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AUGUST 2008 ISSUE

“The sun! The sun!
And all we can become!”

The sun! The sun! And all we can become!”
--Theodore Roethke

Drill we must!” seems to be the mantra of President Bush to assuage the anger of motorists who now pay much more at the gas pumps compared to when he took office in 2001. With the November elections coming, Mr. Bush is trying hard to minimize the negative impact of an economy gone bad. But should the US and, for that matter, the rest of the world be captives to oil? [more]

Ohio Pinoys raise funds for Fil-Am US House bet
State Senator Steve Austria
State Senator Steve Austria
Dayton, OH -- Members of the Phil-Am Society of Greater Dayton in Ohiop will shell out up to $1000 per person to help raise campaign funds for Ohio State Sen. Steve Austria, A Filipino American who is running for US Congressman from Ohio 7th District. [more]
Domestic Workers Celebrate Victory
A group of Filipino American World War II veterans meets with Philippine President Gloria Arroyo in Washington DC last June 25, 2008. (Photo by Eric Lachica)
A group of Filipino American World War II veterans meets with Philippine President Gloria Arroyo in Washington DC last June 25, 2008. (Photo by Eric Lachica)
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
By Jon Melegrito
Contributing Editor
PINOY Newsmagazine


After hearing too many horror stories of employers mistreating domestic workers, we’re heartened when news of something really good happens. Even better still when that something becomes law.

Last month, the Montgomery County Council (which governs a relatively affluent suburb of Washington, D.C.) did just that. Known as the “nanny bill,” it requires county residents to sign a written contract with nannies, housekeepers or cooks who are employed for at least 20 hours a week The contract would specify their wages and other benefits. Live-in help, for instance, will be provided a separate room, with a lock, for sleeping and “reasonable access” to a bathroom, kitchen and laundry room. Violators would be fined as much as $1,000. [more]
Fil-Am lawyer is new AABA prexy
Arong-O’Brien poses with PINOY Publisher Mariano Santos. (PINOY Photo by Ted Regencia)
Arong-O’Brien poses with PINOY Publisher Mariano Santos. (PINOY Photo by Ted Regencia)
Chicago, IL -- A native of the Philippines – who spent a decade at Caesar’s Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, in the dual positions of food and beverage trainer and food and beverage comptroller – is the incoming president of the 21-year-old Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area (AABA).

Jessica Arong O’Brien, age 40, now a special assistant attorney general at the Illinois Department of Revenue, will take the helm on Thursday, July 24, at a 5:30 p.m. reception in the Grand Ballroom at Trump International Hotel & Towers. L. Tammy Duckworth, Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, will deliver the keynote address and receive the organization’s first Asian American Leadership Award. [more]
1st Adobofest set on September 6
Specially-designed native trophies to be awarded at Adobofest.
Specially-designed native trophies to be awarded at Adobofest.
Chicago, IL -- Save the date! The Filipino American Network (FAN) has confirmed that its first ever “Potluck Picnic”- “Adobo Taste-off”- “Fiesta” has been scheduled for the 1st Saturday of September, 2008, on the Northwest side of Chicago.

Adobofest 2008 will be held at the LaBagh Woods, Cook County Forest Preserve, in Chicago at Foster and Cicero, Grove #3. Enter at 5300 North Cicero. Activities and events begin at 11:00 AM and last until 4 PM. [more]
JULY 2008 ISSUE

“Barack the Vote”
Maryland Delegate Kris Valderrama (2nd from left) and colleagues from the AFSCME poses with Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. (Photo by Bing Cardenas Branigin)
Maryland Delegate Kris Valderrama (2nd from left) and colleagues from the AFSCME poses with Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. (Photo by Bing Cardenas Branigin)

LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
By Jon Melegrito
Contributing Editor
PINOY Newsmagazine


Now that Hillary has given her full endorsement to Barack Obama, I must now shift gears and ensure his victory in November. Not an easy thing to do at first, I must confess. But the cause is greater than either one of them.

Seven months ago, when I was on the ground in Iowa campaigning for the New York senator, I was thrilled by the history-making prospect of the first woman president of the most powerful country in the world.

But it wasn’t meant to be. Instead, we have the equally-historic nomination of a Black man by a major political party. Unthinkable a year ago. But it’s looking more and more possible that we will soon have someone in the White House who is not White. Someone even who looks Asian, given his multicultural background. [more]


 more . . . Home
06.JUL.08 Toward A More Perfect Union
05.JUL.08 Fil-Am Army captain
hits the trail for Obama

04.JUL.08 Pacquiao KO's Diaz in 9th
03.JUL.08 Psst...Would you like to sell your house?
02.JUL.08 Fil-Am Actor-Director
at the held of new Internet TV project

02.JUL.08 Pianist Raul Sunico in Chicago, July 20
08.JUN.08 JUNE 2008 ISSUE
07.JUN.08 Closing In On A House Vote
06.JUN.08 Pinoys mob Pacquiao in Chicago
05.JUN.08 Jovito Salonga: Honoring A Noble Man
04.JUN.08 Sining Kumintang returns to Chicago, June 27-28
03.JUN.08 Drastic times, Drastic actions
02.JUN.08 Cebu native now a top Chicago lawyer
01.JUN.08 VP Noli de Castro invited at the COP Kalayaan fete
14.MAY.08 OUR APOLOGIES
12.MAY.08 Manny Pacquiao coming to Chicago, May 21
11.MAY.08 Fil-Am Spoelstra is new coach of Miami Heat

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