We are a group of Filipino Americans dedicated to democratic principles and the advancement of issues important to the Filipino Community. We meet regularly to discuss ways we can help each other and promote the interests of Filipino Americans in the greater San Mateo County.
OUR LATEST FEATURED CANDIDATE.....
NOELANI SALLINGS
for Santa Clara School Board
Please support Noelani Sallings in her 2008 bid for Santa Clara School Board. Noelani is an incredible woman who has a lot to offer to the education community in both Santa Clara and beyond, and one who will exceed everyone's expectations.
Noelani Sallings has been an advocate for education for the last 10 years. Serving on boards for non profits like the Santa Clara Schools Foundation, DAWN and NextVista for learning. Although, her primary focus is education she also fights for women's rights, social justice and the environment. She is current in the emerge ca program and running for the Santa Clara Unified School Board in November 2008.
Noelani co-organized "Walk for Education", a protest walk against budget cuts. She then was asked to speak on a "No Child Left Behind" panel. She founded the Santa Clara University Psychology Club and received the Senior Award for Outstanding Service from the SCU Psychology Department. She was a key contributor to the Santa Clara Schools Foundation's reorganization and redirection, helping them turn their focus on working more directly with the children they fund and boost fundraising. She has remained on the PTA board at her children's school throughout all of this work.
Her most prized project is Music Rivals -- a school district-wide music competition.
Noelani earned a BS in Psychology from Santa Clara University and is working on a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Notre Dame de Namur. Noelani is the first in her family to go to college and plans to obtain her PhD.
She will spend the rest of her life being a voice for those who are not heard. For more information on her candidacy, please visit her website at http://noelani.sallings.org