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have always wanted to publish my own Filipino-American Pride List. The
25 names (BOTH LIVING AND DEAD) below are not listed in order of
importance.
My first list was published in my blogs and Hubpages account a couple of years ago. That list had only 20 names.
https://hubpages.com/business/caste-system-in-the-philippines
I updated it today with five additional names-A.Nieva, J.Cuello, B. de Lumen, F. del Mundo and S. Koh.
This is my personal list and you are welcome to suggest any names that could be added in this list. My only requirement is that they have excelled in their field of expertise (entertainment, sports, science, medicine, literature, arts, law and politics).
I have personally meet Olivera, Comiso, Cabaldon, Pasquil, and Nicolas-Lewis. Cabaldon and Pasquil are associates and friends of my daughter, Ditas Katague ( Number 8). Number 14 in this list is my oldest son, Dodie Katague, Writer and Lawyer.
Ben de Lumen and his wife Helen used to play tennis mixed doubles with me and Macrine when we were still residing in Pinole.
Fe del Mundo was a friend of my mother-in-law-Elena Nieva Jambalos.
Antonio Nieva is the first cousin of Macrine's Mom
Olivera, Comiso, De Lumen, Cuello and Koh are my co-members in PAASE
Pure Filipinos like Manny Pacquiao, Lea Salonga or Charice Pempengco are not included in this list. They belong to my Filipino Pride list.
1. Baldomero Olivera, Ph.D. – Distinguished Professor of Biology, University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah; first Fil-Am member of the United States National Academy of Science. Research: neurotoxins from venoms of predatory cone snails
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldomero_Olivera
2. Emil Guillermo – award winning journalist, writer, and broadcaster. First Filipino American to anchor a regularly scheduled national news program, NPR "All Things Considered," May 1989. Winner of American Book Award, 2000.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Emil_Guillermo
3. Jose Antonio Vargas – 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Journalism for his work with the Washington Post; DREAM Act advocate; "illegal alien"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Antonio_Vargas
4. Carlos Bulosan – Author, America Is in the Heart. Discrimination of Filipinos in the 1930s.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › America_Is_in_the_Heart
5.Loida Nicolas-Lewis – Chairman and CEO, TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc. Active on Filipino American politics and policy
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Loida_Nicolas_Lewis
6. Cristeta Comerford – First woman executive chef at the White House.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cristeta_Comerford
7. Josefino C. Comiso, Ph.D. – physics expert at NASA. My contemporary at PAASE, Research on arctic melt and global warming
https://www.amazon.com/Josefino-C.-Comiso/e/B0034PXN2A%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
8.Ditas Katague was appointed by Governor Brown in March 2011 as Commissioner Sandoval’s Chief of Staff, California Public Utilities Commission. Ditas has more than 20 years of experience at federal, state and local government agencies as well as in private and non-profit sectors. Prior to coming to the CPUC, Ditas was Chief Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Corporations. She also served in the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research as Director of Census 2010 and is an expert in civic engagement and public participation. She was also Assistant Secretary for Transportation at the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. Ditas has a B.A. in Social Sciences and Practice of Art (double major) from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Masters in Public Administration (Intergovernmental Management and Organization Development) from the University of Southern California. Ditas was just recently appointed as a member of the US Census Bureau Advisory Board for Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations. Ditas is my youngest daughter. Ditas was just recently listed as one of the 100 influential people in California by the Capitol Weekly magazine.
https://census.ca.gov/staff/director-bio/
9. Eleanor Mariano – Rear Admiral (Lower Half), U.S. Navy, retired. First Filipino American to be promoted to a flag officer rank; former White House physician
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Mariano
10. Mona Pasquil Rogers- in November 2009, became the first woman to serve as acting lieutenant governor of California, Friend and associate of my daughter, Ditas
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mona_Pasquil
11. Steve Austria - Republican congressman from Beavercreek, Ohio.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Steve_Austria
12. Rozita Villanueva Lee – daughter of Eugenio Villanueva, who emigrated from Pangasinan to Hawaii as part of the recruited labor force for the Hawaii plantations, has been described as one of the top ten successful Filipinos abroad. She has served as National Vice Chair of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations and in a number of other prominent positions of responsibility. On September 16, 2010, the White House announced her appointment as a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
https://www.bamboobridges.org/rozita-lee.html
13. Christopher Cabaldon – Mayor of West Sacramento, California, born in 1965. Openly gay activist. Have attended fun raising activities for his political activities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Cabaldon
14. Dodie Diosdado Katague- author of Cloyne Court and Prosecuting Attorney,Contra Costa, California. Here's a summary of his first novel Cloyne Court" In 1946, the "real" all male "Animal House" was born when Cloyne Court become a student co-op. But the real story begins when Cloyne Court went co-ed in 1972 with the arrival of sixty-two women. Katague's sexy, reveal-all memoir takes place in the late 70s, soon after the women moved in. All it takes is one kiss to transform animals into horny princes.
https://www.amazon.com/Dodie-Katague/e/B003HI3GJO%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Here's a summary of Dodie's other accomplishments:
1. 32 years as a career prosecutor for the Contra Costa County District Attorney.
2. Specialize in High Tech Crimes Prosecution and have expertise in the presentation of digital evidence in the courtroom and legal analysis.
3. Have lectured on Internet Crime Prosecution, Identity Theft Prosecution, Presenting Digital Evidence, basics of the ECPA and PPA.
4. Have authored and advocated for California legislation regarding Internet harassment and Search Warrants that became law.
15. Enrique Iglesias – a Spanish pop music singer-songwriter. Is now mainstream US singer. His Dad, Julio is Macrine's idol and favorite singer
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Enrique_Iglesias
16. Christine Gambito – an American Internet personality, actress, and comedian; she maintains one of the most-subscribed-to channels on YouTube. Also appointed Ambassador of Philippine tourism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Gambito
17. Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye was born on October 19, 1959). She is a Filipino-American jurist, and is the 28th Chief Justice of California. She was nominated by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for California's highest judicial office on July 22, 2010, and retained in office by California voters on November 2, 2010, and was sworn in on January 3, 2011. Her Hawaiian-born father, Clarence, was of Filipino and Portuguese ancestry, while her mother, Mary Gorre, was Filipino. She was a classmate of my oldest son ( Dodie) in Law School at UC Davis.
https://www.courts.ca.gov/2664.htm
18. Alex S. Fabros, Jr. – Historian, professor, retired U.S. Army officer; Documentaries: “Filipino Americans: Discovering their Past for the Future”, "Unsung Heroes"; historian, "Filipinas Magazine"; Historian and Guest Curator, National Steinbeck Center's "Filipino Voices: Past and Present."; and winner of New American Media's "Ethnic Pulitzer Prize".
https://www.salinaspubliclibrary.org/alex-s-fabros-jr
19. Cheryl Burke- Professional Dancer, Trophy Winner-ABC Dancing with the Stars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Burke
20. Jessica Sanchez- 2012 American Idol Runner-Up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Sanchez
21. Antonio A. Nieva-Writer and Filipino-American veteran of World War II. Tony Arevalo Nieva is my wife's uncle and father of Ronie and Pepi Nieva. For details of his life and book read the following:
https://www.usphsociety.org/2017/05/24/filipino-veterans-honored-at-the-washington-dc-book-launch-of-nievas-cadet-soldier-guerrilla-fighter/
22. Dr. Joel Cuello, Ph.D - Dr Cuello is a globally recognized expert in the engineering of sustainable biological and agricultural innovations. His technical expertise in both engineering and biology provides the platform for the engineering of agricultural and biological systems with emphasis in optimizing performance while fostering resource sustainability and environmental protection.
Prof. Cuello has designed, constructed and implemented varied types of engineered agricultural or biological systems, including those applied to bioregenerative space life support, vertical farming, plant tissue culture, micropropagation, industrial mass production of algae and plant cell and microbial cultures for production of biomass, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, etc. He is the Principal Inventor of the patented algae photo bioreactor series -- the Accordion photo bioreactors -- as well as the Vertical Farming systems -- V-Hive Vertical Green Box and Mobile & Modular Cultivation Systems for Vertical Farming.
https://profiles.arizona.edu/person/cuelloj
23. Ben de Lumen-Ph.D
http://thelbesprit.blogspot.com/2013/06/ben-de-lumen-father-of-lunasin-cure-for.html
24. Fe del Mundo- Fe Villanueva del Mundo, was born on 27 November 1911, She was a Filipina pediatrician, the founder of the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines. Her pioneering work in pediatrics in the Philippines while in active medical practice spanned eight decades. She gained international recognition, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1977. In 1980, she was conferred the rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines, and in 2010, she was conferred the Order of Lakandula.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fe_del_Mundo
25. Severino L Koh- Founding President of PAASE
The Philippine-American Academy of Science & Engineering (PAASE) is a non-profit organization composed of scientists and engineers of Philippine descent who have distinguished themselves in scholarly and research related activities. PAASE was founded and incorporated in the US State of Indiana on April 23, 1980.
PAASE aims to
promote the advancement of science, engineering & technology;
encourage collaborative work among scientists & engineers of
Philippine descent in research and development through scholarly and
scientific endeavors; support efforts that advance science &
technology; and recognize and honor the achievements of scientists and
engineers of Philippine descent.
http://www.paase.org/images/PAASE_Koh.pdf
My first list was published in my blogs and Hubpages account a couple of years ago. That list had only 20 names.
https://hubpages.com/business/caste-system-in-the-philippines
I updated it today with five additional names-A.Nieva, J.Cuello, B. de Lumen, F. del Mundo and S. Koh.
This is my personal list and you are welcome to suggest any names that could be added in this list. My only requirement is that they have excelled in their field of expertise (entertainment, sports, science, medicine, literature, arts, law and politics).
I have personally meet Olivera, Comiso, Cabaldon, Pasquil, and Nicolas-Lewis. Cabaldon and Pasquil are associates and friends of my daughter, Ditas Katague ( Number 8). Number 14 in this list is my oldest son, Dodie Katague, Writer and Lawyer.
Ben de Lumen and his wife Helen used to play tennis mixed doubles with me and Macrine when we were still residing in Pinole.
Fe del Mundo was a friend of my mother-in-law-Elena Nieva Jambalos.
Antonio Nieva is the first cousin of Macrine's Mom
Olivera, Comiso, De Lumen, Cuello and Koh are my co-members in PAASE
Pure Filipinos like Manny Pacquiao, Lea Salonga or Charice Pempengco are not included in this list. They belong to my Filipino Pride list.
1. Baldomero Olivera, Ph.D. – Distinguished Professor of Biology, University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah; first Fil-Am member of the United States National Academy of Science. Research: neurotoxins from venoms of predatory cone snails
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldomero_Olivera
2. Emil Guillermo – award winning journalist, writer, and broadcaster. First Filipino American to anchor a regularly scheduled national news program, NPR "All Things Considered," May 1989. Winner of American Book Award, 2000.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Emil_Guillermo
3. Jose Antonio Vargas – 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Journalism for his work with the Washington Post; DREAM Act advocate; "illegal alien"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Antonio_Vargas
4. Carlos Bulosan – Author, America Is in the Heart. Discrimination of Filipinos in the 1930s.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › America_Is_in_the_Heart
5.Loida Nicolas-Lewis – Chairman and CEO, TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc. Active on Filipino American politics and policy
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Loida_Nicolas_Lewis
6. Cristeta Comerford – First woman executive chef at the White House.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cristeta_Comerford
7. Josefino C. Comiso, Ph.D. – physics expert at NASA. My contemporary at PAASE, Research on arctic melt and global warming
https://www.amazon.com/Josefino-C.-Comiso/e/B0034PXN2A%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
8.Ditas Katague was appointed by Governor Brown in March 2011 as Commissioner Sandoval’s Chief of Staff, California Public Utilities Commission. Ditas has more than 20 years of experience at federal, state and local government agencies as well as in private and non-profit sectors. Prior to coming to the CPUC, Ditas was Chief Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Corporations. She also served in the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research as Director of Census 2010 and is an expert in civic engagement and public participation. She was also Assistant Secretary for Transportation at the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. Ditas has a B.A. in Social Sciences and Practice of Art (double major) from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Masters in Public Administration (Intergovernmental Management and Organization Development) from the University of Southern California. Ditas was just recently appointed as a member of the US Census Bureau Advisory Board for Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations. Ditas is my youngest daughter. Ditas was just recently listed as one of the 100 influential people in California by the Capitol Weekly magazine.
https://census.ca.gov/staff/director-bio/
9. Eleanor Mariano – Rear Admiral (Lower Half), U.S. Navy, retired. First Filipino American to be promoted to a flag officer rank; former White House physician
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Mariano
10. Mona Pasquil Rogers- in November 2009, became the first woman to serve as acting lieutenant governor of California, Friend and associate of my daughter, Ditas
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mona_Pasquil
11. Steve Austria - Republican congressman from Beavercreek, Ohio.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Steve_Austria
12. Rozita Villanueva Lee – daughter of Eugenio Villanueva, who emigrated from Pangasinan to Hawaii as part of the recruited labor force for the Hawaii plantations, has been described as one of the top ten successful Filipinos abroad. She has served as National Vice Chair of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations and in a number of other prominent positions of responsibility. On September 16, 2010, the White House announced her appointment as a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
https://www.bamboobridges.org/rozita-lee.html
13. Christopher Cabaldon – Mayor of West Sacramento, California, born in 1965. Openly gay activist. Have attended fun raising activities for his political activities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Cabaldon
14. Dodie Diosdado Katague- author of Cloyne Court and Prosecuting Attorney,Contra Costa, California. Here's a summary of his first novel Cloyne Court" In 1946, the "real" all male "Animal House" was born when Cloyne Court become a student co-op. But the real story begins when Cloyne Court went co-ed in 1972 with the arrival of sixty-two women. Katague's sexy, reveal-all memoir takes place in the late 70s, soon after the women moved in. All it takes is one kiss to transform animals into horny princes.
https://www.amazon.com/Dodie-Katague/e/B003HI3GJO%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Here's a summary of Dodie's other accomplishments:
1. 32 years as a career prosecutor for the Contra Costa County District Attorney.
2. Specialize in High Tech Crimes Prosecution and have expertise in the presentation of digital evidence in the courtroom and legal analysis.
3. Have lectured on Internet Crime Prosecution, Identity Theft Prosecution, Presenting Digital Evidence, basics of the ECPA and PPA.
4. Have authored and advocated for California legislation regarding Internet harassment and Search Warrants that became law.
15. Enrique Iglesias – a Spanish pop music singer-songwriter. Is now mainstream US singer. His Dad, Julio is Macrine's idol and favorite singer
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Enrique_Iglesias
16. Christine Gambito – an American Internet personality, actress, and comedian; she maintains one of the most-subscribed-to channels on YouTube. Also appointed Ambassador of Philippine tourism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Gambito
17. Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye was born on October 19, 1959). She is a Filipino-American jurist, and is the 28th Chief Justice of California. She was nominated by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for California's highest judicial office on July 22, 2010, and retained in office by California voters on November 2, 2010, and was sworn in on January 3, 2011. Her Hawaiian-born father, Clarence, was of Filipino and Portuguese ancestry, while her mother, Mary Gorre, was Filipino. She was a classmate of my oldest son ( Dodie) in Law School at UC Davis.
https://www.courts.ca.gov/2664.htm
18. Alex S. Fabros, Jr. – Historian, professor, retired U.S. Army officer; Documentaries: “Filipino Americans: Discovering their Past for the Future”, "Unsung Heroes"; historian, "Filipinas Magazine"; Historian and Guest Curator, National Steinbeck Center's "Filipino Voices: Past and Present."; and winner of New American Media's "Ethnic Pulitzer Prize".
https://www.salinaspubliclibrary.org/alex-s-fabros-jr
19. Cheryl Burke- Professional Dancer, Trophy Winner-ABC Dancing with the Stars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Burke
20. Jessica Sanchez- 2012 American Idol Runner-Up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Sanchez
21. Antonio A. Nieva-Writer and Filipino-American veteran of World War II. Tony Arevalo Nieva is my wife's uncle and father of Ronie and Pepi Nieva. For details of his life and book read the following:
https://www.usphsociety.org/2017/05/24/filipino-veterans-honored-at-the-washington-dc-book-launch-of-nievas-cadet-soldier-guerrilla-fighter/
22. Dr. Joel Cuello, Ph.D - Dr Cuello is a globally recognized expert in the engineering of sustainable biological and agricultural innovations. His technical expertise in both engineering and biology provides the platform for the engineering of agricultural and biological systems with emphasis in optimizing performance while fostering resource sustainability and environmental protection.
Prof. Cuello has designed, constructed and implemented varied types of engineered agricultural or biological systems, including those applied to bioregenerative space life support, vertical farming, plant tissue culture, micropropagation, industrial mass production of algae and plant cell and microbial cultures for production of biomass, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, etc. He is the Principal Inventor of the patented algae photo bioreactor series -- the Accordion photo bioreactors -- as well as the Vertical Farming systems -- V-Hive Vertical Green Box and Mobile & Modular Cultivation Systems for Vertical Farming.
https://profiles.arizona.edu/person/cuelloj
23. Ben de Lumen-Ph.D
Professor Emeritus
UC Berkeley
Founder and President
Narra Biosciences, LLC
Born and raised in Taytay, Rizal Philippines. Obtained his BS
degree from UPLB, and PhD in Agricultural
Chemistry/Biochemistry from UC Davis.
Accomplishments:
-First Filipino-American appointed to UCB faculty
-Obtained tenure in record time of 3 years
-Discovered the anti-cancer soybean peptide lunasin
(Tagalog word lunas for cure)
-Founder and President Narra Biosciences, LLC
-Latest honors: Fellow, AAAS; UP Distinguished Alumnus in
Science and Technology
-Currently has 112 publications
http://thelbesprit.blogspot.com/2013/06/ben-de-lumen-father-of-lunasin-cure-for.html
24. Fe del Mundo- Fe Villanueva del Mundo, was born on 27 November 1911, She was a Filipina pediatrician, the founder of the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines. Her pioneering work in pediatrics in the Philippines while in active medical practice spanned eight decades. She gained international recognition, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1977. In 1980, she was conferred the rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines, and in 2010, she was conferred the Order of Lakandula.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fe_del_Mundo
25. Severino L Koh- Founding President of PAASE
The Philippine-American Academy of Science & Engineering (PAASE) is a non-profit organization composed of scientists and engineers of Philippine descent who have distinguished themselves in scholarly and research related activities. PAASE was founded and incorporated in the US State of Indiana on April 23, 1980.
http://www.paase.org/images/PAASE_Koh.pdf
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