Voice of Fil-America
First Filipina-American, First Asian-American, and First Woman elected to the Washington State Legislature (1992)
First Filipina elected to a state legislature in the continental United States (1992)
"For an immigrant woman to be elected to public office and to be given the opportunity to be in the mainstream has been the greatest gift that people have given to me." Velma Veloria
Erlinda Galeon is one of two Filipino Americans appointed by the Daly City Council to the Board of Trustees for the Daly City Library. Currently the Vice President of the Board, Erlinda is serving her first term, having been appointed to the Board in June of 2007.
As a Trustee, Galeon and her fellow Board members are tasked with advocating literary for all ages and all people, communicating constitutent needs to the City Council and Library staff, and facilitating the fulfillment of the Library’s future needs and vision.
IF you recognized his last name, you’d think he was a Philippine movie star or showbiz personality.
It’s easy to confuse Rep. Joey Manahan (D-HI) for a Philippine matinee idol because of his dashingly handsome features.
But the grandson of former famous TV talk show host of Two for the Road Elvira Manahan, the nephew of TV exec Johnny Manahan and pop star Kuh Ledesma, and the cousins of theater actors Patricia and Niccolo Manahan, didn’t follow in their footsteps.
Herminio (Hermie) Sunga, currently Vice Mayor of the City of Vallejo in California, is the only Filipino- American member in the City Council of Vallejo, which has a large Fil-Am population.
A political neophyte, Sunga, who initially was not among the favorites to win a seat to the City Council in the 2005 elections, surprised everybody by raising more money than any of the other candidates and by becoming the top vote-getter, almost 1,000 votes ahead of the next candidate.
For Dr. Stella Evangelista who has spent her life doing much for others, success has nothing to do with what you have gained in life or accomplished for yourself. It is measured by what you do for others.
Born in Cebu City, Dr. Evangelista has been an outstanding student, graduating with honors in elementary and high school. She obtained her B.S. in pre-medicine magna cum laude from the Cebu Institute of Technology. She later moved to Manila and enrolled at the University of Santo Tomas - College of Medicine, where she graduated benemeritus. In 1968, she, together with her husband, Dr. Jose Evangelista, left for the United States to take up post-graduate studies.
