This is a list of

Filipino Americans Filipino Americans ( fil, Mga Pilipinong Amerikano) are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipinos and other Asian ethnicities in North America were first documented in the 16th century as slaves and prisoners on ships sailing to and from New ...

who have made significant contributions to the

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ...

politics Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

, or

society A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Socie ...

. It also includes those with notable mentions in the American media. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Filipino American or must have references showing they are Filipino American and are notable.

List

Arts and letters

Dance

Stella Abrera Stella Abrera (born 1978 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipina-American ballet dancer. She danced as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre until her retirement in 2020, and is the company's first Filipina principal ballerina. She is ...

– ballet dancer *

Cheryl Burke Cheryl Burke (born May 3, 1984) is an American dancer, model, and television host. She is best known for being a professional dancer on ABC's '' Dancing with the Stars''. She was the first female professional to win the show and the first prof ...

– ballroom dancer, participant in ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...

'' * Ryan "Ryanimay" Conferido – member of

Quest Crew Quest Crew is an American hip-hop dance crew from Los Angeles, California who were declared winners of the third season of '' America's Best Dance Crew''. They made their first few appearances individually on shows like ''So You Think You Can ...

and alumnus of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' *

Jeffrey Cirio Jeffrey Cirio (born 1991) is an American ballet dancer. He joined the Boston Ballet in 2009, and was promoted to principal dancer in 2012. In 2015, he moved to the American Ballet Theatre as a soloist, and was promoted to principal dancer the f ...

- ballet dancer *

Napoleon D'umo Tabitha A. D'umo (née Cortopassi) and Napoleon Buddy D'umo, known together as Nappytabs, are Emmy Award-winning married choreographers. They are best known for their choreography on the television show ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and for bei ...

– hip-hop choreographer on ''

So You Think You Can Dance ''So You Think You Can Dance'' is a franchise of reality television shows in which contestants compete in dance. The first series of the franchise, created by '' Idols'' producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe, premiered in July 2005 and has ...

'' since season four and supervising choreographer for ''

America's Best Dance Crew ''America's Best Dance Crew'', often abbreviated as ''ABDC'', was an American competitive dance reality television series that features both national and international dance crews. The show was produced by singer, record producer, and former ''Am ...

'' *

Angelica Generosa Angelica Generosa (born ) is an American ballet dancer. She joined the Pacific Northwest Ballet in 2011 and was promoted to principal dancer in 2020. Early life and training Generosa was born to parents from the Philippines and was raised in Sou ...

– ballet dancer *

Cris Judd Cristan Lee Judd (born 1968-1970) is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer known for his brief marriage to Jennifer Lopez. Dance career At age 21, Judd became interested in dance. Within a year, he switched jobs and began dancing prof ...

– choreographer *

Charles Klapow Charles "Chucky" Klapow (born July 5, 1980) is an American choreographer and dance instructor who has performed and choreographed for various performers and several television and stage productions. He is also known for his teachings on the ment ...

– choreographer for all three ''

High School Musical ''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and first installment of the ''High School Musical'' film series, th ...

'' films, '' The Ice Tour'', and ''

The Cheetah Girls 2 ''The Cheetah Girls 2'' (also known as ''The Cheetah Girls: When In Spain'' in the working title) is a 2006 American film and the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), ''The Cheetah Girls.'' Directed by Kenny Ortega, the ...

'' *

Brian Puspos Brian Puspos is a Filipino-American choreographer & recording artist from Houston, Texas. He was a member of SoReal Cru, who were declared runners up in Season 2 of the America's Best Dance Crew (ABDC) championship in 2008. Later, in season 7 o ...

– choreographer * Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval – member of

and alumnus of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' *

Ken San Jose Kenneth Paul San Jose (born April 10, 2002) is an American dancer. He finished 3rd place in the final round of ''World of Dance Philippines''. Career San Jose was born on April 10, 2002 in Los Angeles. In 2014, he decided to dance instead of ...

– street dancer and singer

Education

* Jeremy Castro Baguyos, M.Mus.– Professor of Music at the

University of Nebraska Omaha The University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha or UNO) is a public research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1908 by faculty from the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a private non-sectarian college, the university was originally kno ...

and Principal Bass of the

Des Moines Metro Opera Des Moines Metro Opera is an opera company in Indianola, Iowa, a town of approximately 14,000 inhabitants which lies some south of Des Moines, Iowa. It was founded by Robert L. Larsen and Douglas Duncan in 1973. The director is Michael Egel. D ...

Summer Music Festival Orchestra. *

Jose B. Cruz, Jr. Jose Bejar Cruz Jr. (born September 17, 1932) is a noted control theorist and a Distinguished Professor of Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ohio State University. Cruz was elected a member of the National Aca ...

, Ph.D. – Distinguished Professor of Engineering,

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...

* Conrado Gempesaw, Ph.D. – 17th President, St. John's University, New York City *

Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo (born March 30, 1949) is a retired professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She was the coordinator for the Filipino and Philippine Literature Program. Her most recent publications were "Balada ni Lola Amonita" and ...

, Ph.D. – Professor of Philippine Literature,

University of Hawaii A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

at Manoa; Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching, 1996 *

Kevin Nadal Kevin Nadal is an author, activist, comedian, and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center, CUNY, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is a Research, researcher an ...

, Ph.D. – Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; author, ''Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice''; former president of

Asian American Psychological Association Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

Baldomero Olivera Baldomero Olivera (born 1941) is a Filipino chemist known for discovery of many cone snail toxins important for neuroscience. These molecules, called conotoxins, led to a breakthrough in the study of ion channels and neuromuscular synapses. He dis ...

, Ph.D. – Distinguished Professor of Biology, University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah; first Fil-Am member of the

United States National Academy of Sciences The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization. NAS is part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, along with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the Nati ...

; 2007 Harvard University Scientist of the Year. * Rhacel Parrenas, Ph.D. – Professor of American Studies and Sociology at

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

. World-renowned academic, has delivered lectures at over 100 colleges and universities in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. *

Talitha Espiritu Talitha Espiritu is a Filipino author and academic known for her work on cinema during the Marcos dictatorship. Espiritu teaches in the Film and New Media Studies program at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. Early life and education ...

, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of English at Wheaton College *

E. San Juan, Jr. Epifanio San Juan Jr., also known as E. San Juan Jr. (born December 29, 1938, in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines), is a known Filipino American literary academic, Tagalog writer, Filipino poet, civic intellectual, activist, writer, essayist, video/ ...

, Ph.D. – Fellow, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University * Craig Abaya. – Director of Digital Media & Entertainment Programs, San Francisco State University, 2000–2014 *

Trinity Ordona Rev. Trinity Ordoña is a lesbian Filipino-American college teacher, activist, community organizer, and ordained minister currently residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is notable for her grassroots work on intersectional social justice. ...

, Ph.D. – Professor of American Studies,

City College of San Francisco City College of San Francisco (CCSF or City College) is a State school#United States, public community college in San Francisco, California. Founded as a Junior college#United States, junior college in 1935, the college plays an important local ...

, 2001–present * Vivian M. Vasquez, Ph.D. – Multi-award-winning Professor of Education at

American University The American University (AU or American) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, mostly in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Northwest D.C. AU was charte ...

Washington, DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan ...

, and the author of a dozen books on the subject of education and literacy. *

Leon O. Chua Leon Ong Chua (; ; born June 28, 1936) is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist. He is a professor in the electrical engineering and computer sciences department at the University of California, Berkeley, which he joined in 1971. ...

, Ph.D.– Contributor to both the nonlinear circuit theory and cellular neural network theory, and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at

University of California at Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant univ ...

and

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

. * Raymundo Favila, Ph.D.– Mathematician contributing to stratifiable congruences and geometric inequalities. *

Robyn Rodriguez Robyn Magalit Rodriguez is an Filipina American professor, author, and activist. She is currently a professor and chair of the Department of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis. In 2018, Rodriguez founded the Bulosan Cent ...

, Ph.D.–Professor and Chair of the Department of Asian American Studies at the

University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California. Named a Public Ivy, it is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institut ...

. Founded the Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies, which is purportedly the first Filipino Studies center in the United States. * Catherine Ceniza Choy, Ph.D.– Professor of Ethnic Studies at

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

. *

Vicente L. Rafael Vicente L. Rafael is a professor of Southeast Asian history at the University of Washington, Seattle. He received his B.A. in history and philosophy from Ateneo de Manila University in 1977 and his Ph.D. in history at Cornell University in 1984. ...

, Ph.D.– Professor of Southeast Asian history at

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

Graphic arts

Alfredo Alcala Alfredo P. Alcala (August 23, 1925 – April 4, 2000) was a Filipino comics artist, born in Talisay, Negros Occidental in the Philippines. Alcala was an established illustrator whose works appeared in the ''Alcala Komix Magazine''. His 1963 cre ...

–

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

comic book artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

. *

Lynda Barry Linda Jean Barry (born January 2, 1956) is an American cartoonist. Barry is best known for her weekly comic strip ''Ernie Pook's Comeek''. She garnered attention with her 1988 illustrated novel ''The Good Times are Killing Me'', about an interr ...

– Filipino mestizo comic strip cartoonist and novelist; created prototype for TV hit series ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'' *

Don Figueroa Don Allan Figueroa is a Filipino American comic book artist and toy designer. He is best known for his work on many different Transformers designs, for both the defunct Dreamwave Productions and with IDW Publishing. Dreamwave Productions One of F ...

–

for

IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly recog ...

and

Dreamwave Entertainment Dreamwave Productions was a Canadian art design studio and comic book publisher founded in 1996. Best known for its comic book adaptations of Transformers, the company shut down on January 4, 2005. History Brothers Pat Lee and Roger Lee founde ...

, working on various ''

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...

'' titles. *

Rafael Kayanan Rafael Kayanan is a Filipino-born naturalised American comics artist and Filipino martial arts master in the Sayoc Kali system. Biography Comics Rafael Kayanan stated in a 2007 interview that he "grew up with Filipino ''Komiks'' masters like Al ...

– comic book artist and master level instructor in Sayoc Kali. *

Nick Manabat Nicholas Anthony Manabat (2 September 1972 – 5 November 1995) was a Filipino comic book artist, best known for co-creating ''Cybernary''. Early life Manabat was born in British Hong Kong. He was raised and educated in Brisbane, Australia from ...

– creator of

Cybernary ''Cybernary'' is a comic book series created by comic book artist Nick Manabat with writer Steve Gerber and published by American company Wildstorm Productions in 1995. It tells the story of ''Katrina Cupertino,'' a cybernetic anti-heroine carryi ...

, comic book artist for

Wildstorm Productions Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wildst ...

Van Partible Van Partible (born Efrem Giovanni Bravo Partible; December 13, 1971) is a Filipino-born American animator, storyboard artist, director, writer and producer best known for creating the animated television series ''Johnny Bravo''. Early life and ...

– creator of

Johnny Bravo ''Johnny Bravo'' is an American animated comedy television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It is the second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons, which aired from ...

Whilce Portacio William "Whilce" Portacio (; born July 8, 1963) is a Filipino American comic book writer and artist noted for his work on such titles as ''The Punisher'', ''X-Factor'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' Iron Man'', ''Wetworks'' and ''Spawn''. Portacio was als ...

– created

Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

of the

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

, co-founder of

Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...

. *

Romeo Tanghal Romeo Tanghal (born July 24, 1947) is a Filipino comics artist who has worked primarily as an inker. He became well known in the industry in the 1980s for his work on DC Comics' '' The New Teen Titans''. Career Romeo Tanghal was born and raised ...

– comic book artist. * Leo Zulueta –

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artist *

Tony DeZuniga Antony de Zuñiga (November 8, 1932 – May 11, 2012) who worked primarily under the name Tony DeZuniga, was a Filipino comics artist and illustrator best known for his works for DC Comics. He co-created the fictional characters Jonah Hex and ...

– co-creator of

Jonah Hex Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the ...

Visual art

* Terry Acebo Davis *

Michael Janis Michael Janis (born 1959) is an American artist currently residing in Washington, DC where he is one of the directors of the Washington Glass School. He is known for his work on glass using the exceptionally difficult sgraffito technique on glass ...

– Award-winning glass artist/ *

Manuel Ocampo Manuel Ocampo (born 1965) is a Filipino artist. His work fuses sacred Baroque religious iconography with secular political narrative. His works draw upon a wide range of art historical references, contain cartoonish elements, and draw inspiratio ...

– Painter *

Alfonso Ossorio Alfonso Angel Yangco Ossorio (August 2, 1916 – December 5, 1990) was a Filipino American Abstract expressionism, abstract expressionist artist who was born in Manila in 1916 to wealthy Filipino parents from the province of Negros Occidental. H ...

* Mail Order Brides/M.O.B. * Nelfa Querubin – Ceramic artist *

Lordy Rodriguez Lordy Rodriguez (born 1976 in Quezon City, Philippines) is a contemporary artist who uses cartography and maps to reconfigure factual locations and create fictional assemblage pieces. Inspired by family road trips across the country, Rodriguez was ...

* Stephanie Syjuco * Joseph Santos (1/4th Filipino) – Award-winning painter *

Leo Valledor Leo Valledor (1936–1989) was a Filipino-American painter who pioneered the hard-edge painting style. During the 1960s he was a member of the Park Place Gallery in Soho, New York City, which exhibited many influential and significant artists of ...

(1936–1989) – painter who pioneered the Hard-edge painting style *

Carlos Villa Carlos Villa (December 11, 1936 – March 23, 2013) was a Filipino-American visual artist, curator and faculty member in the Painting Department at the San Francisco Art Institute. His work often explored the meaning of cultural diversity and ...

(1936–2013) – visual artist, curator and professor * Jenifer K. Wofford, M.F.A. – Assistant professor at the

University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. The university's main campus is located on a setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. The main campus is nicknamed "The Hil ...

History

Belinda Aquino Belinda Aquino, Ph.D., is an academic, author, and civil and women's rights activist best known for having founded the Center for Philippine Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and for being one the United States' most prominent experts ...

– author, professor, women's and civil rights activist, and founder of the Center for Philippine Studies at the

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa The University of Hawaii at Mānoa (University of Hawaii—Mānoa, UH Mānoa, Hawai'i, or simply UH) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Manoa, Mānoa, a neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii. It ...

. * Dorothy Cordova – activist, professor, co-founder of the Filipino American National Historical Society. * Fred Cordova – author, ''Filipinos: Forgotten Asian Americans''; co-founder, Filipino American National Historical Society. *

Dawn Mabalon Dawn Bohulano Mabalon (August 17, 1972 – August 10, 2018) was an American academic who worked on documenting the history of Filipino Americans. Mabalon was born in Stockton, and earned her doctoral degree from Stanford University; she later t ...

- activist, author ''Little Manila is in the Heart: The Making of Filipina/o Community in Stockton, California,''; Duke University Press, ''Journey for Justice, The Life of Larry Itliong''; Bridge & Delta Publishing

Journalism

*Byron Acohido – 1997 Pulitzer Prize awardee; prose novelist. *

Leah Borromeo Leah Borromeo is a British journalist and filmmaker based in London, who is most known for documenting social issues. Borromeo has also directed the documentary ''The Cotton Film: Dirty White Gold.'', which is yet to be released. Career Borrom ...

– journalist and documentary filmmaker *

Natasha Brown Natasha Brown is an anchor and reporter at KYW in Philadelphia. She reports for the station's ''CBS News Philadelphia'' on weeknights and is the current solo anchor of '' CBS News Philadelphia @ 9am'' & co-anchor at 4pm on weekdays alongside anch ...

– anchor, KYW in Philadelphia *

Cher Calvin Cher Calvin (born August 1, 1974) is a news presenter for KTLA television in Los Angeles. Biography Born Cherlynn Calvin on August 1, 1974, in New York City, she is the daughter of the former Filipino actor Roger Calvin. She graduated from the ...

– anchor,

KTLA KTLA (channel 5) is a television station in Los Angeles, California, United States, serving as the West Coast flagship of The CW. It is the largest directly owned property of the network's majority owner, Nexstar Media Group, and is the seco ...

Channel 5 Los Angeles *

Katherine Creag Katherine Creag Gafner (December 26, 1973 – February 10, 2021) was a Filipino-American television journalist. She worked for WNBC for a decade prior to her death. Before that, she worked for NY1, WTVH, and WNYW. She won several awards for her ...

– reporter,

WNBC WNBC (channel 4) is a television station in New York City, serving as the flagship of the NBC network. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Linden, New Jersey–licensed Telemundo station WN ...

in New York City *

Ernabel Demillo Ernabel Castro Demillo is an Emmy-award winning American television journalist. She is the host and producer of CUNY TV's monthly magazine show, "Asian American Life", which debuted on June 10, 2013. The premiere show was nominated for a NY Ne ...

– TV host * Veronica De La Cruz –

MSNBC MSNBC (originally the Microsoft National Broadcasting Company) is an American news-based pay television cable channel. It is owned by NBCUniversala subsidiary of Comcast. Headquartered in New York City, it provides news coverage and political ...

news anchor *

Rovilson Fernandez Rovilson Fernandez (born September 26, 1973) is an American model, host and magazine editor. Biography He was born in September 26, 1973 in the US Naval base in Sasebo, Japan. His parents are of full Filipino descent, originally hailing from Dag ...

– TV host, model, editor *

Emil Guillermo Emil Guillermo is an American print and broadcast journalist, commentator and humorist. His column, "Emil Amok", appeared for more than 14 years in ''AsianWeek''—at one time, the most widely read and largest circulating Asian American newsweekly ...

– award-winning journalist, writer, and broadcaster. First Filipino American to anchor a regularly scheduled national news program, NPR ''

All Things Considered ''All Things Considered'' (''ATC'') is the flagship news program on the American network National Public Radio (NPR). It was the first news program on NPR, premiering on May 3, 1971. It is broadcast live on NPR affiliated stations in the United ...

'', May 1989. Winner of American Book Award, 2000. *

Cassidy Hubbarth Cassidy Hubbarth (born September 19, 1984) is an American television anchor. Hubbarth formerly hosts ESPN2's ''NBA Tonight'' and also anchors ESPN's ''SportsCenter and College Football Live.'' Early life Hubbarth was born in the Chicago area to ...

– ESPN Anchor * Noel Izon – documentary filmmaker *

Kristine Johnson Kristine Johnson (born June 5, 1972, in Angeles City, Philippines), is a co-anchor at WCBS-TV in New York City on the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts with Maurice DuBois. Early life and education Johnson was born in the Philippines, the daughter o ...

– anchor, WCBS-TV New York *

Lloyd LaCuesta Lloyd LaCuesta (born in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American journalist. He was most recently the South Bay bureau chief for the San Francisco Bay Area TV station KTVU's news division, having worked at KTVU for 35 years. He retired from the position ...

– television journalist,

KTVU KTVU (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Oakland, California, United States, serving as the San Francisco Bay Area's Fox network outlet. It is owned and operated by the network's Fox Television Stations division alongside San Jose� ...

South Bay bureau chief *

David Lat David Benjamin Lat (born June 19, 1975) is an American lawyer, author, and legal commentator. Lat is the founder of Above the Law, a website about law firms and the legal profession. Before blogging, Lat attended Harvard College and Yale Law Sc ...

– legal commentator and author, founder of

Above the Law (website) Above the Law (often abbreviated ATL) is a news website about law, law schools, and the legal profession. Established in 2006, the site is owned and published by Breaking Media. Influence The site has been sourced by '' GQ'', ''The American Law ...

* Pat Loika – Comic podcaster *

Elita Loresca Elita A. Loresca (born June 28, 1977), is a Filipino-American newscaster. She has worked for KGET-TV, the NBC affiliate in Bakersfield, California, WSVN 7 in Miami, Florida, and KNBC in Los Angeles, California. Loresca currently works at KTRK-TV ...

– former NBC4 and current

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Los Angeles weathercaster and meteorologist *

Michelle Malkin Michelle Malkin (; Maglalang; born October 20, 1970) is an American conservative political commentator. She was a Fox News contributor and in May 2020 joined Newsmax TV. Malkin has written seven books and founded the conservative websites Twit ...

– commentator on FOX News, author * Jean Martirez – anchor for KTTV Fox 11 in Los Angeles *

Cheryl Diaz Meyer Cheryl Diaz Meyer is an independent photojournalist based in Washington, D.C., who won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography with David Leeson in 2004. Biography and career Cheryl Diaz Meyer was born on February 25, 1968, in Quezo ...

– 2004 Pulitzer Prize Winner *

Libertito Pelayo Libertito Pelayo is the founding publisher and editor-in-chief of the ''Filipino Reporter'' newspaper in New York City. Pelayo was educated at Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines. An active journalist, Pelayo was formerly a reporter f ...

– publisher and editor-in-chief, ''

Filipino Reporter Filipino Americans ( fil, Mga Pilipinong Amerikano) are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipinos and other Asian ethnicities in North America were first documented in the 16th century as slaves and prisoners on ships sailing to and from New S ...

'' newspaper *

Maria Quiban Maria Quiban (born Maria T. Aviso) is a weather anchor for KTTV in Los Angeles, California. Early life Quiban was born Maria T. Aviso in Cebu City, Philippines. At the age of 9, her family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii where she attended Aiea High ...

– meteorologist & news anchor, KTTV/KCOP-TV in Los Angeles * Elaine Quijano – correspondent at CBS News, formerly with CNN *

Victoria Recaño Victoria Recaño (born July 2, 1975 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American television personality currently working for Inside Edition. Her previous jobs including being a special correspondent and media expert for TV Guide Network and co-anchori ...

– correspondent on such programs as '' The Insider'' and ''

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'' *

Maria Ressa Maria Angelita Ressa (, born Maria Angelita Delfin Aycardo on October 2, 1963) is a Filipino and American journalist. She is the co-founder and CEO of Rappler. She previously spent nearly two decades working as a lead investigative reporter in S ...

– Nobel Peace laureate, journalist, author and co-founder of

Rappler Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripple") is a Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journalists ...

. *co Frances Rivera – journalist and television news anchor for Boston's NBC affiliate WHDH, New York's CW affiliate WPIX and NBC News * Anne Quito – architecture and design critic for

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Alex Tizon Tomas Alexander Asuncion Tizon (October 30, 1959 – March 23, 2017) was a Filipino-American author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. His book ''Big Little Man'', a memoir and cultural history, explores themes related to race, masculinity, ...

– 1997 Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting, ''

Seattle Times ''The Seattle Times'' is a daily newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1891 and has been owned by the Blethen family since 1896. ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Washington st ...

''; author of ''Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self'', Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. *

Corky Trinidad Francisco Flores Trinidad, Jr. (26 May 1939 – 13 February 2009), better known by his pen name "Corky", was a Filipino-American editorial cartoonist and comics artist. Born in Manila, he was known for his editorial cartoons for the ''Honol ...

–

Honolulu Star Bulletin The ''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' was a daily newspaper based in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. At the time publication ceased on June 6, 2010, it was the second largest daily newspaper in the state of Hawaii (after the ''Honolulu Advertiser''). ...

editorial cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or curren ...

, 1939–2009 *

Jia Tolentino Jia Angeli Carla Tolentino (born 1988) is an American writer and editor. A staff writer for ''The New Yorker,'' she previously worked as deputy editor of ''Jezebel'' and a contributing editor at ''The Hairpin''. Her writing has also appeared in ' ...

– essayist and staff writer for

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

Pablo S. Torre Pablo S. Torre (born September 27, 1985) is an American sportswriter and the host of ESPN Daily. Torre hosted (with Bomani Jones) ''High Noon'', a daily show from the new ESPN studios in New York City's South Street Seaport. He is a regular guest ...

– sportswriter & columnist for

ESPN.com ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN. It is owned by ESPN Internet Ventures, a division of ESPN Inc. History Since launching in April 1995 as ESPNET.SportsZone.com (ESPNET SportsZone), the website has developed numerous sections including: ...

and ''

ESPN The Magazine ''ESPN The Magazine'' was an American monthly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol, Connecticut. The first issue was published on March 11, 1998. Initially published every other week, it scaled back to 24 issues a year i ...

'' *

Jose Antonio Vargas Jose Antonio Vargas (born February 3, 1981) is a journalist, filmmaker, and immigration rights activist. Born in the Philippines and raised in the United States from the age of twelve, he was part of ''The Washington Post'' team that won the Pu ...

– 2008 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Journalism for his work with the ''Washington Post'';

DREAM Act The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, known as the DREAM Act, is a United States legislative proposal to grant temporary conditional residency, with the right to work, to illegal immigrants who entered the United States ...

advocate; undocumented immigrant * Mona Lisa Yuchengco – founder, ''Filipinas'' magazine

Law

* Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. – former

Associate Justice Associate justice or associate judge (or simply associate) is a judicial panel member who is not the chief justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the Supreme Court of the United States and some state ...

Hawaii State Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Hawaii is the highest court of the State of Hawaii in the United States. Its decisions are binding on all other courts of the Hawaii State Judiciary. The principal purpose of the Supreme Court is to review the decisions of ...

Kiwi Camara Kiwi Alejandro Danao Camara (born June 16, 1984), also known as K.A.D. Camara, is a Filipino American attorney and businessman. Camara is known for being the CEO of DISCO. He also represented defendant Jammie Thomas-Rasset in the first file-sharing ...

– attorney; youngest person to enter Harvard Law School *

Tani Cantil-Sakauye Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye (née Cantil; born October 19, 1959) is an American lawyer and jurist who was the 28th Chief Justice of California and is the president/CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California. Nominated by Governor Arnold Schwar ...

–

Chief Justice of California The Supreme Court of California is the highest and final court of appeals in the courts of the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in San Francisco at the Earl Warren Building, but it regularly holds sessions in Los Angeles and Sacra ...

Noel Francisco Noel John Francisco (born August 21, 1969) is an American lawyer who served as Solicitor General of the United States from 2017 to 2020. He was the first Asian Americans, Asian American confirmed by the United States Senate to hold the position. ...

– 47th

Solicitor General of the United States The solicitor general of the United States is the fourth-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. Elizabeth Prelogar has been serving in the role since October 28, 2021. The United States solicitor general represent ...

Mario Ramil Mario R. Ramil (June 21, 1946 – January 30, 2017) was an associate justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court and was the second Filipino American in the United States to rise to the office. He served his tenure from 1993 to 2002. Ramil was bor ...

– former

Sean Reyes Sean David Reyes is an American lawyer and politician who has been the Attorney General of Utah since 2013. Appointed to the office by Governor Gary Herbert following the resignation of John Swallow, Reyes was subsequently reelected. Reyes is a ...

–

Utah Attorney General The Attorney General of Utah is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the state government of Utah. The attorney general is the chief legal officer and legal adviser in the state. The office is elected, with a term of four ye ...

Literature

Maria Amapola Cabase Maria Amapola Cabase, better known by her stage name Amapola, is a Filipina singer, actress, musician, television and radio host. She is widely known in the Philippines as the original artist for the song "Kapantay ay Langit", which was later p ...

- aka Amapola Cabase - Woodward published ''Coming Home'', her first novel. ''Coming Home'' won the Florida Writers Association's Royal Palm Literary Award for 'Romantic Fiction' and was a finalist for 'Best Fiction' of 2004 in ''Foreword Magazine''. In 2005, she published ''Promising Skies'', which received critical acclaim from ''New York Times'' best-selling author Ellen Tanner Marsh. *

Peter Bacho Peter Bacho is a writer and teacher best known for his book ''Cebu (novel), Cebu'' which won the American Book Award. His book is defined as Filipino American literature because of its explorations in themes such as neocolonialism and Filipino-Ame ...

– author of the

American Book Award The American Book Award is an American literary award that annually recognizes a set of books and people for "outstanding literary achievement". According to the 2010 awards press release, it is "a writers' award given by other writers" and "the ...

winning novel ''

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

'' *

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is an author and editor of 20 books. She co-founded PAWWA or Philippine American Women Writers and Artists; and also founded Philippine American Literary House. Brainard's works include the World War II novel, ''When th ...

– author of ''

When the Rainbow Goddess Wept Cecilia Manguerra Brainard is an author and editor of 20 books. She co-founded PAWWA or Philippine American Women Writers and Artists; and also founded Philippine American Literary House. Brainard's works include the World War II novel, ''When th ...

'', ''Magdalena'' *

Carlos Bulosan Carlos Sampayan Bulosan (November 24, 1913 – September 11, 1956) was an English-language Filipino novelist and poet who immigrated to America on July 1, 1930. He never returned to the Philippines and he spent most of his life in the United St ...

– author, ''

America Is in the Heart ''America Is in the Heart'', sometimes subtitled ''A Personal History'', is a 1946 semi-autobiographical novel written by Filipino American immigrant poet, fiction writer, short story teller, and activist, Carlos Bulosan.

''. *

Regie Cabico Regie Cabico is a Filipino American poet and spoken word artist. He has been featured on two seasons of ''Def Poetry Jam'' on HBO (produced by Russell Simmons) and has been called the Lady Gaga of spoken word. He is an "out and proud" gay man. ...

– Slam poet and performer * Elaine Castillo – author, ''America Is Not the Heart''. * Gilbert Luis R. Centina III – novelist and award-winning poet *

Melissa de la Cruz Melissa de la Cruz (born 1971) is a Filipina-American writer known for young adult fiction. Her young-adult series include ''Au Pairs'', the '' Blue Bloods'', and ''The Beauchamp Family''. Early life and education Melissa de la Cruz was born in ...

– author of teen lit series ''The Au Pairs'', ''The Ashleys'', and '' Blue Bloods'' *

Alex Gilvarry Alex Gilvarry (b. 1981 on Staten Island, NY) is an American writer. He is the author of the novels ''From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant'' (2012) and ''Eastman Was Here'' (2017). In 2009, Gilvarry graduated from CUNY - Hunter College's MFA P ...

– author of ''From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant'' and ''Eastman Was Here'' *

Vince Gotera Vince Gotera (; born June 20, 1952) is an American poet and writer, best known as Editor of the ''North American Review''. In 1996, Nick Carbó called him a "leading Filipino-American poet of this generation"; later, in 2004, Carbó described hi ...

– poet and editor of the

North American Review The ''North American Review'' (NAR) was the first literary magazine in the United States. It was founded in Boston in 1815 by journalist Nathan Hale and others. It was published continuously until 1940, after which it was inactive until revived a ...

Jessica Hagedorn Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn (born 1949) is an American playwright, writer, poet, and multimedia performance artist. Biography Hagedorn is an American of mixed descent. She was born in Manila to a Scots-Irish-French-Filipino mother and a Spanish Fi ...

– playwright and author, ''

Dogeaters ''Dogeaters'' is a novel written by Jessica Hagedorn and published in 1990. Hagedorn also adapted her novel into a play by the same name. ''Dogeaters'', set in the late 1950s in Manila (the capital of the Philippines), addresses several socia ...

'', ''

The Gangster of Love ''The Gangster of Love'' is a novel written by Jessica Hagedorn and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1996. Plot "Jimi Hendrix died the year that ship that brought us from Manila docked in San Francisco..." So begins ''The Gangster of Love'', w ...

'', ''

Dream Jungle ''Dream Jungle'' is a novel by Jessica Hagedorn Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn (born 1949) is an American playwright, writer, poet, and multimedia performance artist. Biography Hagedorn is an American of mixed descent. She was born in Manila to a S ...

'' *

Tess Uriza Holthe Tess Uriza Holthe is a Filipino-American writer, who was born and raised in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco and is best known for her nationally bestselling novel ''When the Elephants Dance''. Biography Holthe graduated from Gold ...

– author of ''

When the Elephants Dance ''When the Elephants Dance'' is a historical fiction novel written by Tess Uriza Holthe and published in 2002. It is set in February, 1945 in the Philippines during the final week of the battle for control between the Americans and the Japanese ...

'' * Ma. Luisa Aguilar Igloria – award-winning poet *

Erin Entrada Kelly Erin Entrada Kelly is an American writer of children's literature. She was awarded the Newbery Medal, 2018 John Newbery Medal by the Association for Library Service to Children for her third novel, ''Hello, Universe.'' Kelly also received a 2021 ...

– author of '' Hello, Universe'', which won the

Newbery Medal The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contr ...

. *

R. Zamora Linmark R. Zamora Linmark, born in Manila, is a Filipino American poet, novelist, and playwright. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. He is the recipient of a Japan-United States Friendship Commission, a winner of a ...

– author of '' Rolling the R's'' *

Aimee Nezhukumatathil Aimee Nezhukumatathil (; Malayalam Abugida: നേഴുകുമറ്റത്തിൽ; ; born in 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American poet and essayist. Nezhukumatathil draws upon her Filipina and Malayali Indian background to give her ...

– award-winning poet and professor * Barbara Jane Reyes – poet * Al Robles – activist and poet, author of ''Rappin' With Ten Thousand Carabaos in the Dark'' *

Randy Romero Randy Paul Romero (December 22, 1957 – August 29, 2019) was a National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J. Romero was a ...

– writer *

Eileen Tabios Eileen Tabios (born 1960) is a Filipino-American poet, fiction writer, conceptual/visual artist, editor, anthologist, critic, and publisher. Early life Born in Ilocos Sur, Philippines, Tabios moved to the United States at the age of ten. ...

– poet *

Lysley Tenorio Lysley A. Tenorio (born Olongapo City, Philippines) is a Filipino-American short story writer. Lysley Tenorio’s stories have appeared in The Atlantic, Zoetrope: All-Story, Ploughshares, Manoa, and The Best New American Voices and Pushcart Prize ...

– author of ''Monstress'' *

– Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of "Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self" *

Jose Garcia Villa Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean ...

– poet, writer, generationalist; pre-Beat Generation influence * Jason Tanamor – author of the urban fantasy YA/NA novel "Vampires of Portlandia"

Theatre

Joan Almedilla Joan Richelle C. Almedilla (born September 19, 1973) is a film and theater actress, composer, and singer who has starred as Kim in the Broadway musical ''Miss Saigon''. Life and career Almedilla was born to Agapito and Rosario, whose roots are ...

–

Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street **Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...

actor, ''

Miss Saigon ''Miss Saigon'' is a stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madame Butterfly'', and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed rom ...

'', ''Les Misérables'' *

Jon Jon Briones Ernesto Cloma Briones Jr., known as Jon Jon Briones (born August 7, 1965), is a Filipino-American actor best known for his work in musical theatre. He was born in Quezon City, Philippines and became a United States citizen in 2010.Wolf, Matt"We ...

– Broadway, West End and television actor, ''

'', '' The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story'', '' American Horror Story: Apocalypse'' *

Laurie Cadevida Laurie Kristi Cadevida is a musical theatre performer and the younger sister of Filipino singer Kris Lawrence. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She appeared on Ed McMahon's short-lived PAX Network talent competition ''Next Big ...

– Broadway actress, ''

'', ''

Aida ''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 December ...

'', ''

The Pajama Game ''The Pajama Game'' is a musical based on the 1953 novel '' 7½ Cents'' by Richard Bissell. The book is by George Abbott and Richard Bissell; the music and lyrics are by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. and dances were staged by Bob Fosse in his c ...

'' *

Ali Ewoldt Ali Ewoldt (born October 6, 1982) is a Filipino-American theatre actress, who made her Broadway debut in the ''Les Misérables'' revival in 2006, playing Cosette. She has also performed on national and international tours and in U.S. regional th ...

– Broadway actress. First woman of color to play lead role of

Christine Daaé Christine Daaé is a fictional character and the female protagonist of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'' and of the various adaptations of the work. Erik, the Phantom of the Opera and Viscount Raoul de Chagny both fall in ...

The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical) ''The Phantom of the Opera'' is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart, and a libretto by Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe. Based on the 1910 French novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux, it tells the story of a ...

on Broadway. Half Filipino (maternal side). *

Rachelle Ann Go Rachelle Ann Villalobos Go-Spies (born August 31, 1986) is a Filipina singer and actress. She began her career by participating in and winning several singing competitions, the first of which was in the long-running Philippine variety show ''E ...

– Broadway and West End actress. Credits include Gigi in ''

'',

Fantine Fantine (French pronunciation: ) is a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. She is a young '' grisette'' in Paris who becomes pregnant by a rich student. After he abandons her, she is forced to look after their chil ...

in ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...

'', and

Eliza Schuyler Hamilton Elizabeth Hamilton (née Schuyler ; August 9, 1757 – November 9, 1854), also called Eliza or Betsey, was an American socialite and philanthropist. Married to American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, she was a defender of his works and co- ...

in ''Hamilton''. * Jose Llana – Broadway actor,

Drama Desk Award The Drama Desk Award is an annual prize recognizing excellence in New York theatre. First bestowed in 1955 as the Vernon Rice Award, the prize initially honored Off-Broadway productions, as well as Off-off-Broadway, and those in the vicinity. Fo ...

winner. *

Robert Lopez Robert Lopez (born February 23, 1975) is an American songwriter for musicals, best known for co-creating ''The Book of Mormon'' and '' Avenue Q'', and for co-writing the songs featured in the Disney computer-animated films '' Frozen'', its sequ ...

– composer,

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

Winner, writer of "

Let It Go "Let It Go" is a song from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney's 2013 computer-animated feature film ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'', whose music and lyrics were composed by husband-and-wife songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert L ...

" from the movie ''Frozen''. *

Deedee Magno Hall Deedee Magno Hall is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her work in the pop group The Party, and as the voice of Pearl in the animated series ''Steven Universe'' and its epilogue series '' Steven Universe Future''. Early lif ...

– cast member, national touring and San Francisco cast of ''Wicked''; former mouseketeer * Paolo Montalbán – Broadway and television actor *

Eva Noblezada Eva Maria Noblezada (; born March 18, 1996) is an American actress and singer. Noblezada made her Broadway debut as Kim in a revival of ''Miss Saigon'', a performance for which she received a nomination for a 2017 Tony Award for Best Actress ...

– Broadway and West End actress. Credits include Kim in the Broadway and West End revivals of ''

'',

Éponine Éponine Thénardier (; ), also referred to as the "Jondrette girl", is a fictional character in the 1862 novel ''Les Misérables'' by Victor Hugo. The character is introduced as a spoiled and pampered child, but appears later in the novel as a r ...

in West End's ''Les Misérables'', and originating

Eurydice Eurydice (; Ancient Greek: Εὐρυδίκη 'wide justice') was a character in Greek mythology and the Auloniad wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music. Etymology Several meanings for the name ...

in ''Hadestown''. Half Filipino (Paternal side), Half Mexican (Maternal side). * Ralph Peña – founding member and artistic director,

Ma-Yi Theater Company Ma-Yi Theater Company is a professional, not-for-profit, Obie Award and Drama Desk Award-winning theater company based in New York City that was founded in 1989. Ma-Yi Theater is headed by executive director Jorge Ortoll and artistic director Ra ...

George Salazar George Ernest Salazar (born March 7, 1986) is an American actor, singer, and musician known for his work on and off-Broadway. He made his Broadway debut in the 2011 revival of Stephen Schwartz's ''Godspell''. Salazar originated the role of as ...

– Broadway actor, ''Godspell'', ''Be More Chill'' *

Lea Salonga Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga (; born February 22, 1971), known professionally as Lea Salonga, is a Filipino singer, actress, and columnist. Nicknamed "Pride of the Philippines," she is best known for her roles in musical theatre, for supplyin ...

– Broadway and West End actress. She is a Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, and OCC Award winner. Lea was the singing voice for Princess Jasmine and Mulan in the Walt Disney movies. She was also most recently nominated for a Grammy Award for being in the cast of the most recent Broadway revival of ''

Once on This Island ''Once on This Island'' is a coming-of-age one-act stage musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. It is based on the 1985 novel ''My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl'' by Rosa Guy, a Caribbean-set retelling o ...

Business

Diosdado Banatao Diosdado P. Banatao (born May 23, 1946) is a Filipino entrepreneur and engineer working in the high-tech industry, credited with having developed the first 10-Mbit Ethernet CMOS with silicon coupler data-link control and transceiver chip, the firs ...

–

Silicon Valley Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that serves as a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical areas San Mateo County ...

engineer and businessman *

Caterina Fake Caterina Fake is an American entrepreneur and businesswoman. She co-founded the websites Flickr in 2004 and Hunch in 2007. Fake has been a trustee for nonprofit organizations and was the chairwoman of Etsy. For her role in creating Flickr, Fake ...

– Half-Filipino co-founder of

Flickr Flickr ( ; ) is an American image hosting and video hosting service, as well as an online community, founded in Canada and headquartered in the United States. It was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and was a popular way for amateur and professional ...

and Hunch. * Bobby Murphy – co-founder,

Snapchat Snapchat is an American multimedia instant messaging app and service developed by Snap Inc., originally Snapchat Inc. One of the principal features of Snapchat is that pictures and messages are usually only available for a short time before the ...

Josie Natori Josie Natori (born Josefina Almeda Cruz, May 9, 1947) is a Filipino-American fashion designer and the CEO and founder of The Natori Company. Natori served as a commissioner on the White House Conference on Small Business. In March 2007 she was a ...

– founder,

The Natori Company The Natori Company is a women's fashion designer and manufacturer based in New York City. The company sells lingerie, nightwear, loungewear, ready-to-wear, underwear and other high-end women's fashion to upscale department stores in the US, and ...

* Loida Nicolas-Lewis – chairman and CEO, TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Inc. * Peter Valdes – co-founder,

Tivoli Systems Tivoli Software encompasses a set of products originally developed by Tivoli Systems Inc. IBM bought the company and ran the operation as its Tivoli Software division. Additional products were acquired and run under the Tivoli portfolio brand. ...

Inc. (an IBM Company) *

Sheila Lirio Marcelo Sheila Lirio Marcelo is a Filipino-American entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and CEO of Proof of Learn, an education platform. Prior to Proof of Learn, she founded Care.com, an online marketplace for childcare, senior care, special needs care, ...

– entrepreneur and founder of

Care.com Care.com is an online marketplace for Child care, childcare, Senior Care, senior care, special needs care, tutoring, Pet sitting, pet care, and housekeeping through membership in a two-sided marketplace. The firm is based in Austin, Texas, Austi ...

DJ Rose DJ Roslynn aka DJ Rose better known as Roslynn Cobarrubias is a Filipino American TV Host, producer, author, speaker, DJ, radio host, entrepreneur, event producer and marketing executive. She is the co-founder of global talent discovery video pla ...

– Roslynn Alba Cobarrubias Founder of mydiveo, helped launch myspace.com * Jennifer Rubio – co-founder & President, Away (luggage) *

Jeremiah Abraham Jeremiah Abraham is a Filipino American film producer and marketing executive. As Founder and CEO of Tremendous Communications, he quickly established himself and the company as one of the most sought after agencies to help major entertainme ...

– founder & CEO of Tremendous Communications, film producer, award-winning marketer and strategist, advocate for Asian & Asian American visibility in Hollywood

Culinary arts

* Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan – activists and co-owners of Filipino restaurant Purple Yam in

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

, and co-authors of ''Memories of Philippine Kitchens'', which in 2007, won the IACP

Jane Grigson Award The Jane Grigson Award is an award issued by the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). It honours distinguished scholarship and depth of research in cookbooks and is named in honour of the British cookery writer Jane Grigson. ...

for Distinguished Scholarship in the Quality of Research Presentation. *

Cristeta Comerford Cristeta Pasia Comerford (born October 27, 1962) is a Filipino-American chef who has been the White House executive chef since 2005. She is the first woman and first person of Asian origin to hold the post. Early life Cristeta Comerford was born ...

– first woman executive

chef A chef is a trained professional cook and tradesman who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term ''chef de cuisine'' (), the director or head of a kitche ...

at the

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. ...

. * Tom Cunanan –

James Beard Award The James Beard Foundation Awards are annual awards presented by the James Beard Foundation to recognize chefs, restaurateurs, authors and journalists in the United States. They are scheduled around James Beard's May 5 birthday. The media award ...

-winning chef of Filipino restaurant Bad Saint in

Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

* Paul Qui –

-winning chef and winner of Top Chef: Texas. *

Dale Talde Dale Talde (born October 25, 1978, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American chef, television personality, and cookbook author, best known for competing on two seasons of the Bravo reality television cooking competition series ''Top Chef'': '' Top Ch ...

– Top Chef: Chicago and Top Chef: All Stars contestant and owner of the restaurant Talde in

. *

Alvin Cailan Alvin Cailan (born 1983) is an American chef, author, and television host; of Filipino-American ethnicity. He is the host of First We Feast’s The Burger Show which airs on YouTube and Hulu. Cailan launched Eggslut, a food truck that specialize ...

– chef and host of

First We Feast First We Feast is an online food-culture magazine and YouTube channel. The site co-produces the YouTube series ''Hot Ones'' with Complex Media, its parent company. Description First We Feast began in 2012 as a food culture blog edited by Chris S ...

's The Burger Show. * Carlo Lamagna - chef and owner of Magna's Kusina. Food & Wine Best New Chef 2021, & Jame's Beard nominee

Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...

Education

* Astrid S. Tuminez – first female

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Utah Valley University Utah Valley University (UVU) is a public university in Orem, Utah. UVU offers master's, bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificates. Previously called Utah Valley State College, the school attained university status in July 2008. History ...

* Flora Arca Mata – first Filipino-American Teacher in California

Fashion and pageantry

Fashion

Monique Lhuillier Monique Lhuillier (born September 15, 1971) is a Filipino-French fashion designer and creative director known for her bridal, ready-to-wear and lifestyle brand. She launched her eponymous brand in 1996 and has since established fashion houses in L ...

– Hollywood fashion designer * Kelsey Merritt – fashion model, first Filipino woman to ever walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show *

– Hollywood fashion designer *

Geena Rocero Geena Rocero (born 1983) is a Filipino-born American model, TED speaker, and transgender advocate based in New York City. Rocero is the founder of Gender Proud, a media production company that tells stories of the transgender community worldwid ...

–

transgender A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through tr ...

fashion model A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products (notably fashion clothing in fashion shows) or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography. Thoug ...

and activist, founder of the ''Gender Proud'' organization *

Leeann Tweeden Leeann Tweeden is an American radio broadcaster, model and sports commentator. She is co-host of ''Dr. Drew Midday Live'' on Radio 790 KABC in Los Angeles. Early life Tweeden was born in Manassas, Virginia, to Bill Tweeden, a retired Air For ...

– model, television personality

Pageants

Sonya Balmores Sonya Balmores (born June 23, 1986) is an American actress, model, and surfer from Kalaheo, Hawaii who also competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Early life and education Balmores was born to a Filipino father and a mother of Irish and Native ...

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Miss Hawaii Teen USA The Miss Hawaii Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Although Hawaii has made the cut fewer times than many states, they have achieved a number of high p ...

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Angela Perez Baraquio Angela Perez Baraquio Grey (born June 1, 1976), known professionally by her birth name of Angela Perez Baraquio, is an American educator. She was crowned Miss America 2001 on October 14, 2000 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the first ...

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Miss America Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...

2001 *

Ginger Conejero Ginger Ann Conejero (; born July 16, 1984) is a Filipina beauty queen and a TV reporter and host for ABS-CBN. She works for, NBC San Francisco affiliate, KNTV since 2021. Biography She joined Miss Philippines Earth 2006 and crowned Miss Phi ...

– Miss Philippines-Air 2006, television host/reporter *

Alice Dixson Alice Dixson (born Jessie Alice Dixson; ; July 28, 1969) or often misspelled Alice Dixon, is a Filipino American actress, commercial model, and former beauty queen. Biography Born to an American father and a Filipino mother, she was the Philipp ...

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Binibining Pilipinas Binibining Pilipinas (abbreviated as Bb. Pilipinas; ) is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects Filipina representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss International and selects two ot ...

-International 1986, actress and model * Ki'ilani Arruda –

Miss Teen USA 2020 Miss Teen USA 2020 was the 38th Miss Teen USA pageant. Originally scheduled to be held in spring 2020, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was later rescheduled for November 7, 2020 at the Exhibition Centre ...

* Laura Dunlap –

Miss Philippines Earth 2003 Miss Philippines Earth 2003 (also called simply as Miss Philippines 2003) was the 3rd edition of the Miss Philippines Earth pageant. It was held on May 11, 2003 at the Aguinaldo Theater, Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Philippines. The event was b ...

Jamie Herrell Jamie Herrell (born July 12, 1994) is an American-born actress and beauty queen. She won Miss Philippines Earth 2014 and Miss Earth 2014 titles. Herrell was a recipient of the Outstanding Individual Award during the 80th Cebu City Charter Day A ...

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Miss Earth 2014 Miss Earth 2014, the 14th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 29, 2014 at the University of the Philippines Theater, inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman , image = University of ...

and

Miss Philippines Earth 2014 Miss Philippines Earth 2014 was the 14th edition of the Miss Philippines Earth pageant. It was held on May 11, 2014 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines. Angelee delos Reyes of Olongapo crowned Jamie Herrell of Cebu City at the end of ...

Kristina Janolo Kristina Janolo, (born February 20, 1987) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Kissimmee, Florida, who was named Miss Florida 2011. She represented Florida in the 2012 Miss America pageant, where she reached the top 13. She is the firs ...

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Miss Florida The Miss Florida competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss America pageant. Florida has twice won the Miss America crown. In the fall of 2018, the Miss America Organization terminated Miss F ...

2011 * Krista Kleiner – Binibining Pilipinas-International 2010, actress, martial artist, singer, dancer and composer *

Christi McGarry Christi Lynn McGarry (born 4 March 1990), simply known as Christi McGarry, is a Filipino American, Filipino-American beauty pageant titleholder from Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, recently crowned Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental, Binibining ...

– Binibining Pilipinas-Intercontinental 2015 *

Katarina Rodriguez Katarina Sonja Rodriguez (; born August 1, 1992) is an American-born Filipino actress, athlete, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2018. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2018 pageant bu ...

– Miss World Philippines 2018, model, athlete *

Vanessa Minnillo Vanessa Joy Lachey (née Minnillo; born November 9, 1980) is an American actress, beauty pageant titleholder, fashion model, and television host. She was named Miss Teen USA in 1998. She has been a New York–based correspondent for ''Entertain ...

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Miss Teen USA 1998 Miss Teen USA 1998, the 16th Miss Teen USA pageant, was televised live from Shreveport, Louisiana on 17 August 1998. At the conclusion of the final competition, Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina was crowned by outgoing queen Shelly Moore of Te ...

, actress and television host * Robyn Watkins –

Miss Oklahoma USA The Miss Oklahoma USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Vanbros and Associates, headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. In 1997, Oklahoma joined the ...

2006 *

Patricia Tumulak Patricia Marie Gomez Tumulak (; born March 3, 1988) is a Filipino beauty pageant titleholder and actress. She came from a large family with a Filipino, Japanese and Spanish lineage from the Visayas region. She currently resides in Quezon City, ...

– Miss Philippines-Fire 2009 *

Megan Young Megan Lynne Young (born February 27, 1990) is a Filipino-American actress, model, television presenter and beauty queen who won the Miss World Philippines 2013 title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013. She is the first Filipina to win th ...

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Miss World 2013 Miss World 2013, the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 28 September 2013 at Bali International Convention Center, South Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. It was the first time in Southeast Asia and it also was the first time in the page ...

Miss World Philippines 2013 Miss World Philippines 2013 was the 3rd edition of the Miss World Philippines pageant. It was held at the Solaire Resort & Casino in Parañaque, Philippines. on August 18, 2013. At the end of the event, Queenierich Rehman crowned Megan Young ...

, actress, model, television host and VJ *

Audra Mari Audra Diane Mari (born January 8, 1994) is an American model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss World America 2016 on July 8, 2016, and represented the United States at Miss World 2016. She also represented the ...

- Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2011,

Miss Teen USA 2011 Miss Teen USA 2011 was the 29th Miss Teen USA pageant. It was held at the Grand Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, The Bahamas on July 16, 2011. Miss Teen USA 2010, Kamie Crawford, crowned her successor, Danielle Doty of Texas, as Miss ...

First Runner-Up, Miss North Dakota USA 2014,

Miss USA 2014 Miss USA 2014 was the 63rd Miss USA pageant, held at the Raising Cane's River Center Arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 8, 2014. All fifty states and the District of Columbia competed. The preliminary competition was not webcast live for t ...

First Runner-Up,

Miss World America 2016 Miss World America 2016 was the 8th edition of the Miss World America pageant held on July 8, 2016 at the National Harbor, Washington, D.C. Victoria Mendoza of Arizona crowned her successor Audra Mari of North Dakota at the end of the event. she ...

Miss World 2016 Miss World 2016, the 66th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on December 18, 2016 at the MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States. 117 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Mireia Lalaguna of Spain c ...

Top 11 Finalist *

Maureen Montagne Maureen Ann Montagne ( ; ; born July 10, 1993) is a Filipino-American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2021. She represented the Philippines at The Miss Globe 2021 pageant and won. Previously, she was crow ...

- The Miss Globe 2021, Miss Arizona USA 2015 and model *

Chelsea Hardin Chelsea Keolani Hardin (born September 5, 1991) is an American model, public speaker, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2016. She was the first runner-up to Deshauna Barber of District of Columbia at Miss USA 2016. E ...

— Miss Hawaii USA 2016 and

Miss USA 2016 Miss USA 2016 was the 65th Miss USA pageant. It was held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 5, 2016. Terrence J and Julianne Hough all hosted for the first time, while Ashley Graham served as the backstage host. All fifty states ...

First Runner-Up * Kimberly "Kim" Layne – Miss Idaho USA 2020 and

Miss USA 2020 Miss USA 2020 was the 69th Miss USA pageant. It was held at the Exhibition Centre and the Soundstage at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 9, 2020. Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Allie LaForce served as hosts, while Cheslie Kryst and Christian ...

First Runner-Up *

Jenny Ramp Jennylynn Sinead Domingo Ramp (born February 6, 2003), popularly known as Jenny Ramp, is a Filipina model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2022. She represented the Philippines at Miss Earth 2022 and was ...

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Miss Philippines Earth 2022 Miss Philippines Earth 2022 was the 22nd edition of the Miss Philippines Earth pageant. It was held in Coron, Palawan on August 6, 2022. At the end of the event, Naelah Alshorbaji from Parañaque City crowned Jenny Ramp of Santa Ignacia, Tarla ...

R'Bonney Gabriel R'Bonney Nola Gabriel (born March 20, 1994) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2022. Gabriel will represent the United States at Miss Universe 2022. Early life and education Gabriel was born in Houston, Texas to ...

- Fashion designer, model crowned Miss Texas USA 2022,

Miss USA 2022 Miss USA 2022 was the 71st Miss USA pageant. The competition was held on October 3, 2022 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada and was broadcast on the FYI cable channel. The competition was hosted by Zuri Hall for the second consecutive ...

, first

Filipino-American Filipino Americans ( fil, Mga Pilipinong Amerikano) are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipinos and other Asian ethnicities in North America were first documented in the 16th century as slaves and prisoners on ships sailing to and from New S ...

Miss USA Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, ...

, and

Miss Universe 2022 Miss Universe 2022 will be the 71st Miss Universe pageant, to be held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 14, 2023. Harnaaz Sandhu of India will crown her successor at the end of the e ...

* Katrina Dimaranan -

Miss Supranational 2018 Miss Supranational 2018 was the 10th anniversary of Miss Supranational pageant. It was held on December 7, 2018 at MOSIR Arena in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. Jenny Kim of Korea crowned Valeria Vázquez Latorre of Puerto Rico at the end of the event ...

1st Runner Up,

Miss Universe Philippines Miss Universe Philippines is a beauty pageant and organization that selects the Philippines' official representative to the Miss Universe pageant. The reigning Miss Universe Philippines is Celeste Cortesi of Pasay who was crowned on April ...

Tourism 2021, model, actress, and television personality

Health science

Fe del Mundo Fe Villanueva del Mundo, , (born Fé Primitiva del Mundo y Villanueva; 27 November 1911 – 6 August 2011) was a Filipina pediatrician. She founded the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines and is known for shaping the modern child healt ...

, MD – first Asian and female student at

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...

, Ph.D. – Associate Professor of

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...

John Jay College of Criminal Justice The John Jay College of Criminal Justice (John Jay) is a public college focused on criminal justice and located in New York City. It is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY). John Jay was founded as the only liberal arts c ...

, New York City; author, ''Filipino American Psychology: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Clinical Practice'' * Maria P. P. Root – psychologist * Mariano Yogore (1921–2006) – Professor and Head of Institute of Public Health.

Labor

Larry Itliong Modesto "Larry" Dulay Itliong (October 25, 1913 – February 1977), also known as "Seven Fingers", was a Filipino-American labor organizer. He organized West Coast agricultural workers starting in the 1930s, and rose to national prominence in 19 ...

– Co-founder of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, assistant director of the United Farm Workers, co-leader of the

Delano grape strike The Delano grape strike was a labor strike organized by the United Farm Workers, Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC), a predominantly Filipino and AFL-CIO-sponsored labor organization, against table grape growers in Delano, Califo ...

Philip Vera Cruz Philip Villamin Vera Cruz (December 25, 1904 – June 12, 1994) was a Filipino American labor leader, farmworker, and leader in the Asian American movement. He helped found the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC), which later mer ...

– Co-founder, Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, which later became the

United Farm Workers The United Farm Workers of America, or more commonly just United Farm Workers (UFW), is a labor union for farmworkers in the United States. It originated from the merger of two workers' rights organizations, the Agricultural Workers Organizing ...

; Vice-president, United Farm Workers

Military

* Babette Bolivar –

Rear Admiral (Lower Half) A rear admiral in the uniformed services of the United States is either of two different ranks of commissioned officers: one-star flag officers and two-star flag officers. By contrast, in most other countries, the term "rear admiral" refers only t ...

, U.S. Navy.

Women Divers Hall of Fame The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) is an international honor society. Its purpose is to honor the accomplishments of women divers, and their contributions to various fields of underwater diving. Full membership is restricted to nominees who h ...

inductee. *

Raquel C. Bono Raquel Cruz Bono is a retired vice admiral in the United States Navy, and the former director of the Defense Health Agency. She currently serves as Chief Health Officer for Viking Cruises and a Senior Fellow for Johns Hopkins Applied Physics L ...

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, U.S. Navy. Former Command Surgeon,

United States Pacific Command United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) is a unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific region. Formerly known as United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) since its inception in 1947, t ...

Brian Bulatao Brian Joseph Bulatao(born 30 September 1964) is an American businessman and former government official. In 2017 he was named as Chief Operating Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency by then-agency director Mike Pompeo. In June 2018, Bulatao wa ...

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

U.S. Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cl ...

75th Ranger Regiment The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as Army Rangers, is the U.S. Army's premier light infantry unit and special operations force within the United States Army Special Operations Command. The regiment is headquartered at Fort Benning, Georgi ...

. Former CIA Chief Operations Officer. Former

Under Secretary of State for Management The Under Secretary of State for Management is a position within the United States Department of State that serves as principal adviser to the Secretary of State and Deputy Secretary of State on matters relating to the allocation and use of Depar ...

. * *

Jose Calugas Jose Cabalfin Calugas (December 29, 1907 – January 18, 1998) was a member of the Philippine Scouts during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Bataan. At the age of 23, Calugas joined the Philippine Sc ...

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Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

recipient,

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

* Cary C. Chun –

Brigadier General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

U.S. Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

, retired. Former Commander,

50th Space Wing The 50th Space Wing was the United States Space Force's space and cyber warfare wing. The 50th Space Wing was assigned to Space Operations Command and headquartered at Schriever Air Force Base. It was activated in 1949 as the 50th Fighter Win ...

Schriever Air Force Base Schriever Space Force Base, previously Schriever Air Force Base, Falcon Air Force Base, and Falcon Air Force Station, is a base of the United States Space Force located approximately east of Peterson Space Force Base near Colorado Springs in ...

, Colorado. First U.S. Air Force General Officer of Filipino descent. * Anatolio B. Cruz –

, U.S. Navy. Former Deputy Commander,

United States Fourth Fleet The U.S. Fourth Fleet is a United States Navy numbered fleet. It is the Naval Component Command of U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM). The Fourth Fleet is headquartered at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida. It is responsible for U ...

* John R. D’Araujo Jr. –

Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

, U.S. Army, retired. First Filipino American to be promoted to Major General; Former Director of the

Army National Guard The Army National Guard (ARNG), in conjunction with the Air National Guard, is an organized Militia (United States), militia force and a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States A ...

Bureau. Former Director of the Recovery Division for the

Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Exec ...

(FEMA) *

Rudolph Davila Rudolph B. Davila (April 27, 1916 – January 26, 2002), born in El Paso, Texas, was a United States Army officer, of Spanish-Filipino descent, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Italy during World War II. He was the only person o ...

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First Lieutenant First lieutenant is a commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces; in some forces, it is an appointment. The rank of lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations, but in most forces it is sub-divided into a s ...

, U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient, World War II * Florence Finch –

Seaman second class Constructionman Apprenticevariation Fireman Apprenticevariation Airman Apprenticevariation Seaman Apprenticeinsignia Collarinsignia Seaman apprentice is the second lowest enlisted rate in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and ...

U.S. Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mul ...

Medal of Freedom The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, along with the Congressional Gold Medal. It is an award bestowed by the president of the United States to recognize people who have made "an especially merit ...

recipient for actions during the occupation of the Philippine Islands in World War II * Oscar Hilman –

, U.S. Army, Former Commanding General of

81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team The 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team is a modular brigade of the United States Army National Guard based in Washington, Oregon and California. On 9 July 2015 it was announced that the 81st Brigade would convert from being an Armored BCT to a Stry ...

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Eleanor Mariano Eleanor Concepcion "Connie" Mariano (born 1958), is a Filipina American physician and retired flag officer in the United States Navy. She is the first Filipino American and graduate of the Uniformed Services University of Medicine to reach the ...

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U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

, retired. First Filipino American to be promoted to a

flag officer A flag officer is a commissioned officer in a nation's armed forces senior enough to be entitled to fly a flag to mark the position from which the officer exercises command. The term is used differently in different countries: *In many countr ...

rank; former

physician * Victorino Mercado –

, U.S. Navy. Former Director of Maritime Operations of

U.S. Pacific Fleet The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is a theater-level component command of the United States Navy, located in the Pacific Ocean. It provides naval forces to the Indo-Pacific Command. Fleet headquarters is at Joint Base Pearl Harbor� ...

. Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans and Capabilities. First Filipino American

Surface Warfare Officer The surface warfare insignia is a military badge of the United States Navy which is issued to U.S. Navy personnel who are trained and qualified to perform duties aboard United States surface warships. There are presently four classes of the surf ...

to achieve flag rank * José B. Nísperos –

Private Private or privates may refer to: Music * " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorde ...

, U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Recipient. First Asian Medal of Honor recipient. * Ronald Ravelo –

, U.S. Navy. Former Commanding Officer of

USS Abraham Lincoln Two ships have borne the name ''Abraham Lincoln'', in honor of the Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States. * , a ballistic missile submarine * , an aircraft carrier currently in service See also

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abraham Linc ...

. First Filipino American commander of an

aircraft carrier An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a ...

Eldon Regua Eldon Philip Regua (born 1955) is a retired major general in the United States Army Reserve, who last served as Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff (Wartime) (Individual Mobilization Augmentee) for 8th United States Army headquartered in ...

–

U.S. Army Reserve The United States Army Reserve (USAR) is a reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the Army element of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces. Since July 2020 ...

. Former Commanding General, 75th Division (BCTD); *

Edward Soriano Edward Soriano (born 12 November 1946) is an American retired lieutenant general. He is the highest-ranking Filipino American officer to have served in the United States military, and the first promoted to a general officer. Born in the Philippi ...

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Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

,U.S. Army, retired. Former Commanding General of

I Corps I Corps, 1st Corps, or First Corps may refer to: France * 1st Army Corps (France) * I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * I Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French A ...

* Ramon S. Subejano –

Private First Class Private first class (french: Soldat de 1 classe; es, Soldado de primera) is a military rank held by junior enlisted personnel in a number of armed forces. French speaking countries In France and other French speaking countries, the rank (; ) ...

, U.S. Army.

Silver Star The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the United States Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Silver Star Medal is awarded primarily to members of the United States Armed Forces for gallantry in action against an e ...

recipient, World War II * Benigno G. Tabora –

Sergeant Major Sergeant major is a senior non-commissioned rank or appointment in many militaries around the world. History In 16th century Spain, the ("sergeant major") was a general officer. He commanded an army's infantry, and ranked about third in the ...

, U.S. Army.

Purple Heart The Purple Heart (PH) is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving, on or after 5 April 1917, with the U.S. military. With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, w ...

recipient, World War II *

Antonio Taguba Antonio Mario Taguba (born October 31, 1950) is a retired major general in the United States Army. He was the second American citizen of Philippine birth to be promoted to general officer rank in the United States Army. Taguba is best known for ...

– Major General, U.S. Army, retired. Author of the

Taguba Report The Taguba Report, officially titled ''US Army 15-6 Report of Abuse of Prisoners in Iraq'', is a report published in May 2004 containing the findings from an official military inquiry into the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse. It is named after Major Gene ...

Telesforo Trinidad Telesforo de la Cruz Trinidad (November 25, 1890 – May 8, 1968) was a Filipino fireman 2nd class in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Mexican waters near La Paz, on board the USS ''San Diego'' on 21 January 19 ...

– Fireman Second Class, U.S. Navy. Medal of Honor Recipient. Only Asian American Naval Recipient of the Medal of Honor * Eleanor Valentin –

Medical Corps A medical corps is generally a military branch or officer corps responsible for medical care for serving military personnel. Such officers are typically military physicians. List of medical corps The following organizations are examples of medica ...

, U.S. Navy. Commander, Naval Medical Support *

Antonio A. Aguto Jr. Antonio Alzona Aguto Jr. (born November 18, 1966) is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the commander of Security Assistance Group–Ukraine since December 2022. He most recently served as the 40th commanding general of First ...

, U.S. Army. Commanding General of First Army *

Leonard Dollaga Leonard Cy Dollaga (born 1968) is a United States Navy rear admiral who has served as the Chief of Legislative Affairs since May 13, 2022. He most recently served as the Commander of Submarine Group 7, Task Force 74, and Task Force 54 from A ...

Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

, U.S. Navy. Commander, Submarine Group 7 and Commander, Task Force 74 and Task Force 54

Politics

Peter Aduja Peter Aquino Aduja (19 October 1920 – 19 February 2007) was the first Filipino American elected to public office in the United States. He was elected as a representative in the Hawaii Legislature The Hawaii State Legislature is the state l ...

– State Legislature, Hawaii. First Filipino American elected in the United States. *

Larry Asera Larry Asera, a Filipino American engineer, businessman, and politician, is the first Filipino American elected to public office in the US mainland. Born July 15, 1948, in Vallejo, California, he has served in a variety of public positions, includin ...

– First Filipino American elected to a city council in the continental United States (1973) * Steve Austria – Republican congressman from Beavercreek, Ohio. *

Rob Bonta Robert Andres Bonta (born September 22, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of California, attorney general of California since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he pr ...

– First Filipino American California State Legislator, first Filipino American Attorney General of California *

Thelma Buchholdt Thelma Garcia Buchholdt (August 1, 1934 – November 5, 2007) was a Filipino American community activist, politician, historian, public speaker, cultural worker, and author. She was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives for four consecut ...

– First female Filipino American state legislator (1974); first Asian American to be elected President of the National Order of Women Legislators (1987). *

Christopher Cabaldon Christopher L. Cabaldon (born November 12, 1965) is a Filipino-American politician from California who served as mayor of West Sacramento. He is the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. He also represents the State of California on the W ...

– Mayor of

West Sacramento, California West Sacramento (also known as West Sac) is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. The city is separated from Sacramento by the Sacramento River, which also separates Sacramento and Yolo counties. It is a fast-growing community; the p ...

, born in 1965. *

Romeo Munoz Cachola Romeo Munoz Cachola, commonly known as Romy Cachola, is a Democratic politician from the state of Hawaii and former member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives, representing House District 30 (Kalihi Kai, Sand Island, Hickam, Pearl Har ...

– Former member of the

Hawaii House of Representatives The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. Pursuant to Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of Hawaii, amended during the 1978 constitutional convention, the House of Representatives consis ...

Benjamin J. Cayetano Benjamin Jerome Cayetano (born November 14, 1939) is an American politician and author who served as the fifth governor of the State of Hawaii from 1994 to 2002. He is the first Filipino American to serve as a state governor in the United State ...

– First Filipino American governor in the U.S., for the state of Hawaii. *

TJ Cox Terrance John Cox (born July 18, 1963) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 21st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. The son of Chinese American and Filipino American parents, Cox was elected to t ...

– Former U.S. House of Representatives of California, his mother is Filipino. *

John Ensign John Eric Ensign (born March 25, 1958) is an American veterinarian and former politician from Nevada. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign was a Congressman and United States Senator from Nevada; he served in the latter seat from January 200 ...

– U.S. Senator from

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

; his great-grandmother is from the Philippines *

Jose Esteves Jose "Joe" Esteves (born 1947) was the mayor of Milpitas, California. A Republican Party of California, Republican, Esteves was born in the Philippines and graduated from the University of the Philippines Diliman before Immigration to the United S ...

– Former Mayor of Milpitas, California. In office 2002-2008 and 2010–2016; served as a member of the City Council from 1998 to 2002. * Tony Fulton – member of Nebraska State Legislature. *

Sonny Ganaden Ernesto Montemayor "Sonny" Ganaden is an American attorney and politician who has served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives' 30th district in 2020. Background and education Ernesto Montemayor Ganaden is a second generation Fil ...

– member of the

Mike Guingona Michael P. Guingona (born 1962), also known as Mike Guingona, is an American politician of Filipino descent who served as a Councilmember for the city of Daly City, California from 1993 to 2018, including several terms as Mayor. He is an attorne ...

– Council Member and Former Mayor of

Daly City, California Daly City () is the second most populous city in San Mateo County, California, United States, with population of 104,901 according to the 2020 census. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and immediately south of San Francisco (sharing its ...

. * Lorraine Rodero Inouye – Hawai'i state senator, former

Mayor of Hawaii County The Mayor of Hawaii is the chief executive officer of the County of Hawaii in the state of Hawaii. The mayor has municipal jurisdiction over the Big Island of Hawaii. The current mayor is Mitch Roth.U.S. County In the United States, a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 states, wh ...

. *

Donna Mercado Kim Donna Mercado Kim is an American Democratic party politician from Hawaii. She is a state senator from Senate District 14 and was President of the Hawaiʻi Senate for almost three years. Education Kim attended, and graduated from Farrington High ...

– Hawai'i state senator, former President of the Hawaiʻi Senate. * Rolando Lavarro, Jr. –

Jersey City Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.John W. Marshall John William Marshall (born July 6, 1958) served as Secretary of Public Safety in the Cabinet of Virginia Governor Tim Kaine from 2006 to 2010, and Governor Mark Warner from 2002 to 2006, and was the longest-serving member of the Virginia Govern ...

, Virginia Secretary of Public Safety and Director of the U.S. Marshals Service, his mother is of Filipino descent. *

Thurgood Marshall, Jr. Thurgood Marshall Jr. (born August 12, 1956) is an American lawyer and son of the late Supreme Court of the United States Justice Thurgood Marshall. Marshall worked in the Bill Clinton White House and is a retired international law firm partner. ...

, White House senior staff member during the Clinton Administration, his mother is of Filipino descent. *

Benjamin Menor Benjamin Menor (1922 – July 4, 1986)"Pioneer Menor is dead at 63", ''Hawaii Tribune-Herald'' (July 6, 1986), page 1. was a justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii from April 16, 1974, to December 30, 1981. Biography Born in the Philippines, Menor ...

– Filipino American State Legislator, Hawaii, 1962. * Jeff Moneda – City Manager of

Foster City, California Foster City is a city located in San Mateo County, California. The 2020 census put the population at 33,805, an increase of more than 10% over the 2010 census figure of 30,567. Foster City is sometimes considered to be part of Silicon Valley ...

. *

Mona Pasquil Mona Pasquil Rogers (born Simeona Fortunata Pasquil; April 3, 1962) is an American politician who served as the 47th lieutenant governor of California from November 4, 2009 to April 27, 2010. Upon taking office, Pasquil Rogers became the first wom ...

– in November 2009, became the first woman to serve as acting lieutenant governor of California *

David Pendleton David Alexander Pendleton (born February 2, 1967) is a former Minority Floor Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives, from 1998 until 2002. As a member of the Republican Party, he served four two-year terms (1996-2004) as a state repres ...

– former Minority Floor Leader, Hawaii House of Representatives * Sean David Reyes – Utah Attorney General and first ethnic minority elected to state office in Utah; father is Filipino, father's first cousin was 7th President of the Philippines, Ramon Magsaysay. * Bobby Scott – U.S. House of Representatives of Virginia, maternal grandfather is Filipino. *

Michele J. Sison Michele Jeanne Sison (born May 27, 1959, in Arlington, Virginia) is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service serving as the assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs. She has previously serve ...

– Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs *

Kris Valderrama Kriselda Valderrama-Lobo is an American politician who represents District 26 in the Maryland House of Delegates. Early life and career Kriselda Valderrama was born in Washington, D.C. to David Mercado Valderrama, a judge in Prince George's Coun ...

– Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the 26th District *

Ron Villanueva Ron A. Villanueva (born March 30, 1970) is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the Virginia's 21st House of Delegates district, 21st district, serving from 2010 to 2018. He is a Republican Party (United States), Republican who ...

– Member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 21st District. A former member of the Coast Guard Reserves, he is also an alumnus of Old Dominion University. *

- Former CIA Chief Operations Officer. Former

. * Arvin Amatorio - current mayor of Bergenfield borough.

Religion

Ruben Habito Rubén L. F. Hábito (born c. 1947) is a Filipino Zen ''rōshi'' of the Sanbō Kyōdan lineage. Biography Hábito started out as a Jesuit priest doing missionary work in Japan. There, he began practising under Yamada Kōun, a Zen ''rōshi'' w ...

, Filipino Zen Master of the Sanbō Kyōdan lineage and founder of

Maria Kannon Zen Center Maria Kannon Zen Center (MKZC) is a non-profit practice center in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition of Zen Buddhism, located in Dallas, Texas and founded in 1991 by the guiding teacher Ruben Habito (a Dharma heir of Yamada Koun).Post; xiii MKZC derives i ...

in Dallas, Texas. *

Oscar A. Solis Oscar Azarcón Solís (born October 13, 1953) is a Philippine-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and current bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City in Utah. Following a 20-month sede vacante, Solís was appointed by Pope Francis on Janu ...

– First Filipino American Roman Catholic bishop in the United States, 10th Bishop of Salt Lake City. *

Bruce Reyes-Chow Bruce Reyes-Chow is an American Teaching Elder (minister) of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Reyes-Chow received his BA in Asian American Studies, Sociology and Religion from San Francisco State University in 1990 and received his Masters of Divin ...

– The first Filipino American head of a major denomination in the U.S. (mother is American-born Filipino), was elected to a two-year term as Moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PC(USA), is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States. It is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the US, and known for its liberal stance on doctrine and its ordaining of women and ...

on June 21, 2008.

Sports

Doug Baldwin Douglas Dewayne Baldwin Jr. (born September 21, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Stanford and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Baldwin is the Seahawks thi ...

(Filipina grandmother) – Former NFL Player, Super Bowl Champion *

Tedy Bruschi Tedy Lacap Bruschi (; born June 9, 1973) is a former professional American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, who currently serves as the senior advisor to the head coach at University of A ...

– Former NFL Player, three-time Super Bowl Champion *

Jordan Clarkson Jordan Taylor Clarkson (born June 7, 1992) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for two seasons with Tulsa before transferring to Missou ...

– NBA player *

Kihei Clark Kihei Issaiah Clark (born January 25, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Early life Clark was born in Tarzana, Los Angeles as the oldest son of Malik and Sharon Clar ...

– College basketball player *

Boogie Ellis Rejean Tramain "Boogie" Ellis Jr. (born December 12, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers. High school career Ellis attended Mission Bay High Scho ...

– basketball player *

Roman Gabriel Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr. (born August 5, 1940) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was the second overall pick in the 1962 NFL Draft and played for the Los Angeles Rams for eleven seaso ...

- former NFL quarterback (Los Angeles Rams & Philadelphia Eagles). NFL Most Valuable Player (1969); 4× ProBowl (1967–1969 & 1973); NFL passing yards leader (1973); 2× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1969 & 1973) *

Jalen Green Jalen Romande Green (born February 9, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the third player in the NBA of Filipino descent, following Jordan Clarkson and ...

– basketball player *

Tim Lincecum Timothy Leroy Lincecum ( ; born June 15, 1984), nicknamed "The Freak", "The Franchise", "The Freaky Franchise" and "Big Time Timmy Jim", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San ...

- former MLB pitcher (San Francisco Giants & Los Angeles Angels). Won multiple World Series championships, won multiple Cy Young Awards, threw multiple no-hitters, and elected to multiple All-Star Games. * Jason Robertson - NHL player for the

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and were founde ...

* Nicholas Robertson - NHL player for the

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

Raymond Sarmiento Raymond Sarmiento (born July 24, 1992) is an American professional tennis player. Sarmiento has a career high ATP singles ranking of 287 achieved on September 11, 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 386 achieved on March 7, ...

- tennis player *

Erik Spoelstra Erik Jon Spoelstra ( ; born November 1, 1970) is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has won two NBA championships as the head coach of the Heat. A Fi ...

– NBA Head Coach *

Jimmy Alapag Jim Olmedo Alapag (born December 30, 1977) is a Filipino-American former professional basketball player. He serves as an assistant coach for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He is nicknamed "The Mighty Mouse" and "The Captain". Early lif ...

- former PBA player and current assistant coach for

Stockton Kings The Stockton Kings are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Stockton, California, and are affiliated with the Sacramento Kings. The Kings play their home games at the Stockton Arena and compete in the G League' ...

Television and film

Ruthie Alcaide ''The Real World: Hawaii'' is the eighth season of MTV's reality television series ''The Real World'', which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives a ...

– MTV '' The Real World: Hawaii'' cast *

Benjamin Alves Benjamin Sapida (born March 31, 1987), whose previous screen name was Vince Saldaña and current screen name is Benjamin Alves, is a Filipino actor and model under the management of GMA Network. Biography Early life Alves was born Benjamin Quiam ...

– actor *

Kaye Abad Katherine Grace Abad-Castillo (born May 17, 1982), known professionally as Kaye Abad, is a Filipino-American actress and singer. Abad started in 1993 and is a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic. She was launched as a member of Star Circle (now St ...

– actress * Craig Abaya – film producer/director ( p.g.a.), musician, educator, and photographer. *

Neile Adams Ruby Neilam Salvador Adams (born July 10, 1932), known professionally as Neile Adams, is a Filipino American actress, singer, and dancer who made more than 20 appearances in films and television series between 1952 and 1991. Early life and fami ...

– actress *

Gerald Anderson Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson Jr. (born March 7, 1989) is a Filipino-American actor. He is managed and under contract to Star Magic, ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN's home based talent agency. Recognized as the "Action-Drama Prince" of Philippi ...

– actor, model *

Nicole Gale Anderson Nicole Gale Anderson (born August 29, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Heather Chandler on The CW series ''Beauty & the Beast''. She is also known for her roles as Macy Misa in the Disney Channel series ''Jonas'' ...

– actress (''

Jonas Jonas may refer to: Geography * Jonas, Netherlands, Netherlands * Jonas, Pennsylvania, United States * Jonas Ridge, North Carolina, United States People with the name * Jonas (name), people with the given name or surname Jonas * Jonas, one of ...

'' and ''

Beauty & the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' (''The Young American and Marine T ...

'') *

Siena Agudong Siena Nicole Agudong (born August 19, 2004) is an American actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Nickelodeon series '' Star Falls'' (2018), and the Netflix series '' No Good Nick'' (2019) and ''Resident Evil'' (2022). Her fil ...

– actress (''

Star Falls ''Star Falls'' is an American comedy television series created by George Doty IV that aired on Nickelodeon from March 31 to July 28, 2018, and on TeenNick from August 5 to September 2, 2018. The series stars Siena Agudong, Kamaia Fairburn, Elena ...

'', '' Alex & Me'' and ''

No Good Nick ''No Good Nick'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series, created by David H. Steinberg and Keetgi Kogan. The series stars Siena Agudong, Lauren Lindsey Donzis, Kalama Epstein, Melissa Joan Hart and Sean Astin, and the first p ...

'') * Ruben Aquino – Disney animator (''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it ...

'' and ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a h ...

'') * Ashley Argota – actress, singer, musician (''

True Jackson VP ''True Jackson, VP'' is an American teen sitcom created by Andy Gordon for Nickelodeon. It aired from November 8, 2008, to August 20, 2011. The series stars Keke Palmer, Ashley Argota, Matt Shively, Danielle Bisutti, Greg Proops, Robbie Amell, ...

'', ''

Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures ''Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures'' is an American teen sitcom. The series aired on Nickelodeon from July 1, 2011 until June 9, 2012. The remaining episodes of the series were broadcast on TeenNick from December 22, 2012 to May 1, 2013. Premise ...

'', '' The Fosters'', ''

How to Build a Better Boy ''How to Build a Better Boy'' is a Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Paul Hoen and written by Jason Mayland. It stars China Anne McClain, Kelli Berglund and Marshall Williams. The first images were shown during a promo for Disney Channe ...

'') * Cecilio Asuncion – director, host, producer, filmmaker, and executive. *

Jon Jon Augustavo Jonathan Augustavo, better known as Jon Jon or Jon Jon Augustavo, is an American filmmaker, commercial director, and music video director who has written and directed works for artists including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mike Posner, Allen Stone, ...

– award-winning filmmaker and music video director known for

Macklemore Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), better known by his stage name Macklemore ( ; (formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper and songwriter. A native of Seattle, Washington, he has collaborated with producer Ryan Lewi ...

– "

Thrift Shop Thrift may refer to: * Frugality * A savings and loan association in the United States * Apache Thrift, a remote procedure call (RPC) framework * Thrift (plant), a plant in the genus ''Armeria'' * Syd Thrift (1929–2006), American baseball execut ...

", "

Can't Hold Us "Can't Hold Us" is a song written and performed by American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring American singer Ray Dalton, originally released on August 16, 2011 as the second single from the duo's debut studio album '' The Heist'' ...

", "

Same Love Same may refer to: *Sameness or identity Places * Same (Homer), an island mentioned by Homer in the ''Odyssey'' * Same (polis), an ancient city * Same, East Timor, the capital of the Manufahi district * Samé, Mali * Same, Tanzania * Same Distric ...

" * Alley Baggett – model, actress *

Brandon Baker Brandon Baker (born April 18, 1985) is an American former actor. He is known for the made-for-television movies, such as Disney movie ''Johnny Tsunami'' alongside Kirsten Storms and the late Lee Thompson Young and its sequel '' Johnny Kapahala: ...

– actor (''

Johnny Tsunami ''Johnny Tsunami'' is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM). The film focuses on a young surfer from Hawaii who must adapt to new challenges when his father's job forces the family to move to Vermont. It was nominated in 2000 for the Humanita ...

'' and '' Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board'') *

Kimee Balmilero Kimberly Jonelle 'Kimee' Balmilero (born December 13, 1979) is an American actress and singer of Filipino descent. Early life and education She is the daughter of Roy Balmilero who appears in '' Hawaii Five-0'' portrayed as Noelani's father Jo ...

– member of the American version of Hi-5, a children's musical group *

Roxanne Barcelo Anne Roxanne Barcelo (born January 20, 1985), also known as Roxee B, is a Filipino-American actress, model and singer. In 2006, she became one of the 14 housemates of ABS-CBN's '' Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition''. Before entering the Big ...

– actress, model, singer *

Dante Basco Dante R. Basco (born August 29, 1975) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's ''Hook'', and Julian Lee in '' Fakin' da Funk'', and for his many vo ...

– actor, dancer, rapper, poet *

Dion Basco Dion may refer to: People Ancient *Dion (mythology), a king in Laconia and husband of Iphitea, the daughter of Prognaus *Dion of Syracuse (408–354 BC), ancient Greek politician *Dio of Alexandria, first century BC, ancient Greek philosoph ...

– actor *

Jacob Batalon Jacob Batalon (; born October 9, 1996) is an American actor. Batalon achieved international recognition playing Ned Leeds in five Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films, beginning with '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017). Cameos in '' Avenger ...

– actor *

Dave Bautista David Michael Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. He had several stints in WWE between 2002 and 2019. In his acting career, he is most widely known for his portrayal of Drax the Destro ...

– former professional mixed martial artist, and former professional wrestler, Currently part of an ensemble cast in Marvel's ''Guardians of the Galaxy''. *

Eric Bauza Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian-American voice actor and comedian. His most-known roles include Stimpy on '' Ren and Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'', Foop on ''The Fairly OddParents'' and its reboot ''Fairly Odder'', Thunderbolt Ro ...

(born 1979) - Canadian-born actor (''

The Fairly OddParents ''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda who grant him w ...

'', '' El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'', ''

Breadwinners The breadwinner model is a paradigm of family centered on a wikt:breadwinner, breadwinner, "the member of a family who earns the money to support the others." Traditionally, the earner works outside the home to provide the family with income and b ...

'', ''

Unikitty! ''Unikitty!'' (stylized as ''UniKitty!'') is an American animated television series developed by Ed Skudder and Lynn Wang for Cartoon Network and produced by The Lego Group and Warner Bros. Animation. The series stars the character of the sam ...

'') *

Paris Berelc Paris Berelc (born December 29, 1998) is an American actress and model. She is known for her roles as Skylar Storm in the Disney XD series '' Mighty Med'' and '' Lab Rats: Elite Force'', and Alexa Mendoza in the Netflix sitcom ''Alexa & Katie. ...

– actress (''

Mighty Med ''Mighty Med'' is an American television series created by Jim Bernstein and Andy Schwartz and produced by It's a Laugh Productions for Disney XD. It stars Bradley Steven Perry, Jake Short, Paris Berelc, Devan Leos, and Augie Isaac. The series ai ...

'', ''

Invisible Sister ''Invisible Sister'' is a 2015 Disney Channel Original Movie, based on the book ''My Invisible Sister'' by Beatrice Colin and Sara Pinto. The film is directed by Paul Hoen, and stars Rowan Blanchard and Paris Berelc. It focuses on a student who ...

'', '' Lab Rats: Elite Force'', ''

Alexa & Katie ''Alexa & Katie'' is an American sitcom created by Heather Wordham as a Netflix original series. Matthew Carlson serves as showrunner. The series stars Paris Berelc and Isabel May as Alexa and Katie, a high schooler suffering from cancer and h ...

'') * Joy Bisco – actress * Leann Bowen - writer *

Billy Crawford Billy Joe Ledesma Crawford (born May 16, 1982) is a Filipino actor, musician, singer, dancer, comedian and television host who released 7 studio albums and has had a number of singles, notably " Trackin'", " When You Think About Me" (a remake o ...

Jameson Blake Jameson Andrew Blake (born June 17, 1997) is a Filipino American actor, dancer, and model based in the Philippines. He is best known for his roles in the films ''2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten'' (2016), '' So Connected'' (2018), and ''Ang Babaeng Allergic s ...

– actor, dancer and television personality *Eileen Boylan – actress (''South of Nowhere'', ''General Hospital''). *Q. Allan Brocka – director, producer, actor, best known for directing the film ''Eating Out'' and its sequel. *

– actress, news anchor (''

Morning News''), Miss New York first runner up *Donita Rose – actress *Jade Villalon – actress, singer and songwriter *Louie del Carmen – story artist, ''DreamWorks Animation''; storyboard artist, Disney Channel's ''Kim Possible'', Nickelodeon's ''Invader Zim'', ''Rugrats'' and ''The Mighty B!''. *Ronnie del Carmen – story supervisor, ''Finding Nemo''; storyboard artist, ''Batman: The Animated Series'' *T.V. Carpio – actress *Tia Carrere – actress and singer (''Relic Hunter'', ''Wayne's World (film), Wayne's World'', ''Wayne's World 2'') *Phoebe Cates – actress. *Christina Chang – actress, (''24 (TV series), 24'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''Private Practice (TV series), Private Practice'', ''Nashville (2012 TV series), Nashville'') *Pia Clemente – first Filipino to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award for the live-action short, ''Our Time Is Up'' (2004) *Emy Coligado – actress, (Piama, Francis' wife, ''Malcolm in the Middle''). *Max Collins (actress), Max Collins – actress and model *Michael Copon – actor (Blue Ranger in ''Power Rangers Time Force'', ''Bring It On: In It to Win It'') * Eugene Cordero - actor *Rik Cordero – director *Jessica Cox - first armless pilot in aviation history, Taekwondo Black Belt, and subject of the documentary Right Footed *Darren Criss – actor/singer (Blaine Anderson in ''Glee (TV series), Glee'' and Andrew Cunanan in '' The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story''), mother is an immigrant from the Philippines *Christina Cuenca – Miss Louisiana USA 2006; actress *Jake Cuenca – actor and soccer player *Mark Dacascos – actor and martial arts expert *Charles Michael Davis – actor and model *Marpessa Dawn – actress"America's Dawn Comes Up in France"
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*Dean Devlin – screenwriter and producer of many films including ''Independence Day (1996 film), Independence Day'', ''Godzilla (1998 film), Godzilla'' and ''Stargate (film), Stargate'', also occasional actor *Ivan Dorschner – actor, model and former Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash of 2010 5TH big placer *Tippy Dos Santos – singer, actress *Kyle Echarri – singer and songwriter The Voice Kids (Philippines season 2) finalist *Andi Eigenmann – actress *Mar Elepano – filmmaker, production supervisor of the John C. Hench Lab, Division of Animation and Digital Arts, USC School of Cinematic Arts *Tommy Esguerra – actor, model and former Pinoy Big Brother 737 2015 2nd big placer *Matt Evans – actor *Ava Fabian – actress, model *Roshon Fegan – actor (''Shake It Up (U.S. TV series), Shake It Up (TV series)'') *Von Flores – actor *Joel de la Fuente – actor *Karen Gaviola – Television Producer and Director, ''Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series), Magnum P.I.'', ''Lucifer (TV series), Lucifer'', ''Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), Hawaii Five-0'', ''Love Is (TV series), Love Is'' *Charles Gemora – Hollywood makeup artist *Baron Geisler – actor, businessman, model, resource speaker, amateur artist and aspiring poet *Raymond Gutierrez – actor and model, gay twin brother of Richard Gutierrez *Richard Gutierrez – actor and model *

- actress and singer *Melissa Howard – actress-comedienne, MTV Real World New Orleans cast *Vanessa Hudgens – half-Filipino actress, singer, dancer and television star (''

'') *Stella Hudgens – half-Filipino actress *Dan Inosanto – actor, martial arts instructor who is best known as a training partner of Bruce Lee, an authority on Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Martial Arts including Eskrima and Pencak Silat *Diana Lee Inosanto – actress, stuntwoman, film director (''The Sensei'') *

– actor, dancer, choreographer and former husband of Jennifer Lopez, lead dancer of Michael Jackson and work with different singers, appeared on ''Unfabulous'', ''Eve'', ''Half & Half'' and ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' *Tessa Keller, model and reality television personality *Abigail Kintanar – actress, host, reality show vixen. VH1's CelebReality Star "Red Oyster" *Jo Koy – stand-up comedian *Jennie Kwan – actress (''California Dreams'') *Tony Labrusca – actor, model and singer *Boom Labrusca – actor, model *Lalaine – television star (''Lizzie McGuire''). *Liza Lapira – actress (''Crazy, Stupid, Love'', ''21 (2008 film), 21'', ''Fast & Furious (2009 film), Fast & Furious'', ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'', ''Traffic Light (TV series), Traffic Light'', ''9JKL'') *Kris Lawrence – singer *Sharon Leal – half-Filipino, half-African American actress (''Boston Public'', ''Dreamgirls (film), Dreamgirls'', ''Why Did I Get Married? and ''Supergirl_(TV_series)'' *Reggie Lee (actor), Reggie Lee – actor *Matthew Libatique – cinematographer (''Requiem for a Dream'', ''The Fountain'', ''Inside Man'' and ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'') *Xian Lim – actor and model *Tiffany Limos – actress *BarBara Luna – actress *Manila Luzon - drag queen, recording artist, comedian, and reality television Celebrity, personality (''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'') *Tara Macken – actress *Camille Mana – actress (''One on One (TV series), One on One'') *Edu Manzano – actor and politician *Luis Manzano – model and television host *Alec Mapa – actor and comedian (''Half & Half'') *Jessica Marasigan – actress, model, beauty queen and former Pinoy Big Brother 737 2015 housemate *Anna Maria Perez de Taglé – actress (''Hannah Montana'', ''Camp Rock'', ''Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'', the 2009 remake of ''Fame (2009 film), Fame''), former ''Star Search'' contestant; granddaughter of Filipina singer, Sylvia La Torre. *Ayra Mariano – actress and model *Bruno Mars – singer and dancer *Marie Matiko – actress (''The Art of War (film), The Art of War'') *Caitlin McHugh – actress and model (''The Vampire Diaries'') *Chad McQueen – actor, film producer, martial artist and race car driver in 1984 ''The Karate Kid'' and 1986 ''The Karate Kid Part II'' *Steven R. McQueen – actor (''The Vampire Diaries'') *Sam Milby – actor, model *Cymphonique Miller – singer and actress (''How to Rock'') *Vanessa Minnillo – MTV VJ and former Miss Teen USA *Jewel Mische – actress and model *Derrick Monasterio – actor, singer and dancer *Paolo Montalban – actor (''Mortal Kombat: Conquest''), model *Troy Montero – actor *Sofia Moran - actress (Women in Cages 1971 Produced by Roger Corman, Planet Terror portion in Grindhouse (film) Directed by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez), Filipino female singer/recording artist, beauty queen, philanthropist *That '90s Show, Sam Morelos – actress (''That '90s Show'') *Rex Navarrete – comedian, voice actor in Myx channel's cartoon ''The Nutshack'' *True O'Brien – actress (''Days of Our Lives'') *Jazz Ocampo – actress and commercial model *Belinda Panelo – MTV VJ *Angelica Panganiban – actress and comedienne *

– creator/director/writer of cartoon series ''

'' *Jennifer Paz – actress, most notable for voice of Lapis Lazuli (''Steven Universe'') *Nia Peeples – actress and singer *Lou Diamond Phillips – actor *Charee Pineda – actress and politician *Stef Prescott – actress and model *Malia Pyles – actress (''Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin'') *Jay R – R&B singer *Shelby Rabara – actress and dancer, most notable for the voice of Peridot (''Steven Universe'') *Sue Ramirez – Filipino actress, whose father is an American citizen. *

– correspondent ('' The Insider''), actress (''CSI: Miami'') *Sheryn Regis – singer, actress *Ernie Reyes Jr. – actor, martial artist *Ernie Reyes Sr. – actor, martial artist, fight choreographer *Conrad Ricamora – singer and actor (''How to Get Away with Murder'') *Jackie Rice – actress *Alden Richards (Richard Faulkerson) – actor, singer *Melissa Ricks – actress *Olivia Rodrigo – actress and singer-songwriter (''Bizaardvark'', ''High School Musical: The Musical: The Series'') *Tom Rodriguez – actor and former Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up housemate *Jelynn Rodriguez – actres
"The Drop" (TV series)
*Vincent Rodriguez III – actor (CW "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend") *Jason Rogel – actor (''Splinterheads'', ''Swamp Shark'', ''The Great State of Georgia'') *Tura Satana – actress ("Varla" in Russ Meyer's cult film, ''Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'' (1965)). "Satana's father was a silent movie actor of Japanese and Filipino descent, and her mother was a circus performer of Native American (Cheyenne) and Scots-Irish background. *Rob Schneider – ''Saturday Night Live'' performer, actor, comedian *Nicole Scherzinger – singer, actress *Steven Silva – actor, model *Pepe Smith — late rock star *Liza Soberano – actress, model *Paul Soriano – film director and producer *Shannyn Sossamon – actress (''40 Days and 40 Nights'', ''A Knight's Tale (film), A Knight's Tale'') *Hailee Steinfeld – actress, singer (''Pitch Perfect 2'', ''Barely Lethal'', ''Term Life'', ''The Edge of Seventeen'', ''Pitch Perfect 3'', ''Bumblebee (film), Bumblebee'') *Jon Timmons – actor, model and television personality *Chuti Tiu – actress (''Desire (TV series), Desire'', ''24 (TV series), 24'', ''Dragnet (franchise), Dragnet'', ''Beautiful (2000 film), Beautiful'', ''The Specials'') *G. Toengi – actress, singer *Whitney Tyson – actress and comedienne *Michelle Vergara Moore – actress (''Condor (TV series), Condor, ''The Unusual Suspects (TV series), The Unusual Suspects'', The Time of Our Lives (TV series), The Time Of Our Lives'', ''Black & White & Sex'') *Jillian Ward – actress, singer and model *Marsha Garces Williams (Filipino father) - film producer, mother of Zelda Williams *Zelda Williams (Filipino grandfather ) - actress, daughter of Robin Williams and Marsha Garces Williams *Charlyne Yi – actress (''Knocked Up'', ''Paper Heart (film), Paper Heart'') *

– actress, beautyqueen, crowned as Miss World 2013, sister of Lauren Young *Lauren Young – actress, sister of Megan Young

Disc jockeys

*DJ Babu (Chris Oroc) – disc jockey of the World Famous Beat Junkies and member of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples. Hails from Oxnard, California. *Mix Master Mike (Michael Schwartz) – Beastie Boys disc jockey, founding member of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz; winner of 1992 and 1993 DMC World DJ Championships (Rocksteady DJ's) and winner of the 1992 New Music Seminar/Supermen Inc. DJ Battle for World Supremacy. Appears in the documentary film ''Scratch (2001 film), Scratch''. *DJ Qbert (Richard Quitevis) – San Francisco Bay Area hip-hop disc jockey and pioneering turntablist. Founding member of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz; winner of 1991 (solo) 1992 (Rocksteady DJ's), 1993, (Dreamteam) DMC World DJ Championships. Featured in the movie ''Hang the DJ''. Appears in the documentary films ''Modulations'' and ''Scratch (2001 film), Scratch''. Created animated pop film ''Wave Twisters'' *DJ Riddler (Rich Pangilinan) – disc jockey at WKTU in New York, Sirius Satellite Radio, record producer, remixer and member of the group MYNT *DJ Virman (Virman Coquia) of the group Far East Movement *DJ Bonics – disc jockey of rapper Wiz Khalifa

Music

– composer, first Filipino American Oscar recipient. Recipient of a Grammy Award, Emmy Award and a Tony Award; twelfth individual to achieve an EGOT.

= Rock music

= * Craig Abaya – award-winning songwriter, singer, musician, recording artist and producer *Noah Bernardo – drummer – P.O.D. *Melina Duterte – musician better known by her stage name Jay Som *Jerome Fontamillas – Switchfoot guitarist and keyboardist *Lowell George – songwriter, singer and slide guitarist of the rock band Little Feat *Christopher Guanlao – drummer/songwriter for Silversun Pickups *Kirk Hammett – lead guitarist for Metallica ''(Filipina mother)'' *Haley Heynderickx – singer-songwriter from

*Anthony Improgo – drummer of the Band Metro Station *Mike Inez – bassist of Alice in Chains *Dan Layus – lead singer, guitarist of the band Augustana (band), Augustana *Jared Palomar – bassist, and pianist of the band Augustana (band), Augustana *Arnel Pineda – vocalist of the band Journey (band), Journey *Joey Santiago – lead guitarist of the Pixies (band), Pixies, credited by Kurt Cobain as influential to his music, albums include the classic ''Surfer Rosa'' and ''Doolittle (album), Doolittle''. Later formed a band "The Martinis" with his wife. *Matthew Santos – rock and folk singer-songwriter, musician and painter, father of part-Filipino descent.

= Pop music

= *Leah Dizon – model, singer, actress, and TV personality in Japan. *Enrique Iglesias – Spanish pop music singer-songwriter. *Bruno Mars – half-Filipino, quarter-Puerto Rican, quarter-Hungarian Jewish; R&B singer *Olivia Rodrigo — half-Filipino, half-American, actress, Pop singer-songwriter *Maile Misajon – singer of Eden's Crush. *Bella Poarch - singer, TikTok star *Larry Ramos – guitarist, banjo player, and vocalist with the American pop band the Association and the New Christy Minstrels. *Nicole Scherzinger – lead singer for the Pussycat Dolls. ''(Filipino father, Hawaiian/Russian mother, birth name was Nicole Valiente)'' *Jasmine V – singer *Jocelyn Enriquez - singer, 90's pop diva, Christian vocalist

= American Idol Contestants

= *Reynaldo Lapuz – American Idol contestant (Season 7). *Guji Lorenzana – alternative rock, pop rock solo artist, ''American Idol'' contestant (Season 3). *Ramiele Malubay – ''American Idol'' contestant (Season 7). *Thia Megia – ''American Idol'' contestant (Season 10). *Jessica Sanchez – ''American Idol'' contestant; Father is Mexican, Mother is Filipina (Season 11), finished as the Runner-Up. *Jasmine Trias – ''American Idol'' contestant (Season 3), finished in 3rd place. *Camile Velasco – ''American Idol'' contestant (Season 3), finished in 9th place. *Malaya Watson – ''American Idol'' contestant (Season 13), finished in 8th place.

= Rap, hip hop

= *DJ Qbert – turntablist, composer, producer *Danny Brown (rapper), Danny Brown – rapper who is half African American and half Filipino. *Pressa (rapper), Pressa - Canadian rapper *Guapdad 4000 - rapper of African-American and Filipino descent *Chad Hugo – music producer and musician; one-half of The Neptunes. *Ruby Ibarra – rapper, music producer, and spoken word artist *apl.de.ap, Allan Pineda Lindo – known as apl.de.ap. Member of the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas *Maliibu Miitch – rapper of African-American, Vietnamese and Filipino descent *Travis McCoy – Gym Class Heroes singer; Haitian/Italian/Irish/Filipino/Native American *Saweetie – rapper who is half African-American and half Filipino-Chinese *Cassie Ventura – known as Cassie (born August 26, 1986, in New London, Connecticut), R&B and pop singer, model, and actress. *Dominic Fike – rapper who is half African American and half Filipino.

= Music producers

= *Toro y Moi, Chazwick Bradley Bundick – American recording artist and producer also known as Toro y Moi *Illmind – hip hop producer *Arian Leviste – electronic music artist, record producer and disc jockey *Shawn Wasabi – record producer *Cha Cha Malone - music producer

= R&B

= *Sugar Pie DeSanto – born as Umpeylia Marsema Balinton, Filipino-American rhythm and blues singer of the 1950s and 1960s *

– R&B, pop and soul singer *H.E.R. (Filipino mother) – R&B *Adrian Marcel - R&B singer, songwriter, and rapper from Oakland, California. Who is half African American and half Filipino

= Jazz

= *Bobby Enriquez – "The Wild Man", prodigious pianist *Bob Parlocha – saxophonist and longtime host of a syndicated nightly jazz radio program *Danny Barcelona – jazz drummer, part of Louis Armstrong's All-Stars from 1958 onward

= International world music

= *Joe Bataan – Latin soul legend

= Classical music

= *Manuel Kabajar Cabase – composer, arranger, conductor, multi-instrumentalist, movie musical director, Halad Museum Inductee *Evelyn Mandac – soprano opera singer and winner of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions. *Eugene F. Castillo – conductor, born in Hollywood, CA, is now the music director of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Cultural Center of the Philippines

= Composers

= * Craig Abaya – award-winning songwriter, singer, musician. Collaborator with JoAnne Lorenzana (1st cousin) and DJ Qbert. Same person as the filmmaker and photographer. *Nilo Alcala – the first Filipino-American composer recipient of the prestigious Aaron Copland House, Copland House Residency Award.

= Other / miscellaneous genres

= *Amapola Cabase – singer, actor, producer, TV Host of "Amapola Presents Show" KEMO-TV (now KOFY) San Francisco, California *Kriesha Chu – K-Pop singer based in South Korea *Frankie Cosmos – singer, songwriter *Kate Earl – singer, songwriter *Jocelyn Enriquez – techno and house singer of "Do You Miss Me?" *Carlo Gimenez – lead guitarist for Dia Frampton *Billy Hinsche – lead guitarist for Dino, Desi & Billy *Rachael Lampa – Christian singer *Hodgy Beats, Gerard Damien Long – known as Hodgy Beats. Member of the hip-hop collective OFWGKTA and the duo MellowHype, rapper and producer. *Neal McCoy – country music singer. *Sophia Montecarlo – singer, model, a "Born Diva", grand finalist. *Jaya (singer), Jaya Ramsey – freestyle artist *Ana Roxanne – experimental musician and singer *Steve Lacy (guitarist), Steve Lacy — American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Member of music group: The Internet (band), The Internet. *Chanty — Member of K-pop band Lapillus (group), Lapillus

= Musical groups

= *One Vo1ce – All-Filipina girl R&B/OPM singing group from the San Francisco Bay Area *Blue Scholars – Geo aka. Prometheus Brown, MC of the duo, is Filipino-American *Death Angel – thrash metal band *Kai (band), Kai – San Francisco Bay Area boy band *Moonpools & Caterpillars – Filipino American rock band based in California in the 1990s *My American Heart – rock band *The Rocky Fellers – group was composed of four Filipino brothers and their father. Their hit song: "Killer Joe" reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1963. *Legaci (band), Legaci – Filipino-American R&B band from the San Francisco Bay Area, California, formed in 1997. They are currently the backup singers for Canadian Pop-R&B singer Justin Bieber on the My World Tour. *Q-York – Filipino-American hip hop record production duo composed of Flava Matikz (DJ/producer) and Knowa Lazarus (songwriter/MC).

Reality show

*Top Chef (Season 5)#Contestants, Leah Cohen – contestant on ''Top Chef'' (Season 5) *Angelica Hale – contestant on America's Got Talent (season 12) *Charmaine Hunt – contestant on The Apprentice (US TV Series), The Apprentice The Apprentice (US Season 5), season 5 *Melody Lacayanga – ''So You Think You Can Dance'' contestant (Season 1 runner-up). *Manila Luzon – drag performer and runner-up on ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (Season 3), former contestant in ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' (Seasons 1 and 4). *Sandra McCoy – actress, former contestant in ''Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll''. *Asia Nitollano – ''Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll'' winner; daughter of Joe Bataan. *RuPaul's Drag Race, Ongina – drag queen and spokesperson for Make-up Art Cosmetics, MAC Cosmetics *Ellona Santiago – Fox Broadcasting Company, FOX ''The X Factor (US TV series), The X Factor U.S.'' finalist (Season 3). *Josie Smith-Malave – contestant on the show ''Top Chef'' contestant (Season 2). *Greggy Soriano – cast as "Greggy" Cake Boss: Next Great Baker on TLC (TV channel), TLC and "Greggy, the Self Proclaimed 'Gaysian'" ''Beauty and the Geek'' contestant (Season 5) on The CW Network. *Amy Vachal – NBC ''The Voice (U.S. TV series), The Voice U.S.'' finalist (Season 9).

Internet

*Christine Gambito – American Internet personality, actress, and comedian; she maintains one of the most-subscribed-to channels on YouTube. Also appointed Ambassador of Philippine tourism *Anthony Padilla – famous YouTube celebrity; he is former one half of the comedy duo Smosh and is one of the most subscribed YouTubers on YouTube *Wil Dasovich – television personality, commercial model, celebrity endorser and famous YouTube vlogger. He won the Shorty Awards for Vlogger of the Year. *Bretman Rock – US-based Filipino internet personality and beauty influencer; he stars in his own reality TV show on MTV *Michael Reeves (Internet personality) – A tech and comedy YouTuber currently streaming under the American media collective known as OfflineTV. *Valkyrae - A YouTube streamer currently co-owning 100 Thieves. Also won Game Award for Content Creator of the Year 2020.

Other

*Leandro Aragoncillo – former FBI intelligence analyst and retired Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps who was charged with espionage and leaking classified information against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. *Thomas Beatie – Filipino father, Trans man, female-to-male transgender man who is legally male and married as a male. Beatie had chest reconstruction and testosterone therapy but kept his female reproductive organs intact. He is notable for having had had several Male pregnancy#Pregnancy in female-to-male transgender persons, pregnancies since becoming physically male. *Helen Agcaoili Summers Brown (1915-2011), also known as Auntie Helen, a teacher, librarian, and founder of the Filipino American Library, Pilipino American Reading Room and Library. She was born in Manila to a Filipino mother and an Anglo father, and moved to America after her graduation from Manila Central High School. *Andrew Cunanan – half-Italian, half-Filipino American gay alleged spree killer during the mid-1990s; allegedly murdered several of his lovers, including the Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace. Father was a retired United States Navy from the Philippines. *Ralph Deleon – convicted of conspiracy to support terrorist. *Pearlasia Gamboa – controversial business woman successfully sued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission *Christina Marie Williams (1985–1998) – murdered child. *Wesley So – Chess grandmaster, FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019, World Fischer Random Chess Champion, and 3-time and the current U.S. Chess Champion.

References

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