Filipino Pride

Katrina <ksegundo@m...wrote:
many of them don't know is that there are people like . . .

AGAPITO FLORES who in the early 1940's invented the FLOURESCENT LIGHT,thus the name FLOUR-RES-CENT.

EDWARDO SAN JUAN, a Filipino, who in 1969 worked for Lockheed Corporation and was the conceptual designer of the Lunar Rover or the Moon Buggy.

In 1948, Olympic gold medalist, VICKY MANOLO DRAVES, was the first woman to win high and low diving events.

BOBBY BALCENA in 1957 was the outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds;

ROMAN GABRIEL, quarterback f or the Los Angeles Rams (1962-1973) He was the 1969 NFL MVP and Player of the Year;

LIZ MASAKAYAN, pro beach Volleyball champion player who lives in San Diego;

ERNIE REYES, JR., martial arts expert, movie actor and director;

BEN CAYETANO, governor of Hawaii since 1994, the highest ranking Filipino American in U.S. government;

TESS SANTIAGO, Mayor of the city of Delano, California's first Filipina Mayor since November 1994.

ANDY BUMATAI, standup comedian from Hawaii;

LOIDA NICOLAS LEWIS, CEO of the largest African-American owned corporation, TLC Beatrice;

The late, LARRY DULAY ITLIONG, labor organizer (1965 grapes strike leader), 1st Vice-President of the United Farm Workers union.

The late, PHILIP VERACRUZ, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union.

DANNY MODELO, the first Filipino American animal trainer at Sea World in the United States, a Filipino w ho grew up in South San Diego.

Judge LILIAN LIM, 1st Filipina judge in the U.S., appointed in 1988 and also from San Diego.

ROBIN TULAO MANGARIN, the 1st Filipina American television news anchorperson in San Diego history.

JOEL DELA FUENTE, TV actor who plays the character of Paul Wang on "Space Above and Beyond";

NIA PEEPLES, from the "North Shore", & star of the former TV show, "Party Machine";

TAMILYN TOMITA, from the "Karate Kid II" and the "Joy Luck Club";

TIA CARRERE, from "Wayne's World I & II", "Rising Sun", & "True Lies";

ROB SCHNEIDER, who you all know from Saturday Night Live, the movie "Judge Dredd", "Demolition Man", and "Down Periscope";

EMILIO ESTEVEZ, from the movie "Young Guns I & II", "Men at Work", & "The Mighty Ducks I & II";

CHARLIE SHEEN, from "Major League I & II", "Hot Shots", and "Navy Seals";

And then you got that one guy formerly known as PRINCE. Where do you think he gets his rhythm from?

Don't know about Prince having pinoy blood, but I can believe it considering his frame is smaller than most Afro-Americans.

May I add:

Emy Coligado of Miss Saigon who has recurring roles in "Malcolm in the Middle" and "Crossing Jordan".

Leon Lontoc who served as Gene Barry's chaffeur and confidante in the original 1960s series, "Burke's Law"

Radmar Agana Jao, son of Tessie Agana and was a regular in the short-lived TV series, "Union Square" (1997). He played a technician in Spielberg's "Minority Report"

Lou Diamond Phillips of "La Bamba"

Alan Pineda of the Black Eyed Peas