http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/filipinoamericans/ en-us Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:19:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044347/posts In October 2000, at a whole-day conference in New York organized by the Association of Asian American Advertising Agencies (A5), the forerunner of the Asian American Advertising Federation (3AF), "the business case for Asian American marketing" was the focus of discussion. The organizers of the conference wanted to call attention to the importance of Asian Americans as a consumer market and to the fact that this was not reflected in the segment’s share of advertising dollars being spent by corporate America. Ironically, while speaker after speaker spoke in glowing terms about the buying power of Asian Americans, not one touched... ABS-CBN News/Filipinas Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044347/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:19:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910944/posts A group of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans is preparing a 500 million-dollar class suit against ABC Network in the United States in response to a slur against Philippine medical schools and Filipino medical professionals, aired in the premiere episode of the fourth season of “Desperate Housewives”. In that episode, the character Susan Mayer (played by actress Teri Hatcher) questioned the credentials of her gynecologist over a disputed diagnosis. Mayer said she wanted to check the doctor’s diploma to make sure it didn’t come “from some med school in the Philippines”. The class suit is being filed by the Northern California chapter... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910944/posts#comment Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:43:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1596378/posts Plans to condemn Southern Baptist church proceed after 6-0 vote for eminent domain Mar 14, 2006 By Erin Roach Baptist Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (BP)--Another step was taken toward the destruction of the Filipino Baptist Fellowship building March 13 when the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency Board voted 6-0 to condemn the church in order to build condominiums, despite testimonies from community members regarding the public good that flows from the religious institution. “I had no illusions that we were going to stop the vote, but what was most discouraging yesterday was the utter lack of any evidence on why this... SBC Baptist Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1596378/posts#comment Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:18:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1339858/posts Charlotte, Feb. 09, 2005 (CNA) - The Catholic Church in the southern U.S. is flourishing and growing at an impressive rate. But its rebirth in the historical Protestant Bible Belt is not only about numbers in the pews, but the creation of a Catholic culture and a strict adherence to Catholic teachings, says a report by journalist Tim Padgett. Catholics make up about 12 percent of the South’s population. While still quite low, Catholics saw growth of almost 30 percent in the 1990s, compared with less than 10 percent for Baptists, who make up the area’s largest denomination. Reported Padgett.... Catholic News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1339858/posts#comment Wed, 9 Feb 2005 23:49:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316211/posts ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (AP) - Standing in the hangar bay of this mammoth aircraft carrier, Seaman Joviena Kay looks across the waves toward the devastated coast of Sumatra, remembering a time 13 years ago when she huddled on the same deck with evacuees from another great Asian disaster. Joviena was 6 years old then, a refugee from a volcano. The Filipino-American eventually joined the U.S. Navy, and she is serving on the ship that rescued her as its sailors help the survivors of an earthquake and tsunami. ``It's horrible, what happened to those people out there,'' she says... guardianunlimited http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316211/posts#comment Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:56:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1211561/posts The Daily Herald Northwest, North and Western Chicago Suburbs) is seeking Philippine-born W.W. II veterans now living in the West and Northwest suburbs (again Chicago) for a commemoration of Gen. MacArthur's return landing there 60 years ago. If you or someone you know fits that description, please contact email Mike Comerford, or call 847-427-4568. (E-mail address is mcomerford@dailyherald.com) Daily Herald (NW Suburban Chicago) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1211561/posts#comment Fri, 10 Sep 2004 01:47:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1064527/posts HERO’S BURIAL: Gen. John MacDonald, official representative of the US army, hands over the American flag to Helen Therriem, mother of Fil-American US army specialist Solomon Bangayan (inset) who was killed in action in Iraq earlier this month. Bangayan was given the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal as he was buried in his hometown of Sudipen in La Union yesterday. philstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1064527/posts#comment Sat, 24 Jan 2004 20:06:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1060081/posts <p>The day after President Bush announced his temporary-worker proposal, the phone began ringing off the hook at David Dai's office in Tempe. It hasn't stopped since.</p> <p>Most of the hundreds of calls Dai has received over the past week are from Asian immigrants in the Valley wondering how Bush's proposal could affect them.</p> AZ Republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1060081/posts#comment Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:11:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1050832/posts Former Navy SEAL fights deporting of adopted son By JON FRANK, The Virginian-Pilot © January 3, 2004 Last updated: 1:11 AM Jim Schombs Anyone interested in trying to help Julius Schombs stay in the country should contact one of Virginia’s U.S. senators. Sen. George Allen 202-224-4024 Web site: allen.senate.gov/email.html Sen. John Warner 202-224-2023 Web site: warner.senate.gov/contact/contactme.htm VIRGINIA BEACH — When Jim Schombs returned to the United States from the Philippines in 1986, he brought with him a new wife and her 5-year-old son, Julius. Mother and son were natives of the faraway island of Negros Occidental, and Schombs wanted... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1050832/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2004 13:11:08 GMT