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#Fellowship: The Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO)’s Tayo is looking for its sixth cohort of dynamic content creators and youth leaders who want to focus their talents to support wellness, health equity, and advocacy for the Filipino American community. The fellowship program will run from June 1 - August 31, 2025. The fellowship program is primarily virtual with optional opportunities to attend in-person events (ex. conferences, health fairs, festivals, etc) based on interest, location, and availability. For more information:?https://lnkd.in/g497ac2R Deadline: Applications due April 1, 2025 at 11:59PM (local time) https://lnkd.in/g54pkFJu

#FYLPROAlumniNews: FYLPRO 2018 delegate Joshua Ang Price was featured in the Business is F'n Hard podcast. He talked about the obstacles facing small business owners (particularly rural, woman, and minority businesses) and what government funding and resources (mentors, technical assistance and AI) are out there to help them scales and grow. Watch at the 11:00 mark: https://lnkd.in/gcYWDDna

#FYLPROAlumniNews: FYLPRO 2023 delegate Lourdes Moldre, MSN, RN, ACNP-BC was a panelist at California Organization of Associate Degree Nursing conference in Monterey, California earlier this week. Lourdes, who is also Philippine Nurses Association of Northern California, Inc. president, spoke on the “A Journey of Accountability: Measuring Progress in Addressing Racism in Nursing Education 2.0” panel along with the rest of American Nurses Association - California Racism in Nursing Education Taskforce.

#FYLPROMemberNews: Two FYLPRO members from Hawaii were featured in an International Womens Day article last week. FYLPRO 2023 delegate Trish Quema La Chica and FYLPRO member Annalisa Burgos were featured in INQUIRER.net article, "10 Filipina Americans you should know this International Women’s Day." Trish is Hawaii state house representative for District 37 and Annalisa is an anchor for Hawaii News Now. https://lnkd.in/gw7DZhSj

#FYLPROAlumniNews: FYLPRO 2016 delegate and Tayo cofounder and legal counsel Mark Calaguas tabled at KALAHI Kareer Day at DePaul University in Chicago on March 11, 2025. It is the third year that FYLPRO and Tayo has participated in the event. KALAHI is DePaul University’s Philippine Student Association.

#FYLPROAlumniNews: FYLPRO 2018 delegate and Tayo cofounder Joshua Ang Price and FYLPRO Secretary Agnes Lopez tabled at this past weekend’s Jeepney 2 Jax presented by the University of Northern Florida (UNF) Filipino Student Association. The event showcased dances, food and local organizations.

#FYLPROMemberNews: Several FYLPRO members were at the Pinay Powerhouse conference hosted by FALA DC. including National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA) president Bryan Ramos, FYLPRO president elect Genevieve V. Jopanda, 2022 delegate Michele Josue and 2023 delegate Jan Tancinco this past weekend. Genevieve was on a panel on immigration justice and Michele screened her legacy project film, Nurse Unseen. Pinay Powerhouse is a women’s collective focused on empowering Pinay attorneys, future attorneys, and legal professionals as leaders in the law.

#FYLPROMemberNews: FYLPRO member and Thriving Asians Founder Michelle Garcia is a panelist for the Philippine Consulate General in New York's Evening with Distinguished Filipino Women. Hosted in celebration of International Women’s Day and Philippine National Women’s Month, this year’s event highlights Filipinas making a significant impact in the field of mental health. ?Tues. March 11, 7 PM ?Philippine Center New York - Kalayaan Hall - 556 5th Ave, NY ?Registration link:?https://lnkd.in/gYnQVWPv?

#FYLPROAlumniNews: Several FYLPRO alumni were in attendance at Change InSights Data Equity Summit in Chicago including 2015 delegate Lakhi Siap, 2014 delegate Abbey Eusebio and 2019 delegate and Tayo cofounder and project director Leezel Tanglao. Change InSight powered by?the Chinese American Service League (CASL), is a national movement of nonprofits using community-driven data to uplift Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) voices. The Data Equity Summit focused how to use data to tell community’s needs and story.

#Research: #Research: Have an impact! Enroll in CARE Registry. FYLPRO's Tayo is a community partner of the CARE Project - Collaborative Approach For Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders Research & Education. The purpose of CARE is to address the gap and reduce disparities in research participation among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians,?and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) through the creation of a research registry of AANHPI who are interested in participating in various types of research. The theme of the CARE registry is?“health across the lifespan.” Some examples of potential research studies that CARE registry participants may get contacted about include but are not limited to: the prevention, intervention, and treatment of cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias; other aging-related health concerns including health issues and risk and protective factors that begin in early to mid-life; and, the health and wellness of caregivers. To be eligible to enroll in CARE, you must be: 1) An Asian, Asian American and/or Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander,? 2) An adult (18 years old or older), 3) Able to read and speak in English, Chinese, Hawaiian, Hindi, Ilokano, Japanese, Korean, Samoan, Tagalog, or?Vietnamese, 4) Reside in the United States (U.S.) or US Associated Pacific Islands (USAPI), and 5) Willing to be contacted to participate in health research. If you are interested in enrolling:?https://lnkd.in/gVSXFTGT There is an option to take the survey in Tagalog. Please indicate you heard about this project through FYLPRO/Tayo. For more: https://lnkd.in/gVpCbaYU