The documentary about Amerasians in the Philippines Winner of the Jason Mak award for Best Social justice film at the Disorient Asian American Film festival Robert, Jr, Charlene and Margarita are Amerasians: the sons and daughters of Filipina women (often impoverished prostitutes) and American Sailors stationed at the Subic Bay US Naval Base, once the largest [...]
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Update from United We Dream: Thank You for Helping to Stop Deportations
April 12th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
I recently received some great news from United We Dream on the status of Manolo the Dreamer and his family. Manolo (Tennessee DREAMer) Manolo and his parents did not have to leave the country. The fast action of UWD’s affiliate/member group, Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalistion (TIRRC), NAKASEC, America’s Voice, countless allies, and not [...]
Petition to Help DREAMer Manolo and His Family
April 2nd, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
Immigration is a big part of my life. Not many people know this, but I come from a family of immigration lawyers. This is why I have a soft spot for issues on immigration. I was really torn up after reading the story on the DREAMer Manolo, who maybe deported and separated from his family. [...]
Filipino-American Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law says Current U.S. Immigration System is Broken
March 31st, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
As a Filipino-American man, it is always frustrating to read articles or post that demoralize and stereotype the image of Filipino men. That is why I felt empowered this past year after learning about Filipino men like Dr. A Gabriel Esteban, Dr. E.J. R. David and J.J. Racaza who are representing the community. I wanted to [...]
AWU Calls For Immigration Program Review Amid Claims Four Filipino Men Were Under Paid
March 9th, 2011 by Fil-Am Ako
ABC Australia recently reported that the Australian Workers Union (AWU) is calling for a review of the country’s immigration program amid claims four men were under paid while on wrongly obtained short term working visas. The Filipino men were employed for 18 months to work as maintenance painters on two oil rigs owned by by Danish [...]
ACTION ALERT: DREAM Act will be Voted on Tomorrow (Sat. 12/18)
December 17th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
This important update is from our friends at Filipino Advocate for Justice: Senator Reid has scheduled for The DREAM Act to come to the floor tomorrow, Saturday, December 18th, and we need your help today to pass this historic bill that would provide the opportunity for more than 65,000 undocumented high school grads a pathway to [...]
Fil-Am Couple Jailed in Florida for Exploiting Pinoy Workers
December 17th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
This week, a Filipino-American couple were sentenced for a combined 129 months in prison for forcing 39 Pinoys to work against their will in country clubs and in Southeast Florida. Federal prosecutors said Sophia Manuel and Alfonso Baldonado Jr., owners of Quality Staffing Services Corp., a labor contracting service, compelled the victims to work under [...]
Urge your Senator & Congress member to Support the DREAM Act
November 29th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
Via Filipino Advocates for Justice: ACTION ALERT Help Immigrant Students! Urge your Senator & Congress member to Support the DREAM Act! Both Congress and the Senate return to Washington, DC this week. Despite being a lame-duck session with a tight agenda, both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have promised to [...]
Guestworker Teachers Fight Back
August 9th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
Hundreds of Filipino guestworkers lured to teach in Louisiana public schools were cheated out of tens of thousands of dollars and forced into exploitative contracts by an international trafficking ring run by labor contractors, according to a class action lawsuit filed on August 5th by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the American Federation of Teachers [...]
Stephen Colbert Takes on Immigration Through “Take Our Jobs” Campaign
July 13th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
I recently saw this update on America’s Voice and thought to myself, “finally!” I was getting sick and tired of hearing Americans saying that illegal immigrants are taking their jobs. Are illegal immigrants really taking our jobs and do Americans really want to take on these jobs that include farm work? In the video, Comedy [...]
Coming Soon to Rhode Island
May 22nd, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
With all the criticism on Arizona’s notorious immigration law, State Representative Peter Palumbo has gone ahead and introduced bill in Rhode Island similar to Arizona law. Palumbo introduced a new bill in the General Assembly that aims to crack down on illegal immigration in Rhode Island, a state has a higher percentage of Americans of Portuguese ancestry (who [...]
Immigration Fears of Fil-Am Army Family
May 11th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
Imagine that you are fighting and putting your life on the line for your country that doesn’t want your family on its soil. For Lt. Kenneth Tenebro, his wife’s well being is always on his mind. In an article by Julia Preston from the New York Times reports on how Tenebro’s tour of duty in Iraq [...]
Filipinos Against Arizona Immigration Law SB1070
May 3rd, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
Arizona has take a giant step backwards. With callous regard to human rights, civil rights, and worker rights, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB1070 into law, one of the most blatant examples of anti-immigrant and racist legislation in recent memory. Based solely on appearance, persons who look foreign are at risk of triggering suspicion, inspection [...]
Unjustified Racial Profiling on Natural Born Citizen of the United States
April 27th, 2010 by Fil-Am Ako
“Who the hell carries their birth certificate!” writes Jack Tomas from Guanabee. This update is not relating to Filipinos or the Asian American community, but on the recent injustice committed in Arizona with the recent anti-immigration law SB 1070. Unjustified racial profiling in Arizona officially kicked off with the detainment of a Mexican-American truck driver [...]