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Issues

Economic/Social

Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs

Provides detailed information on Asian Pacific Americans in Washington State including the latest census data. The Commission works with government agencies and private businesses on issues which concern Asian Pacific American, especially in the areas of social services, housing, employment and education.

National Federation of Filipino Associations

Founded in 1997, this organization supports programs in community development, economic development and political leader
ship.

Environment

Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solutions

Website for the Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solutions which campaigns for the environmental cleanup of former U.S. military bases in the Philippines.

Health

Health and Health Care of Filipino American Elders

Melen McBride, RN, PhD, Stanford Geriatric Education Center

Politics

Rep. Velma Veloria

Online resource for Washington state's Representative Velma Veloria. Provided by the state of Washington.

Dolores Sibonga, First Filipina lawyer, Seattle City Council

An article about Dolores Sibonga's induction into the Seattle City Council as the first Filipina-American lawyer. Provided by www.historylink.org.

Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii

Online biography of Benjamin J. Cayetona, Filipino Governor of Hawaii. Provided by the state of Hawaii.

Bob Santos

Uncle Bob: A Conversation with Seattle's Best-Loved Public Official. A recount of the story of Bob Santos, an expert on housing issues, and his life as a Filipino immigrant in Seattle. Written by Alice Quaintance for Real Change, Seattle's homeless newspaper.

Veterans Benefits:

Filipino WWII vets press for benefits

Article concerning the lack of benefits for Filipino WWII veterans. By Stuart Eskenazi, The Seattle Times, April 20, 2001.

Filipino-American WWII vets say U.S. owes them benefits

By Putsata Reang, The Seattle Times, May 22, 1998.

Women

Gabriela Network, a Philippine-U.S. Women's Solidarity Organization

An alliance of women's organizations which work on U.S. policy issues which effect Philippine women and children.

Books

  • Asian Voices: Asian and Asian American Health Educators Speak Out. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett, 1999. RA448.5 A83 A86 1999
  • Asian American Issues Relating to Labor, Economics and Socioeconomic Status. New York: Garland Pub., 1998 E184. O6 A829 1998
  • Bonus, Rick. Locating Filipino Americans, Ethnicity & the Cultural Politics of Space. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2000 E184.F4 B66 2000
  • Castilla, Greg S. Struggles from Both Shores. Kirkland, Wa.: Paperworks, 1995. DS686.615 C2 1997
  • Catapusan, Benicio, T. The Social Adjustment of Filipinos in the United States. San Francisco, R and E Research Associates, 1972. E184.F4 C37 1972
  • Filipino Americans: Transformation and Identity. Thousand Oaks, CA.: Sage Publications, 1997. E184. F4 F385 1997
  • Pido, Antonio. The Pilipinos in America: Macro/micro Dimensions of Immigration and Integration. New York: Center for Migration Studies, 1986 E184. F4 P53 1986
  • State of Asian America: Activism and Resistance in the 1990s. Boston, Ma.: South End Press, 1994. E184. O6. S7 1994
  • Understanding Cultural Diversity: Culture, Curriculum and Community in Nursing. Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, 2000. R737.U55 2000
  • Women of Color: Integrating Ethnic and Gender Identities in Psychotherapy. New York: Guildhall, 1994. RC451.4. M58 W66 1994