San Francisco, CA—Balitang America (BA), the leading daily Filipino American news program on ABS-CBN’s The Filipino Channel (TFC), is partnering with the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) to live stream “Spark, Connect, Empower,” a day-long forum on civic leadership and empowerment within the Filipino American community.
The forum will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. tomorrow at the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco, and is co-sponsored by the CLF Foundation, the Reginald F. Lewis Foundation, and AARP. The community reception from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. is sponsored by Tanduay Rum.
The live stream of the forum from 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m PT will be available on NaFFAA’s Facebook page. The Elected Officials Panel from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. PT will be live streamed on Balitang America’s Facebook page.
According to the U.S. Census, Filipinos are the second largest Asian American population in California. In fact, of the nearly 4 million Filipinos living in the United States, 1.5 million (nearly 40 percent) live in the state. In line with NaFFAA’s vision, the Civic Leadership Forum aims to harness the knowledge and potential of this growing community in order to unite, engage, and empower diverse Filipino American organizations and individuals in the Northern California area. Through “Spark, Connect, Empower,” NaFFAA hopes attendees will spark new ideas, connect with dynamic leaders, and empower themselves and others to get involved in community activism.
“Spark, Connect, Empower,” will feature prominent Filipino American elected officials and community leaders who will discuss topics ranging from personal and professional development, to civic engagement and local advocacy.
The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Established in 1997, NaFFAA has been the standard bearer for promoting the welfare and well-being of the 4 million Filipinos and Filipino Americans throughout the United States. NaFFAA’s vision is to serve as the voice of all Filipinos and Filipino Americans by uniting, engaging, and empowering diverse individuals and community organizations through leadership development, civic engagement, and national advocacy.
For the full schedule and speaker biographies, please visit naffaa.org/events. Contact NaFFAA Executive Director Jason Tengco at jason.tengco@naffaa.orgor (202) 803-1353 for more information.
