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Political empowerment is still a treasure that eludes us as a community here in America. While we are the second largest Asian American community in the United States, we have yet to harvest the power that comes from our numbers. The Voice of FilAmerica features elected and appointed officials – regardless of political affiliation – in the different US states who are of Filipino ancestry. As your Filipino American community newspaper, the Asian Journal recognizes the fact that we all have a responsibility towards bringing political empowerment to fruition, especially for our future generations.  It is our hope to have our voices heard all over America.

Senator Frank Blas Aguon, Jr. - Filipino American Senator in Guam

Tuesday, 23 June 2009 22:43 Cynthia de Castro / AJPress Los Angeles
(1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Senator Frank Blas Aguon, Jr. - Filipino American Senator in Guam

SENATOR Frank Blas Aguon, Jr. is serving his fourth term in the Liheslaturan Guahan (Guam Legislature). The FilAm Senator started his political career in the Twenty-Fourth Guam Legislature, and holds the distinction of being the youngest incumbent senator at the age of thirty.

While a member of the minority, Senator Aguon sponsored fourteen bills passed into law. Those laws include: funding for the air-conditioning of Senior Citizen Centers. An act that requires protective guardrails be constructed for bus shelters adjacent to major roadways was also mandated. And legislation relative to the extension of the time period requirement for usage of the Chamorro Land Trust Commission residential properties for infrastructure development.

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Roland Sagum III - Hawaii State Legislature House of Representatives

Tuesday, 16 June 2009 22:01 Joseph Pimentel / AJPress Los Angeles
Roland Sagum III - Hawaii State Legislature House of Representatives

IT’S hard to replace a good leader.

But that’s exactly what Fil-Am Roland Sagum III did when he campaigned and won the 16th district seat in the Hawaii State Legislature House of Representatives in 2006.

Sagum succeeded retiring District 16 state House Rep. Bertha Kawakami, who had held the post for nearly 20 years.

Sagum represents District 16 covering West Kauai and Niihau.

It was his strong passion and beliefs to represent the people of Kauai and Niihau in the State Legislature that won over voters.

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David Mercado Valderrama - 1st Filipino-American to win as representative to the Maryland Legislature (1990)

Tuesday, 09 June 2009 23:19 AJPress
David Mercado Valderrama - 1st Filipino-American to win as representative to the Maryland Legislature (1990)

IN 1990, David M. Valderrama became the first Filipino-American to be elected to a state legislature on the mainland United States. A Democrat, he served Prince George’s County in Maryland as a member of the House of Delegates from January 9, 1991 to January 8, 2003.

Born in Manila, Philippines, on February 1, 1933, Valderrama holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines, and a Master of Comparative Law degree (American Practice) from George Washington University in Washington, DC.

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Lynn Berbano Finnegan: Hawaii House of Representatives Minority Leader

Tuesday, 02 June 2009 23:10 Joseph Pimentel / AJPress Los Angeles
(1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Lynn Berbano Finnegan: Hawaii House of Representatives Minority Leader

FILIPINO-American Lynn Berbano Finnegan is one of the rising politicians in Hawaii.

Finnegan, a republican, is the Hawaii House of Representatives Minority Leader. She’s served that post since 2005 when her colleagues appointed her.

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Peter Aduja: 1st FilAm to hold major elected office in the US

Tuesday, 26 May 2009 20:41 AJPress
Peter Aduja: 1st FilAm to hold major elected office in the US

FILIPINO immigration to the United States started around the 1920s, when many Pinoys went to Hawaii as plantation workers. One of these families who decided to risk everything and pursue the American dream was Peter Aduja’s family. A native of Salindig, Vigan, Ilocos Sur , Peter Aduja came to Hawaii in 1928 at age 8 and grew up on the Big Island in Hakalau, where his father worked as a $1-a-day sugar plantation worker.

Aduja was an only child who never forgot the hardships of his early life and the sacrifices of his parents. He learned the value of education, did well in school, and fulfilled the hopes of his immigrant parents.

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Voice of Fil-America
Donna Mercado Kim State Senator, 14th District, Hawaii State Legislature
SENATOR Donna Mercado Lim represents the 14th Senatorial District in the Hawaii State Senate, which includes the areas of Moanalua, Aiea, Fort...
Manuel C. Fernandez - Vice Mayor Union City, California
One of the more seasoned Filipino American politicians in Northern California is six-term Union City councilmember Manuel Castillo Fernandez, who won...
Velma Veloria
First Filipina-American, First Asian-American, and First Woman elected to the Washington State Legislature (1992)First Filipina elected to a state...
LOUD & CLEAR
 The ‘Voice of FilAmerica’ is heard as Nevada’s Judge Cheryl Moss is re-elected to bench and Ohio’s Steve Austria goes to...
Prosy Abarquez-de la Cruz, A (Formidable) Inertia in Motion
AN engaging conversation with Prosy de la Cruz last Monday afternoon opened up a Pandora’s box (sans the negative connotation) of ideas and ideals....
Michele J. Sison: US Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
The first Filipino American to become a US AmbassadorAmbassador Michele J. Sison was nominated to her post by US President George Bush. Her father,...
Joseph ‘Joe’ Pontanilla
FILAM Joseph "Joe" Pontanilla, a councilmember on the Maui County Council, tackles issues from the declining state and nation’s economy to land use...
Erlinda Galeon - Board of Trustees, Daly City Library
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...
Ray Buenaventura, Playing an active role
Ray Buenaventura has a lot on his shoulders. Aside from being an attorney licensed to practice law in California and Washington, DC, he is also very...
Felix Lopez - City of Buena Park Traffic and Transportation Commissioner
THE Buena Park City Council has appointed FilAm Felix Lopez as Traffic and Transportation Commissioner of the City of Buena Park. The City Council...
Mary J. Cochran - Council Member, County of Kauai, State of Hawaii
MARY Cochran is the seventh of 12 children born to Guillermo and Maxima Ribucan who migrated　to Hawaii from the Philippines in 1926. This fact　of...
Judge Cheryl Moss: Eight Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada
A COURT judge is responsible for the outcome of every court proceeding for he controls pre-trial motions which sets the pace and the tone of any...
Fel Amistad: Commissioner, Commission on Disabilities, San Mateo County
As current Commissioner for the San Mateo County where he develops policymaking for the Human and Health Services, particularly for the Commission on...
Melany Dela Cruz-Viesca: LA Human Relations Commission
LOS ANGELES Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa appointed Melany Dela Cruz-Viesca as a member of the Human Relations Commission of the City of Los Angeles....
Eduardo Angeles: The Special Counsel to LA City Council
THE highest-ranking Filipino American and one of the highest-rated Asian Pacific Islander lawyers in the Los Angeles City Hall is Eduardo Angeles,...
James V. Espaldon, Fil-Am Senator of Guam
JAMES V. Espaldon was born June 21, 1956 to Dr. Leticia Virata Espaldon and the late honorable Dr. Ernesto Espaldon, former Senator in the 13th,14th,...
Christopher Cabaldon Mayor, City of West Sacramento
At such a young age, West Sacramento Mayor Christopher L. Cabaldon’s achievements and firsts are too many and too lengthy to condense in a short...

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Eduardo Angeles: The Special Counsel to LA City Council

THE highest-ranking Filipino American and one of the highest-rated Asian Pacific Islander lawyers in the Los Angeles City Hall is Eduardo Angeles, the first Filipino American lawyer to serve as the Special Counsel to the LA City Council. Besides representing some of the most powerful people in Los...
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