Fil-Am Associations Profile
ALYANSA Ng Komunidad (AK) formed in 1993, through the December 7 Movement began to sow the seeds of the veterans campaign about 20 years ago. When the December 7 Movement folded in 1997, the JFAV was formed.
These efforts evolved into Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV),organized in December 16, 1998 under People’s CORE. It undertook campaign to win tactical victories such as benefits for Filipino World War II veterans since 2000.
The Asian Journal received the Community Building Journalism Award from the Filipino American Library at its 8th Annual Gala and Benefit concert Jazzmopolitan last Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Aratani Theatre of the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Little Tokyo.
Cora Oriel, president of the Asian Journal, said that getting the award in October during the Filipino-American Heritage month is quite auspicious.
Contact:
Katherine Carrido
Co-Director
607 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
USA
Tel: (323) 413-9663
Email: nfo@filamarts.org
Mission:
The Association for the Advancement of Filipino American Arts and Culture, also known as FilAm ARTS is a multi-disciplinary community arts organization whose mission is to advance the understanding of the arts and diverse cultural heritage of Filipinos in the United States. With three public programs - the Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture, the statewide Pilipino Artists Network, and the arts education program, Eskuwela Kultura, FilAm ARTS` organizational purpose is to engage diverse peoples in cultural arts as a synergistic approach to individual and community self-determination and empowerment.
Description:
The Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture is the anchor program of FilAm ARTS. It is an annual series of multi-disciplinary arts events that takes place in the County of Los Angeles, from poetry readings, concerts, to visual arts exhibits culminating in a two-day festival weekend.
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