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Book Launch of Pareng Barack: Filipinos in Obama’s America

Tuesday, 06 January 2009 22:57 Hannah de Castro

LOS ANGELES – "For many Filipinos in America, (the election of Barack Obama) is a time of celebration and pride. For others, of concern, even fear." – Benjamin Pimentel. The Filipino American Library (FAL) will present a Book Launch of Pareng Barack: Filipinos in Obama’s America on Saturday, January 10 at 1:00pm at IMIX Bookstore (5052 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles 90041). Please RSVP for this free event by contacting reibanez@sbcglobal.net or 310-218-8258.

"In the end there were more people who were ready to move on, to break ground, to reimagine the United States, to redefine America," writes Pimentel. "It will be Obama’s face and voice that my sons will see and hear on television and on the Internet over the next four years, maybe longer. It will be Pareng Barack who will play a critical role in defining my sons’ future in America" (from Inquirer.net).

SPI Batch ‘68 Class Reunion

Tuesday, 02 December 2008 23:23 AJ Press

THE Class of 1968, Boys and Girls Departments, of Saint Pascual Institute in Obando, Bulacan will celebrate their 40th year class reunion on January 25, 2009. The celebration will be held at the Paradise Resort in Malolos, Bulacan from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Members of this Batch ‘68 who are now residing in Canada and the United States and other parts of the world are invited to share this special day with their fellow 1968 graduates in the Philippines.

For more information regarding this celebration, please contact the following Batch ‘68 members: Thelma Daez-Sy at (707) 310-3633/(707) 52-0655; Noemi Punzal at (312) 590-0459/(313) 461-0459; Phenny & Rolly Rivera at (610) 500-1141/(610) 558-2951 or Jun de Guzman at raydgjr@yahoo.com. n

Last day for candidates to file nominating/supplemental petitions for the 2009

Tuesday, 02 December 2008 23:20 AJ Press

Los Angeles Interim City Clerk Karen E. Kalfayan reminds all candidates that the deadline to file Nominating and/or Supplemental Petitions for the March 3, 2009, City of Los Angeles Primary Nominating Election is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 for the following offices: Mayor, City Attorney, Controller, Member of Los Angeles City Council, Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15; Member of the Board of Education for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Districts 2, 4 and 6; and Member of the Board of Trustees for the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), Seats 2, 4, 6 and 7.

Filing Fees and/or required signatures: All candidates must either pay a filing fee of $300 and submit valid signatures of at least 500 but no more than 1,000 registered voters within their districts, or waive the filing fee and submit valid signatures of at least 1,000 but not more than 2,000 qualified, registered voters within their jurisdiction and applicable districts.

LA Skyline Lions Club

Tuesday, 02 December 2008 23:18 AJ Press

THE Los Angeles Skyline Lions Club of District 4-L3 is celebrating its 5th anniversary of serving its community. For its celebration, there will be Harvest Bingo Festival and a mini concert by Joselito Pascual who represents a Philippine musical treasure as the country’s most acclaimed classical and jazz-pop pianist. Mr. Pascual is a multi-awarded artist, receiving four Best Instrumentalist of the Year Awards from the prestigious Aliw Awards in the Philippines. This event will be on Sunday, December 7, 2008, starting at 4:00 p.m., at the Celebrity Centre International, 5930 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028. For tickets and more details, please contact Lion Sol "Sunshine" Santiago, Club Secretary, at 213-500-1927.

Peace Over Violence to receive $1 million grant

Tuesday, 02 December 2008 23:16 AJ Press

LOS ANGELES – Peace over Violence announced today they are to receive a $1 million grant from Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF), as part of a national four-year initiative focused on preventing intimate partner violence, Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships. Peace Over Violence, formerly known as the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW), is a non-profit organization dedicated to building healthy relationships, families and communities free from sexual, domestic and interpersonal violence. Their "Teens Over Violence" initiative was selected for this grant from among more than 500 applicants nationwide.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and its California partner Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF) are investing $18 million to prevent teen dating violence and abuse.　 With 11 sites from around the country, the Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships (BHTR) initiative will enable communities to create and evaluate comprehensive models of prevention of this serious public health issue. RWJF has selected the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF), one of the nation’s leading organizations working to prevent domestic and sexual violence, to serve as the national program office for BHTR. In partnership with RWJF, the Family Violence Prevention Fund helped to design the BHTR initiative and will direct its implementation.

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