{"id":4447,"date":"2018-04-09T19:06:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T19:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/?p=4447"},"modified":"2018-04-09T19:06:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T19:06:24","slug":"pr_akakahawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/pr_akakahawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"2018-04-09 PR NaFFAA Issues Statement on the Passing of Daniel K. Akaka"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

February 9, 2018
\nContact: Jason Tengco, NaFFAA Executive Director
\njason.tengco@naffaa.org<\/a>
\nTel. (202) 803-1353<\/p>\n

NaFFAA\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Issues Statement on the Passing of Daniel K. Akaka<\/span><\/h1>\n

Washington, DC<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) mourns the passing of former Senator Daniel K. Akaka. Sen. Akaka, the longtime senator from the state of Hawaii, was committed to fighting for educational issues, Native Hawaiian recognition, and veterans rights.<\/p>\n

As the Chairman of the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, Sen. Akaka was an instrumental force in the struggle for the rights of Filipino American World War II veterans. He fought for the recognition, benefits, and immigration rights of these veterans, and was recognized in 2009 by the Philippine House of Representatives as an honorary Filipino citizen for his efforts and advocacy on behalf of Filipinos and Filipino Americans.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that we acknowledge the passing of Senator Daniel Akaka. He was truly a champion and friend for many of us, helping Filipinos and Filipino Americans fight for their rightful place in history,\u201d remarked Brendan Flores, NaFFAA National Chairman. \u201cWe can accredit many of our successes to Senator Akaka’s work, especially with our Filipino World War II veterans. He will always hold a special place in the annals of U.S. and Filipino American history.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSenator Akaka\u2019s commitment to public service should serve as an inspiration to our leaders today and to those seeking public office,\u201d said Kit Zulueta, Chair of NaFFAA\u2019s Pacific Islands Region. \u201cIn his life as a U.S. Army veteran, a public school teacher, a Congressman, and then Senator, he remained a good friend to all – one who constantly advocated for the people of Hawaii and the greater nation. It was Sen. Akaka\u2019s leadership, his famously congenial wit and humor, and his eternal spirit of aloha, that make this loss a profound one for the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zulueta also said that Hawaii mourns his passing as local leaders and friends flood their social media with memories of the Senator.<\/p>\n

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About NaFFAA
\n<\/em>The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Established in 1997, NaFFAA has been the standard bearer for promoting the welfare and well-being of the 4 million Filipinos and Filipino Americans throughout the United States. NaFFAA\u2019s vision is to serve as the voice of all Filipinos and Filipino Americans by uniting, engaging, and empowering diverse individuals and community organizations through leadership development, civic engagement, and national advocacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

www.naffaa.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2018 Contact: Jason Tengco, NaFFAA Executive Director jason.tengco@naffaa.org Tel. (202) 803-1353 NaFFAA\u00a0Issues Statement on the Passing of Daniel K. Akaka Washington, DC \u2013\u00a0\u00a0The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) mourns the passing of former Senator Daniel K. Akaka. Sen. Akaka, the longtime senator from the state of Hawaii, was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressrelease"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4447"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4448,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4447\/revisions\/4448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angatpangasinan.com\/alps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}