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By: Estela C. Matriano, Ed.D., Alliant International University, San Diego San Diego, CA - Tony Olaes, Awardee for Entrepreneurship was the first of the two Filipino awardees at the Asian Heritage Society Gala Awards Night on Saturday, September 14th at the Marriott Hotel at the Marina in San Diego.  He was honored for two outstanding achievements.  They are (1) As a 27 year veteran of the apparel industry, he founded and has grown to Olaes Enterprises Inc. (commonly called as ODM) into a nationally recognized firm that designs, manufactures and ships imprinted apparel that communicate today's pop culture which made him a highly successful clothing designer; and (2) CEO and Chairman of the Board of Gawad Kalinga USA, a nation building movement that has been instrumental in providing homes for thousands of the poor in the villages in the Philippines.  Tony’s personal philosophy is based on two humanitarian words of caring and sharing embodied in one Filipino word that he is so passi

The Council for Teaching Filipino Language and Culture has received an award in Education from the Asian Heritage Awards 2013.  Here are more pictures and video from the ceremony. Videos provided by the  AHA 2013 ; AHA Previous Awards Gallery . More Photos from the Event

Very exciting news, " CTFLC to receive Asian Heritage Award in Education ". The Asian Heritage Awards has awarded to the Council of Teaching Filipino Language and Culture (CTFLC) the "2013 Asian Heritage Award in Education".  With its roots in San Diego, CTFLC is well-known globally for teaching the language and culture to Filipino-American students, as well as its outreach to other groups of Asian heritage.   CTFLC is being honored for its pioneering work and preservation of culture through its achievement in obtaining accreditation for teachers of Filipino through the passage of AB 420 and its efforts to help spur recognition of other languages and a becoming a model for other languages taught in schools.  There are also 11 other honoree recipients receiving awards in their respective categories and along with the honored UCSD Chancellor Pradeep Khosla, who will be receiving the Society's highest honor - the Special Recognition Award.  The Society will be host