In June of 2018, I was graced with the opportunity to graduate from my dream school, the University of California, Los Angeles. I was surrounded by friends and family, my head buried from the countless stoles and cords that symbolized…
“It’s hard to be a Filipino in California” – Carlos Bulosan Last January, I had the opportunity to join our fellow EPYC ambassadors at our retreat in Seattle. Our weekend was jam-packed with meetings at Microsoft, late night boba runs,…
“Alyssa, you’re so Filipino.” With the Filipino flag in my Instagram bio and my weekly stories about TUPAC (Temple University Philippine American Council), I knew my friend was right; I am really Filipino. But is that really so bad? ‘Being…
Growing up, I found myself toeing the line between my Filipino and my American identities, never finding the perfect balance between the two. I would visit my family in the Philippines, speak fluent Tagalog, and still be treated as the…
Coming to the United States as a nine-year-old, I did not expect what challenges I had to face being in this great land of opportunity. Of course, as I was told countless times by my parents that the main reason…
One of the biggest exports that the Philippines has is its people. So, it was not an uncommon thing for me and my family to leave all of our familiarities behind in search of better opportunities abroad. At just five…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 8, 2018Contact: April Siruno, NaFFAA Chief of Staffapril.siruno@naffaa.org Tel. 301-503-6221 NaFFAA Seeks Interns for Spring 2019 Washington, DC – The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) is seeking interns for its 2019 Internship Program. Internships are year-round and NaFFAA is flexible…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2018 Contact: Jason Tengco, NaFFAA Executive Director jason.tengco@naffaa.org Tel. 202-803-1353 New Census Data Shows More Than Four Million Filipinos in the United States Washington, DC – Recently, the U.S. Census Bureau released its…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2018 Contact: Jason Tengco, NaFFAA Executive Director jason.tengco@naffaa.org Tel. 202-803-1353 NaFFAA Introduces its Second Class of EPYC Ambassadors Washington, DC – Today, NaFFAA is proud to announce its second class of nineteen ambassadors to…
