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You’re Invited! Fundraising Dinner Featuring Grupong Pendong – Pendong Aban of ASIN
Bayanihan Foundation’s fundraising dinner, October 24, 2010 – 7 PM at Trader Vic’s Restaurant, 1030 N. State St. Chicago. Pacific Islands ambience and four course buffet including ‘lechon’. Entertainment by Grupong Pendong – Pendong Aban, Jr. of ASIN. Continue reading
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Vicky’s Story: Belonging Here and There – A Filipina Knits Her Worlds Together Through Service and Activism
(I’ve originally written this story for the AREA Chicago Magazine Issue #9: Peripheral Vision) Vicky’s Story: Belonging Here and There “O sige (OK), make sure you all know how to avoid foreclosures and how to take advantage of President Obama’s… Continue reading
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Overseas Filipinos The New Heroes? Many Suffer Risks and Dangers Working Abroad
Are Filipinos working abroad the new heroes? Dig just below the surface and find out that this manufactured image may not be all what it’s cracked up to be. Many Filipinos working abroad suffer many risks and dangers as they… Continue reading
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Filipino Christians Providing Food Packages to Filipino Muslims during Ramadan
In a time of strife and uncertainty, Filipino Christians in the island of Mindanao are handing out food and gift packages to Filipino Muslims during Ramadan. This act of giving might lead to healing and peace in this island that… Continue reading
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Free Fundraising Workshops in CA, IL, NY and in Hong Kong
Add the FREE fundraising workshop in Los Angeles, CA for Sunday, August 15, 2010 to your Google Calendar Add the FREE fundraising workshop in Chicago, IL scheduled for Saturday, August 28, 2010 to your Google Calendar Register online for the… Continue reading
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Hopeless, Packing up and Leaving For Abroad? Some Are Going Back to Make a Difference
So do you think that the situation back in the Philippines and many developing countries is so hopeless that the only alternative is to pack up and leave for abroad? Tim Troutman and Dr. Manny Cacdac are going back to… Continue reading
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New York Times reports sweatshop labor conditions for foreign workers
Training programs or sweatshop? Foreign workers were lured to lucrative training jobs in Japan but turned out to be filled with labor abuses. Workers are faced with such peril. In the future, they should have a choice whether to seek… Continue reading
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Billionaires Make Headlines Giving Away Their Wealth, While Many Unsung Heroes Continue Giving Without Fanfare
“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” Kahlil Gibran On July 15, 2010, New York Times reported with fanfare that Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation,… Continue reading
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Filipino Workers in the Diaspora Broke? Think Again! Many Have Money To Spend, Untapped Market as Donors and Consumers
My stereotype of overseas Filipino workers are shattered. The Filipino workers in the diaspora workers are not broke. They have expendable income to spend on weekend trips and souvenirs. These Filipino caregivers are untapped market as consumers. More importantly, they… Continue reading
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Without Any Papers, Tess and Thousands Like Her, Live in Fear Being Deported at Any Time
Without any papers, Tess and millions of undocumented workers around the world, live in constant fear being caught and deported. Continue reading