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Asia-Pacific 2002 Kim So-Yun of South Korea is greeted
by other candidates after winning the crown during
the pageant’s finals on Saturday night. Ksenia
Volkova of Russia was first runner-up; Tina Chhatwal
of India, second runner-up; Miriam Chui of the Philippines,
third runner-up; and Aishwarya Sukhdeo of Fiji,
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| MINNEAPOLIS-BASED
Eddie Calderon (right) with wife Naziyat Ibragimova
(center), sister Zita and his two prizewinning Persian
cats, Dilag (white) and Hirang (calico). |
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| DENNY
Roja (right), chair of the Asian Business Association
conference recently held in California with panelists
(l-r) Roderick McLeod and Milpitas Mayor Henry Manayan. |
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| THE PRESIDENT
and guests await the singing of the Philippine and
US national anthems. The Global Filipino Community
Choir and the San Francisco Bay Area Cultural Group
under Mila Esguerra Edwards sang both national anthems
as well as "Ako Ay Pilipino" and "Mabuhay."
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| REITERATING
her call for a stronger republic, President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo takes part in the unity ceremony.
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| PRESIDENT
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo receives the key to the
city of San Francisco from Mayor Willie Brown. |
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| LOIDA
Nicolas Lewis, current chair of the National Federation
of Filipino American Associations, announces that
Naffaa is willing to act as the US version of the
National Movement for Free Elections if and when
absentee voting is allowed. |
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| STOCKTON
Mayor Gary Podesto (right) and Leslie Crow, chair
of Stockton's Cultural Heritage Board, unveil one
of the markers. JOSEPH PERALTA
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| PRESENT
at the Little Manila unveiling were (from left)
Consul General Delia Rosal, Stockton Councilman
Gary Giovanetti, State Sen. Mike Machado, Assembly
Member Barbara Matthews and Leslie Crow, chair of
Stocktown's Cultural Heritage Board. JOSEPH
PERALTA |
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| FILIPINO
World War II veterans in the US applaud President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during her San Francisco
visit. |
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| EDDIE
AAA Calderon, a Filipino who works as equal opportunity
coordinator for the Minneapolis Department of Civil
Rights, and his Kyrgyzstani wife. |
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| LEA
reprises her role as Mei Li in the Broadway production.
Photo taken during the musical's Los Angeles run.
Craig Schwartz |
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| TAKING
a breather with Jose Llana during one of the rehearsals
in New York. Marc Bryan-Brown |
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