Thoughts and Ramblings of Life in US and the Philippines(Marinduque) and other miscellaneous topics close to my Heart.
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Sunday, April 8, 2018
Antonio A Nieva and Jose Antonio Vargas-Two Names Added to My Pinoy Pride List
Two years ago, I wrote in one of my hubs a list of names I called my Pinoy Pride List. There were 20 names of accomplished Filipino-Americans or Filipinos in that list. Here's my article as published in my Hubpages.com account.
https://hubpages.com/business/caste-system-in-the-philippines
Today I am proud to add two names to this list.
1. Antonio A. Nieva-Writer and Filipino-American veteran of World War II. Tony Arevalo Nieva is my wife's uncle and father of Ronie and Pepi Nieva. For details of his life and book read the following:
https://www.usphsociety.org/2017/05/24/filipino-veterans-honored-at-the-washington-dc-book-launch-of-nievas-cadet-soldier-guerrilla-fighter/
2. Jose Antonio Vargas- DACA and Dreamer's Act Activist. For his biography and accomplishments read the following.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Antonio_Vargas
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