire

Heffernan Insurance Brokers, one of the largest full-service, independent insurance brokerage firms in the United States, recently hired Anna-Liza Estoesta to join its Palo Alto office as Assistant Vice President, focusing on mid-sized business opportunities in the Bay Area.  View article.

Dance with Cheryl Burke for Black History Month
A Night of Song and Dance in Recognition of Black History Month
February 17, 6 p.m. – 1 a.m. (Friday)
1400 North Shoreline Blvd. #A-1, Mountain View, CA 94043
View details

Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) 14th National Conference
Theme: "Resilience: A Filipino Legacy in a Global Community"
June 28-30 Marriott Hotel Albuquerque New Mexico
View details

Submitted by Vangie Canonizado Buell (FWN100 ’07)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

"Life Planning focus on your economic security: FWN Power Lunch" @ City Club, 155 Sansome St, 10th Floor on February 17, 12-2pm. Register at www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events.

Filipina Women Who Could Be President Fellowship announced.  2012 sessions scheduled for May 4-6, July 27-29, October 12-14 and March 29-31, 2013.

V-Day 2012: The Vagina Monologues at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on Friday, May 25, 2012, 7:30pm.  One-Night Show only. More info @ www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events

9th Filipina Summit: Pinay Power 2012 Reunion at the Stanford Court Hotel, San Francisco on August 30-September 1, 2012. Registrations now open @

www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events

PRESS RELEASES

APIAHF Commends HHS Rule that Requires Insurance Plans to Cover Birth Control and Other Preventive Health Services for Women at No Cost

The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) commends the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) recent decision requiring insurance coverage for a range of women’s preventive health services, including birth control, at no cost. View details

IN THE NEWS

For battered immigrant women, fear of deportation becomes abusers’ weapon, but 2 laws can overcome that
The Washington Post

For victims of domestic abuse who come forward, there are two forms of relief that allow them to obtain legal status on their own. One is the Violence Against Women Act, enacted in 1994 and widely used in the past several years, which permits battered women to apply for work permits and later for legal residency. The other is the “U visa,” in use since 2007, which allows victims of sexual assault and other crimes to win legal residency if they cooperate with police and the judicial system to help prosecute the offender. View article.

San Jose, CA is the Best-Paying U.S. City for Women
Forbes

San Jose, CA - Women in this West Coast city earn an average of $67,052 annually for full-time work. That’s more than twice as much as the worst-paying city for women–McAllen, Tex.undefinedwhere women earn a mean of just $31,287 each year. View article.

Komen Reverses Course
Womensenews

Public outcry this week over Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation's decision to cut off grants for Planned Parenthood, which funded breast cancer screenings and education, successfully pressured Komen into changing its position. The foundation said that Planned Parenthood would now be eligible to apply for grants. View article.

Oakland, California - The #1 U.S. City to Visit in 2012!
The New York Times

Oakland was included in The New York Times list of top destinations to visit in 2012. Oakland came in on the list at number five, right after London and ahead of Tokyo. Oakland's celebrated culinary scene, thriving nightlife and exciting entertainment were among the reasons why Oakland was chosen for this coveted list. View article

The Filipina who brought ‘lechon’ to Englishmen’s dinner table
Business Mirror

Filipino entrepreneur Bernadeth Moss’s hospitality and love for cooking, especially of native lechon have brought her close to the hearts of not just Filipinos but from many British families in the outskirts of England who love to gather for special occasions. View article.

US judge set to sentence Taiwan official over mistreated, underpaid Filipina maids
Associated Press

A federal judge in Kansas City is scheduled to sentence an official from Taiwan on a federal labor violation charge. View article.

Some Filipinos Do Fit In, But Not Without Strain
Jewish Exponent

Mati Wagner writes about the Israel-born children of Filipino migrant workers and their experience on cultural integration. View article.

Saudi bows to Philippines' demands over maids Agreement sets monthly wage and holiday for Filipina maids in Kingdom
Emirates 24/7

Saudi Arabia has agreed to lift a one-year ban on hiring domestic servants from the Philippines after bowing to Manila’s demands to protect the rights of its workers in the largest Arab economy. View article.

Filipina stars in ‘Spring Awakening’ in Singapore
ABS-CBNnews.com

Actress Julia Abueva, the granddaughter of National Artist Napoleon Abueva, is starring in a Singapore production of the Tony-winning musical “Spring Awakening.” View article.

Lip-Shaped Urinals in Stones Museum Called Sexist
Spiegel Online

Women's rights campaigners are demanding the removal of urinals shaped like female mouths from the men's lavatory of a Rolling Stones museum in Germany. The owner denies the bowls are offensive and vows: "They're staying." View article.

EVENTS & MEETINGS

Book Event - Peter Jamero's "Vanishing Filipino Americans: The Bridge Generation"
February 15, 2012 6:00pm - 8:00pm (Wednesday)
San Jose State University's College of Engineering, Room 189

The Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Santa Clara Valley Chapter in partnership with San Jose State University's Filipino-American student organization Akbayan will be co-sponsoring a book reading and signing of Peter Jamero's new book, "Vanishing Filipino Americans: The Bridge Generation." Special guest will be Robert Ragsac who will read excerpts from his essays.

About the author: Peter Jamero, the eldest son of Filipino immigrants, was born in 1930 in Oakdale CA and raised in a Filipino farm worker camp operated by his parents in nearby Livingston. Despite not speaking English until the first grade and without the benefit of affirmative action programs (yet to be enacted), he went on to a successful career as a top level executive directing multi‐million dollar health and human service programs in federal, state, and local government and in the private non‐profit sector. He also served on the faculty of the medical school at the University of Washington. Now retired, he lives in Atwater CA.

Contact: Ron P. Muriera, Administrator. FANHS Santa Clara Valley Chapter
510-919-8469 cell
Website: http://www.fanhs-santaclara.org
E-mail: fanhs_santaclara@yahoo.com, admin@fanhs-santaclara.org

LOVE HURTS: Litquake Preps You for Valentine’s Day
February 13, 2012, 7:00 PM (Monday)

Make-Out Room

3225 22nd St. San Francisco, CA 94110

$10 in advance or at the door.  Brown Paper Tickets

Litquake commemorates the year’s most overrated holiday with guest authors tacking their favorite overwrought passages, including picks from Anne Rice, Harold Robbins, The Story of O, The World of Suzie Wong, and other delights.

LITQUAKE 2012
SF: October 5-13, 2012. www.litquake.org
Brooklyn: May 19 www.litcrawl.org   
NYC: Sept. 15 www.litcrawl.org   
Austin, TX: Oct. 27 www.litcrawl.org

1st Annual Imprenta Chinese New Year Party
February 16, 2012 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Thursday)
The Citizen Hotel, Ballroom 926 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Imprenta Communications Group, an award-winning public affairs, campaign, and ethnic marketing firm,  invites you to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. View details.

11th Annual Asian Diversity Career Exposition
March 9, 2012 Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Penn Plaza Pavilion 401 Seventh Avenue on 33rd St. New York, NY 10001

Asian Diversity Career Expos are the nation's longest running career fairs of its kind and are specifically designed to connect top Asian American talent with U.S. and global companies. View details.

FILIPINA CALL TO ACTION

California Domestic Workers Coalition

Thousands of children families and domestic workers took to the streets of Sacramento for a historic Children’s March to support the passage of AB 889, the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. This bill will provide equal pay for equal work for thousands of Californians who have been excluded from basic labor protections for decades.

Sign the petition to tell CA's legislators the time is NOW to pass AB 889.

Urge Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act!

From API Institute on Domestic Violence Take Action Today!

WORKSHOPS, SUMMITS, COMPETITIONS

Webinar on Meeting Survivors’ Needs through Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services & Supports
February 15th, 3:00-4:30pm EST (Wednesday)
February 24th, 2:00-3:30pm EST (Friday)

The Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence invites everyone to several webinar opportunities to learn about the findings of National Resource Center on Domestic Violence's latest study.
Register and view report.

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month: February Webinars

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, which is a national effort to raise awareness about abuse in youth relationships and offer safe strategies for community response. Everyone is invited to participate in several Federal awareness events sponsored by the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) program. View details.

Asian and Pacific Islanders California Action Network Policy Summit: Video Contest!
Submit your entry at www.apisummit.org by March 31, 2012

Inspire APIs to get involved in the fight for social and economic justice - make a 1 minute video to encourage, inspire, or challenge APIs to get involved in community activism, post it on Youtube, get people to view it and send APIsCAN the link. The videos with the top three number of views* wins! Winners will receive prizes, free registration to the API summit, and tickets to the Gala dinner where the videos will be played for attendees. Download the flyer here for more information. http://apiscan.org

Urban Habitat's Boards and Commissions Leadership Institute Information Sessions

Join BCLI to learn about the nomination process for the 2012 cohort!

Come hear how the BCLI has empowered and supported the next generation of advocate commissioners working for and representing the needs of low-income communities and communities of color, and learn about the nomination, interview, and selection process. Alumni will be on hand to answer your questions and share their experiences.  View details.

Oakland:  February 16, 2012 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Richmond:  February 29, 2012   6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.   Berkeley:  March 23, 2012 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.  
San Francisco: March 30, 2012 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

9th Annual California Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Policy Summit:  iAdvocate
April 30 – May 1, 2012 Sacramento, California
View details.

Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility
2012 applications are now open

The Sloan Awards are part of When Work Works, a research-based initiative to highlight how effective and flexible workplaces can yield excellent business results and help employees succeed at work and in their personal lives. When Work Works is a partnership of the Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). View details.

RESOURCES AND PUBLICATIONS

Alliance for Justice offers technical assistance on nonprofit rules and regulations
February 17, March 23 and April 20 10am - 12pm (Fridays)
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 1006 Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 444-6070

One day each month, one of Alliance for Justice's attorney/trainers will be available by appointment for 30-minute sessions of free in-person technical assistance to answer your questions about nonprofit rules and regulations, as well as federal tax and election law rules and California disclosure rules governing nonprofit advocacy. Attorney/trainers are available by conference call for those outside the Oakland area.

To make a 30-minute appointment for free in-person technical assistance please e-mail Nayantara Mehta at nayantara@afj.org. Please indicate the date and time that you would like to reserve and some general information about the questions you have. AFJ website.

Shelter from the Storm: Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrants
Reeves & Associates Publications

Attorneys Robert L. Reeves and Sarah Dooley the purpose of The Violence against Women Act (VAWA) and the value of having competent legal counsel and representation when self-petitioning. View article.

CONNECTING WITH YOUR PINAY ROOTS

 “The citizens of this country are Filipinos and women form one-half of our population. Our nation is created, not by one sex alone, but jointly by men and women. If it is to be presumed that the right of suffrage inheres in men solely because they are part of the “people,” the same right also inheres in women simply and solely because they are part of the people.”

Excerpt from “Philippine Women and the Vote,” an essay written by suffragist Trinidad Fernandez Legarda, editor of The Woman’s Outlook and President of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs (NFWC). NFWC led the campaign for suffrage in the Philippines in 1921. View full essay.

FWN ANNOUNCEMENTS

EmpowHER Media Names Dr. Connie Mariano Chief Clinical Officer and Chair of Medical Advisory Board
MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal

EmpowHER, an award-winning social health company for women, announced that former White House Physician Dr. Connie Mariano will serve as the company's Chief Clinical Officer and Chair of the Medical Advisory Board.

Dr. Mariano is a pioneer in her field and has accumulated a career of many firsts including: the first military woman to become a White House Doctor, the first woman to become a Director of the White House Medical Unit, and the first Filipino-American in United States history to become a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy. View full article.

Dr. Connie Mariano is FWN100 '07.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

"Life Planning focus on your economic security: FWN Power Lunch" @ City Club, 155 Sansome St, 10th Floor on February 17, 12-2pm. Register at www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events.

Filipina Women Who Could Be President Fellowship announced.  2012 sessions scheduled for May 4-6, July 27-29, October 12-14 and March 29-31, 2013.

V-Day 2012: The Vagina Monologues at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on Friday, May 25, 2012, 7:30pm.  One-Night Show only. More info @ www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events

9th Filipina Summit: Pinay Power 2012 Reunion at the Stanford Court Hotel, San Francisco on August 30-September 1, 2012. Registrations now open @ www.FilipinaWomensNetwork.org/events

PRESS RELEASES

2012 Joyce Award Winners Announced

The Joyce Foundation announced today four winners of the prestigious 2012 Joyce Awards to commission artists of color to create new works with cultural institutions. The Joyce Awards recognize innovative, thought-provoking projects and come with a $50,000 grant.

Winners include Luis Alfaro as lead artist, working with Enrique Adyanthaya and Marlina Gonzalez to write a season of plays based on the ideas behind Latino/Asian fusion in collaboration with two Twin City theater companies, Teatro del Pueblo and Pangea. View full article.

Submitted by Marlina Gonzalez, FWN100 '09.

Mariels Almeda Winhoffer, The first Pinay president of IBM Philippines
 Asian Journal

IBM announced Mariels Winhoffer’s appointment as president and the 14th country general manager for IBM Philippines. Winhoffer is the first female to hold the highest post in the Philippine office of the American giant technology firm. View full article.

IN THE NEWS

Tani Cantil-Sakauye pleads her case, fights Calderon bill
The Sacramento Bee

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye urged the defeat of Assembly legislation that would undermine the authority of the Judicial Council, and give courts in as few as two counties authority to veto any statewide judicial project. View full article.

Chief Justice Tani is FWN100 '07.

Project PEARLS featured in National Geographic

Project PEARLS, a California-registered non-profit doing missionary work in the slum community of Ulingan in Tondo, Manila, was featured in National Geographic. View full article.

Submitted by FWN Member Melissa Villa.

National Guard hosts virtual conference on diversity

National Guard Bureau The chief of the National Guard Bureau, Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, outlined his vision for diversity within the National Guard during the first National Guard Bureau Virtual Diversity Conference. The goal of the virtual conference was to present to all Citizen-Soldiers, Airmen and civilians the vision and strategy of Guard leadership in the area of diversity management. View full article

Video played by General McKinley in his opening remarks to the Joint Senior Leadership Conference in Washington DC.

Submitted by FWN Board Member Lt. Col. Shirley Raguindin, FWN100 '07.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

The Pat Brown Institute
Policy Consultant Opportunity - San Joaquin Valley

The Pat Brown Institute received a grant to conduct a series of policy forums in the southern Fresno and northern KernCounty areas and is looking for a consultant who knows the San Joaquin Valley well, has a background and passion for public policy, and is able to coordinate large public events.

The consultant must be able to work independently and be bilingual Spanish/English.

If interested, contact Taffany Lim via email at tlim@cslanet.calstatela.edu or by phone at 626-485-9570

The PR News Job Center has 1,200 career opportunities in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs. View Jobs.

EVENTS & MEETINGS

2012 Black History Month Kickoff Celebration
February 3, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Friday)
The Rotunda - San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102

Mayor Edwin M. Lee together with the San Francisco African American Historical & Cultural Society, Supervisor Malia Cohen and Acting City Administrator Naomi Kelly request the pleasure of your company at the celebration of 2012 Black History Month Kickoff.  RSVP to Kirsten.Macaulay@sfgov.org

Meet & Greet with US Ambassador Harry K. Thomas
February 4, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. (Saturday)
Intramuros Restaurant
101 Brentwood Drive South San Francisco, CA 94080

RSVP at 415.334.7800. View Invitation.

Lunar New Year 4710 Celebration
February 6, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. (Monday)
The Rotunda - San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102

Mayor Edwin M. Lee together with President of the Board of Supervisors David Chiu, Supervisors Carmen Chu, Jane Kim & Eric Mar and Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting request the pleasure of your company at the celebration of Lunar New Year 4710 Year of the Dragon. RSVP (415) 554-6683.

Help IGNITE to reach its goal to build political ambition in at least 250,000 girls in the next 10 years
February 9, 6 p.m. (Thursday)
Fort Mason

Join Dorka Keehn and host Chris Desser (founder of Women's Voices, Women's Vote). RSVP anne@igniteca.org or dorka@keehnonart.com

IGNITE is a young non-partisan organization that builds political ambition in high school and college young women, with an emphasis on low- income girls, currently with chapters in Northern California and Texas.

FILIPINA CALL TO ACTION

California Domestic Workers Coalition

Thousands of children families and domestic workers took to the streets of Sacramento for a historic Children’s March to support the passage of AB 889, the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. This bill will provide equal pay for equal work for thousands of Californians who have been excluded from basic labor protections for decades.

Sign the petition to tell CA's legislators the time is NOW to pass AB 889.

Urge Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act!

From API Institute on Domestic Violence Take Action Today!

WORKSHOPS

California Women Lead Appointments Training Workshop for Women
February 1, 5:30 -7:00 p.m. (Wednesday)
Sempra Energy, 101 Ash Street, San Diego 92101.

View details

Standup Stiffies "Tight Five" Comedy Workshop
Between February 1-23
Bindlestiff Studio, 185 Sixth Street (at Howard) San Francisco, CA 94103

Instructor:  Comic - Allan Manalo
Cost: $160 [Early Bird Special $99 by Feb 3rd]

All proceeds of the workshop will help cover Bindlestiff Studio's monthly operational cost. Contact: Allan S. Manalo at allan@bindlestiffstudio.org for enrollment confirmation.

View details & schedule.

RESOURCES & PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES

Entry Deadline for New America Award:  February 9th

This award, presented by the Society of Professional Journalists, honors reporting on ethnic and immigrant communities living in the U.S.

The contest upholds an important value of SPJ: to promote diversity in journalism - in the newsroom and in the stories journalists report. View details

Filipino Film Producer Opportunity

Busong Executive Producer Jong De Castro is working on a new film project Tungkul (The Shaman King) which is the prequel to Busong.

If anyone is interested in producing or becoming an associate producer, view details.

FWN Board Member Dr. Bambi Lorica (FWN100 '07) is one of the Executive Producers of Busong.

Synapse Celebrates Thomas Edison

View Synapse School’s January-March 2012 Newsletter

Inspiration for “In Her Mother’s Image”

Author Cecilia Gaerlan blogs about her inspiration for her novel, “In Her Mother’s Image” the story of a mother and daughter set during World War II in the Philippines and thirty years later in 1971. View blog.

CONNECTING WITH YOUR PINAY ROOTS

Filipina Women's Network Featured on Kababayan LA (produced by Janelle So, FWN100 '11)

Part 1 - Uplifting the Filipina Image
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ2HVbVp5oc

Part 2 - Inspiring Filipinas, Paying it Forward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAgbYNbZdX0

###