(The following achievers are among the notable Filipinos Americans (past and present) in different fields of endeavor included in Part IV of the book The Filipino Americans: Their History, Culture, and Traditions, Second Edition, by Veltisezar Bautista):

Pacita Abad: International Artist
Gil B. Abelita, M.D.: Clinical Associate Professor
Byron Acohido: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Peter Aduja: Former Member, Hawaii House of Representatives
Benny Agbayani: New York Mets’ Slugger
Joshua C. Agsalud: Hawaii Cabinet Member
Daniel D’Umuk Aguila: Cartoonist, Painter, and Sonwriter
Emilio Alcon: Hawaii State Representative
Reynaldo G. Alejandro: Dancer, Choreographer, Chef, Author, and Columnist
Alberto M. Alfaro: Editor-in-Chief, Manila Mail
Domingo T. Alvear: Pediatric Surgeon, Speaker, and Prolific Writer
Constantino Amores, M.D.: Presidential Appointee on Arts Committee
Jon Amores: West Virginia State Representative
Artist, The: Singer (See Prince)
Tai Babilonia: Former World Ice Skating Champion
Bobby Balcena: 1956 Cincinnati Reds’ Baseball Player
Bernie Ballao: Alaska Council Member
Diosdado Banatao: Engineer and Inventort of Computer Chip.
Genara Banzon: Nature Artist
Angela Perez Baraquio: Miss America of 2001
Maniya Barredo: Atlanta and the Philippines’ First Prima Ballerina
Anna Bayle: International Model
Samanta Marie Becker: Actress
Feilani Bennett: Filipino American Beauty
Bernaldo D. Bicoy: Member, Hawaii House of Representatives
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard: Award-Winning Writer
Thelma Buchhold: Alaska State Representative
Cielo Buenaventura: Metropolitan Section Editor, The New York Times
Carlos Bulosan: Outstanding Filipino Writer
Robert Bunda: Hawaii State Senator
Romy Cachola: Hawaii State Representative
Annette Calud: Sesame Street Dance Instructor
Tia Carrere: Movie Actress and Singer
Benjamin N. Cayetano: Governor, State of Hawaii
Reggie Chavez: Councilman, Tacoma Park, Maryland
Bobby Chouinard: Baseball Player
Howard Chua: Time Magazine Senior Editor
Philip S. Chua: M.D.: International Cardiac Surgeon, Writer and Renowned Medical Leader
Lilia Calderon Clemente: International Money Manager
Wil and Zen Coronado: Cosmetics Magnates
Speedy Dado (Diosdado B. Posadas): Flyweight Boxing Champion
Rolando A. De Castro: D.M.D., M.S.D.: Well-known Dental Professor-Artist
Pedro dela Cruz: Member, Hawaii House of Representatives
Ananias C. Diokno: Urological Surgeon, Medical Scientist, International Lecturer, Clinical Pro fessor, and Author
Ofelia Dirige, Ph.D., R.D.: Nutriotionist/Dietitian, Professor, and Founder of Kalusugan Comunity Services, San Diego, CA
Vicky Manalo Draves: U.S. Diving Champion
Julie R. Duldulao: Former Hawaii State Representative
Jocelyn Enriquez: Queen of Free Style
Ernesto M. Espaldon: M.D.: Plastic Surgeon, Six-Term Guam Senator
Jose L. Evangelista: M.D.: Member, National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA)
Stella Evangelista, M.D.: Former Member, Michigan State Board of Medicine
Juventino “Ben” Fajardo: Mayor, Glendale Heights, Illinois
Pete Fajardo: Mayor, Carson, California
Roman Gabriel: Former Los Angeles Rams’ Quarterback
Pat Gacoscos: Member, School Board, Union City, California
Ceferino Garcia: Middleweight Champion of the World
Nestor R. Garcia: Hawaii State Representative
Tita Dioso Gillespie: Newsweek’s General Editor
Dennis Gonzales: Postmaster, Daly City, California
Reynaldo Graulty: Hawaii State Senator
Michael Guingona, Jr.: Mayor, Daly City
Jessica Hagedorn: Famous Novelist
Maria Luisa Mabilangan Haley: High-Ranking Filipino American Official in Clinton’s Administration
Sumi Sevilla Haru: Actress, Activist
Venancio Igarta: Master Colorist
Larry Itliong: Labor Leader
Radmar Agana Jao: Up and Coming Actor
Jaya: Singer
Josephine Jimenez, CFA: Money Manager
Donna Mercado Kim: State Senator, Honolulu, Hawaii
Alfred Lareta: Lawyer, Hawaii Judicial Circuit Judge
Loida Nicolas Lewis: Lawyer, Author, and CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc.
Gene Canque Liddel: First U.S. Filipino American Mayor
Glen Madeiros: Singer
Henry Manayan: Mayor, Milpitas, California
Evelyn Mandac: International Lyric Soprano
G. Monty Manibog: Three-term Mayor, Monterey Park, California
Eduardo G. Manuel: Former Mayor, Hercules, California
Gene G. Marcial: Senior Writer, Business Week
Eleanor Concepcion Mariano, M.D.: President Clinton’s Personal Physician
Salvador (Dado) Marino: Flyweight Boxing Champion
Neal McCoy: Up-and-Coming Country Music Singer
Ron Menor: Hawaii State Representative
Paolo Montalban: Television Movie Actor/Singer
Irene Natividad: Noted Political Activist
Josie Cruz Natori: International Fashion Magnate
Enriquez M. Ostrea: Famed Pediatrician, professor, Inventor
Andy Paras: Member, City Council of Hercules, California
Frank Paras, Jr.: Movie and Stage Actor
Veronica Pedrosa: CNN News Anchor
Libertito “Bert” Pelayo: Publisher and Editor of Filipino Reporter
Nia Peeples: Actress and Singer
David A. Pendleton: Hawaii State Representative
Lou Diamond Phillips: Movie Actor
Prince (The Artist): Singer
Elizabeth Punsalan: U.S. Ice Dance Champion
Ronald E. Quidachay: California Municipal Judge
Mel Red Recana: Presiding Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, California
Josephine “Banig” Roberto: Singer
Manuel Rodriguez: Father of Philippine Graphic Arts
Jose Romero: World-Renowned Acrylic-Impressionistic Artist
Ninotchka Rosca: Award-Winning Novelist and Short Story Writer
Lea Salonga: Actress/Singer
Teresita Santiago: Former Mayor, Delano City, CA
Bienvenido Santos: Well-known Writer of Fiction and Poetry
Cesar C. Sarmiento: Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles County, California
Pilar Schneider: School Board Member, Pacifica, California
Rob Schneider: Movie Actor
Eulalio Bueno Silva: Internationally Renowned Artist
Edward Soriano: First Philippine-born Soldier to Become a General in the U.S. Armed Forces
Antonio Taguba: Second Philippine-born Soldier to Become a General in the U.S. Armed Forces
Neonilo Tejano, M.D: Well-Known Orthopedic Surgeon
Alex Tizon: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Emme Tominbang: Hawaii TV Personality
Tamlyn Tomita: Movie Actress
Emelio Uy: Outstanding Businessman and Civic Leader
David Mercado Valderrama: Delete, Maryland General Assembly
Velma R. Veloria: Member, Washington State House of Representatives
Philip Vera Cruz: Labor Leader
Jose Garcia Villa: Foremost Filipino poet
Pancho Villa: Foremost Filipino Boxing Great
Mona Lisa Yuchengco: Magazine Publisher

See profiles of the above outstanding Filipino Americans in Part IV of The Filipino Americans: Their History, Culture, and Traditions 2nd Edition, by Veltisezar Bautista.

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