11th Filipinas Magazine Achievement Awards

Filipino American Achievers in Community Service, Entrepreneurship, Art & Culture, Youth Leadership, Entertainment, Corporate Leadership, Communications, Medicine and Public Affairs and for Lifetime Achievement will be honored.

Thursday, October 2, 2008
South San Francisco Convention Center
255 South Airport Boulevard
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Reception: 6:00 P.M.
Awards Presentation: 7:30 P.M.

Limited Seating. Dinner will be served. Please reserve early. Tickets: $50

R.S.V.P. at (650) 985-2530 or e-mail Mener Frades at m.frades@filipinasmag.com

15th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival

Celebrate Filipino culture and heritage at the 15th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival! The two-day event will be held August 9 and 10, and will feature delectable Filipino cuisine and desserts, cultural exhibits, six pavilions as well as the return of the Adobo Cook-off and the balut (duck egg) eating contest. Festivities will kick-off with the Pistahan Parade on August 9 at 11 a.m.; it will begin along Market St. (from the Embarcadero) and end at Yerba Buena Gardens. The festival will also include the first-ever San Francisco Filipino American Jazz Festival. For more information contact (415) 777-6950, pistahan2008@gmail.com or visit www.pistahan.net.

26th Annual Asian Community Night

Asian Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS) teams up with the Oakland Athletics for the 26th Annual Asian Community Night with the Oakland A’s. The charity event raises awareness about mental health through an evening of sports and family fun. A portion of ticket sales for the August 15th game purchased through ACMHS will be donated to the agency to bolster its services in the areas of mental health, developmental disabilities, family support and youth empowerment.

Asian and Pacific Islander American Members of Congress and Cabinet Members to be Recognized by United States Capitol Historical Society, AT&T and Wal-Mart

A special screening of “Yielding the Floor,” a documentary featuring current and former members of Congress of Asian and Pacific Islander American heritage, was held last May 15, 2008 at the ImaginAsian Theater in New York City. Sponsored by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, AT&T, Wal-Mart Stores, ImaginAsian TV and IW Group, and co-hosted by OCA–New York, the event showcased the groundbreaking documentary with a 25-minute highlight reel featuring interviews with U.S. Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel Akaka; U.S. Rep. Mike Honda, David Wu and Doris Matsui; and, former U.S. Rep. and Presidential Cabinet member Norman Y. Mineta. U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao offered her own commentary about her experience with Congress in a separate video. Click for more info!

Art as Memoir
By Serina Aidasani
Captions by Toots Magsino

Toots Magsino's creations provide an intimate and personal look at her own life.

No formal introduction is necessary to know Filipina artist Toots Magsino. Her art is her personal story. Browsing through her paintings is like sifting through the pages of a memoir.

The youngest of 10 children of Dr. Benjamin and Imelda Magsino, Toots creates works from personal experiences—reflections, feelings, life moments that have inspired and moved her. The colors, shapes and forms are commemorations of familial bonds, friendships and everyday circumstances. Her works are intimate, profound and are revelations of the person she has become. Click here for more!

Support the Filipino Veterans Equity Bill

Support the Filipino Veterans! The Senate approved the Filipino Veterans Equity Act or S1315. It is now up to the House of Representatives to pass this bill. Print out this flyer and mail to your congressmen!

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