SCPASA Minutes
November 9, 1997

I. Call to Order of SCPASA was called by Vice-Chairperson Jon Lansang
on Sunday, November 9, 1997 at 12:51 p.m. at UCR in Terrace Rooms
A & B.

II. Roll Call: (11 schools present) Cal Poly Pomona, Occidental, CSUSM,
UCR, UCLA, Cerritos, Pasadena City, SDSU, LMU, CSUSB, and UCSD.

I. Call to Order of SCPASA was called by Vice-Chairperson Jon Lansang
on Sunday, November 9, 1997 at 12:51 p.m. at UCR in Terrace Rooms A & B.

II. Roll Call: (11 schools present) Cal Poly Pomona, Occidental, CSUSM,
UCR, UCLA, Cerritos, Pasadena City, SDSU, LMU, CSUSB, and UCSD.

III. Officer's Report
Operations Manager- For those schools interested in obtaining any minutes
from previous meetings and/or contacts sheet please see Cathy. Future
copies of the minutes will be found via SCPASA homepage. Also, schools need to
turn in their date of their PCN celebration to Cathy for the master calendar.
Internal Public Relations-Jun is asking for all SCPASA schools to submit
phone #'s and names of each club's president or chair in order for
effective communication purposes.
External Public Relations-Arnel is in the planning stages of having a
talent showcase sometime next year in February or March.
Treasurer-Genie reported that SCPASA currently has a balance of $200.
There are still some I.O.U's to be taken care of however. Also, Genie is asking
for every school to turn in a copy of their school's logo (1" x 1") to be used
as an upcoming t-shirt design for SCPASA. More details to come. If you have any
suggestions or ideas for the t-shirt, please see Genie.
Education Chair-Jay reported that if there are any schools in need of
information pertaining to anything academic, please see him for any
hookups.

IV. Old Business
Filipino WWII Veterans- At the CSUN meeting, a motion was made by
CSUN's Moonie Lantion for SCPASA to support non-profit community
organizations to support the Filipino WWII Veterans. CSUF seconded the
motion. After a brief discussion of the issue, a vote of 10-0-2 were in
favor of supporting the Filipino WWII Veterans. The Filipino veterans, our "lolos",
are the only ethnic group currently receiving no U.S. benefits for their role
in WWII. Every club and organization are urged to contact their House of
Representative congressman to vote YES on the H.R. Bill 836 titled,
"Filipino Veterans Equity Bill" in order for our "lolos" to receive the benefits
they are definitely entitled to for fighting under the U.S. flag during WWII.
Suggestions of petitioning, writing a letter, and making phone calls were made as a
show of support.

Mark Pulido from FilCRA (Filipino Civil Rights Association) spoke on
behalf of the Filipino Veterans. One of the major purposes of FilCRA is to see
that all Filipinos are treated equally.

Mang Peping Baclig from (ACFV) American Coalition for Filipino Veterans,
who happens to be one of the courageous Filipino veterans who served in
WWII made an emotional speech by sharing his experiences and urging SCPASA
schools and students to support them.

V. School Announcements: (MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!)
Cal Poly Pomonoa-Sportsfest will be scheduled on March 27-29, 1998. The
sport, Flamingo Football (co-ed) will no longer be played at the event,
instead there will only be Powder Puff (all females) or all male football team at
Sportfest. They are possibly bringing the sport of soccer as one of their
sports for the event. They will have an open forum/discussion on January 24 to
talk about Sportsfest. Their PCN is scheduled for April 18. There will be two
performances on that day. A possible "Tinikling Competion" is being
planned out in the month of May. On February 28, 1998 they will be having an Asian
Pacific Leadership Conference, titled "More Than Just Rice". Admission is
$10. UCSD-On November 17-19, they will be holding a rally to protest the issue
of sweatshops. Brands such as Nike are responsible for hiring people from PI
to work in sweatshops which workers there earn way less than minimum wage. On
November 19, they will have a "Buy and Return" event at the Robinson's May
at the PCC event is scheduled for May 1 and 2. On November 22, UCSD's
APSA organization will be hosting a talent show and dance. For more info
contact Lawrence at 619.998.3670. Having a dance "Phenomenon" this Friday,
Nov. 14.
SDSU-On November 25, they will be having an "Andres Bonifacio Day" in
commemoration of the leader in which their Filipino student organization
is named after. More details later.
Pasadena City-There will be a fashion show on December 6. Proceeds will go
to scholarships.
UCR-They will be participating in a parade scheduled on November 22. They
will also have a float. Look for 909 Modern Dance Troupe performing soon.
LMU-PCN is scheduled for March 28, 1998.
NFAYA-The next National Filipino-American Youth Association Conference
will take place on August 6-9, 1998 in Chicago titled "Building Bridges".
See Arnel Dino for more info.

VI. Bids for next meeting
November 23-UC San Diego
December 7-CSU San Bernadino

VII. Meeting adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Cathy Ramos
SCPASA Operations Manager

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