Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV)

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.

Most prominent in its modest gain is the $ 15,000 lump sum for Filipino veterans won this year. Although small the JFAV still advocates for benefits for veterans, widows and rightful heirs of relatives of more than 46,000 still living veterans both in the Philippines and here in the United States.

In 2006, the JFAV held its first conference in UCLA with the help of the Samahang Pilipino and People’s CORE. It has a network of 67 student, youth, community and veterans organization in Southern California.

In November 2008, the JFAV as an alliance based in California- made a bold step to form the organization nationwide with chapters in San Francisco, Chicago, New York and Washington DC.

The current leadership of JFAV are the following:

National Coordinator- Arturo P. Garcia

Steering Committee:

Mass Movement Coordinator- Mike Nailat

Finance – Ernest Tamayo

Emily Chan

Joy Alonica Bautista

Paulo Espiritu

Jerry Esguerra

Jack Vergara

Peping Baclig

Emily Bautista

Jenalyn Umipig

Jaimie Carlos

It has also formed the widows organization – the AWARE. JFAV continues to organize and mobilize the Filipino WWII veterans and the larger community to advocate for the rights and recognition of the WWII veterans.

To contact JFAV please call (213)241-0995 or (213) 382-1819 or visit our site at myspace-jfav-la.com

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Adriana Wind - POW, That survived Death Camp, Death March, Tortur

|72.207.55.xxx |2009-06-15 23:01:14

My Father, A POW, that survived death camp, death march for the love of freedom
so that others and for the next generation may live as a free man. He proudly
carried the Flag of United States of America. He live with misery day and
night. He has constant nightmares with no one to turn to, and no one
understoods. He kept it to himself all the event for as long as he lived. He
waited and hoped that one day Justice will come. My father was sick, old and
can not wait any more. He died. U.S.A stripped the dignity and honor from him he
never saw Justice. He died a broken man. NOW, the U.S.A. approved the stimulus
to give $15,000.00 and $9,000.00 to the living, but Nothing to the dead man,
dead man's widow and famiy. Justice has not come to those soldier who died and a
Real Hero. The Family of the dead soldier should stand up together and demand
compensation both from Japan and the United States of American for what my
fath...

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