The Gates Millennium Scholars Foundation is expected to announce the names of the 4,100 scholars in the next few weeks. NaFFAA is working closely with the Foundation to promote the program in the Filipino American community. Next year s High School graduates interested in applying may contact NaFFAA for more information. The Filipino American vote can decide whether cuts to student financial aid will be made, whether hate crimes legislation will be enacted, whether all federal affirmative action will be eliminated, whether the rights of immigrants are important, whether Filipino WWII veterans will receive appropriate and fair, recognition and benefits, whether racial and ethnic health disparities are properly addressed, whether economic revival equally considers environmental justice as an essential element to success, or whether freedom of speech and expression is ensured in the arts. Let s translate our numbers by voting in November.
Every vote counts.
He will now face Republican incumbent Richard Pombo during the November elections. I have received a lot of support from the local Filipino community. Santos is not new to the political arena. He was the Democratic Party nominee for State Board of Equalization in 1998. Santos said one of his priorities is reintroducing the Equity Bill in Congress along with measures for a friendlier immigration process.