The Bigayan Newsletters

In Tagalog, bigayan means to share. Filipinos Advocates for Justice issues the Bigayan Newsletter every few months to share organizational news and experiences. See our past issues below. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Spring 2010 Newsletter: Filipino WWII Vets Update; Manong Ed Retires; Filipino Advocates for Justice Joins Campaigns for Domestic Worker and Caregiver Rights; MIV Highlights Filipino Youth Volunteers; Filipino Health Survey Reveals Multiple Concerns; and more.

Spring 2009 Newsletter : Filipino WWII Veterans Win Cash Payments; Youth Organizers Shape Public Policy; Filipino Workers and Families Hit Hard by the Economic Crisis; Filipino Civic Engagement Project (FilCEP); Bayanihan in Tough Times; Filipino Advocacy and Organizing (FAO) Project; and more.

Fall 2008 Newsletter : Yes on Measure OO & UU-Funding Violence Prevention Programs; Increased Enforcement Taking Toll on Immigrants; Mobilizing Filipino Voters to the Polls; Homecare Organizing Project Builds Community Support for Immigrant Workers; Economic Crisis Affecting Filipino Workers Globally; Fil Vets Bill Runs Out of Time, the Struggle Continues; and more.

Spring 2008 Newsletter : Silence the Violence; Save Quality Youth Service Programs in Oakland; SSA No Match Rule; Quick Community Stats; Homecare Workers Talk of Exploitation at Work; Bill Introduced for Paid Sick Days; Increasing Immigration Enforcement Impacts Airport Workers; and more.

Fall 2007 Newsletter : Final Days of the Veterans Campaign; Increased Enforcement Follows the Failure or National Immigration Legislation; Terminal 2 Workers Win Union with SEIU, Local 1877; New Homecare Support Project; Filipinos Support Affordable Health care; and more.

Spring 2007 Newsletter : Momentum on the Side of Filipino Vets; Health Care–Increasing Costs, Decreasing Access; Funding for Measure K Means Investing in Youth; RACE Union City Youth Continue their Violence Prevention Campaign; Oakland Airport Workers on the Move; CIS Fee Hikes; and more.

Summer 2006 Newsletter : U.S. on the Verge of Most Sweeping Immigration Reform in 20 years; Lillian Galedo Recounts her US-Mexico Border Delegation Experience; Legislative Updates; Youth Leaders Fight for School Resources; Youth Conduct Survey of Violence at Logan High; Advancing Social Justice Conference; and more.

Spring 2006 Newsletter : Fil-Am Family Challenges Hate Crime in Hercules; Filipino Veterans Intensify Demands for Full Recognition; Bush Immigration Plan is Way Off Mark; PYC Celebrates 10 years; and more.