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By Rodney Jaleco ABS-CBN North America News Bureau WASHINGTON D.C. – With just three weeks left before the presidential elections, the White House announced it has formed a group to look into the plight of aging Filipino World War II veterans even as it speeds up the review of young undocumented Filipinos facing deportation. Chris Lu, co-chair of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans Read More …
by Rawlein G. Soberano, Ph.D. This is the last of a 3-part series of the long journey undertaken by World War II Filipino veterans in their quiet but determined efforts to gain recognition for their military service to the United States and to remind it of the promised equal veteran status, compensation and benefits. They answered the call to bear arms because they believed in Read More …
by Rawlein G. Soberano, Ph.D. Many of the Filipino veterans succumbed to old age and death without receiving anything for their military service. They and their families felt betrayed by the country they loved and believed in because of a few lawmakers who have placed this matter on the back-burner for too many years. Their delaying tactics included filibusters, employed effectively by Larry Craig as Read More …
by Perry Diaz Sixty-three years after the Rescission Act of 1946 was passed into law, the surviving Filipino veterans of World War II finally, albeit belatedly, got their “recognition” for their military service under the US flag. And with that “recognition,” they received a one-time lump sum amount. If there was one word to describe what they did, it was “patriotism.” Ironically, unlike their Read More …
by Rawlein G. Soberano, Ph.D. On the Dec 8, 1941, a day after the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan attacked the Philippine Islands (composed of 7,100 islands), the sole American possession in Asia. When FDR called the Filipinos to arms to defend PI, they heeded the call and trained with obsolete weapons from World War I. FDR was their commander-in-chief; they were soldiers Read More …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: February 13, 2009 Ben de Guzman 202.422.4909 www.nafve.org (Web site) nafve2007@gmail.com (E-mail) U.S. Congress Passes Filipino WWII Veterans Legislation In Economic Stimulus Package President Obama expected to sign historic bill days before 63rdanniversary of Rescission Act that first revoked U.S. veteran status for Filipino WWII veterans. Washington, DC- The U.S. Congress today approved HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Read More …
PerryScope by Perry Diaz Betrayal of the Filipino Veterans Just as the U.S. House of Representatives was about to vote on S.1315 — known as the “Veterans’ Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007,” introduced by Sen. Daniel Inouye — a group of Filipino-Americans from San Francisco drove a polarizing wedge that could potentially impede the passage of the bill. Indeed, what was almost a certainty two Read More …
From: Broder Van Dyke, Jesse (Akaka) Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:07 PM Subject: SENATE PASSES VETERANS BENEFITS ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kawika Riley (Veterans’ Affairs) April 24, 2008 (202) 224-9126 SENATE PASSES VETERANS BENEFITS ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2007 Comprehensive bill expands support for disabled veterans, job training, and provides historic Filipino veterans equity WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Read More …
PerryScope by Perry Diaz A year ago, at a summit held at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC, representatives of various groups of Filipino Veterans of World War II and their advocates met. The participants unanimously approved the formation of a coalition that would lobby for the passage of a full equity bill. More than 20 Filipino veteran groups and community advocates were unified under Read More …
PerryScope by Perry Diaz You mention HR 677 and chances are you will get varied reactions from Filipino-Americans. For those who have not heard about it, you would probably have to explain a lot of details before they could understand the issue and then ask you questions which would make you wonder if you understood what you were trying to articulate in the Read More …