NaFFAA at 25
The NaFFAA 25th Anniversary and 14th National Empowerment Conference was a rousing success with the attendance of several high profile officials from the government, business and community leaders. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak graced the occasion on Day 2, August 5, with an empowering message to the Filipino Community, an important demographic, now with an estimated 200,000 Filipinos in Southern Nevada alone. The staging of the event itself was well-designed, well-curated and drew a wide swath of audiences to definitely raise our profile and rouse participation and engagement to this ever-growing community.
“After three years since its last convening, the National Federation of Filipino American Associations’ highly anticipated 14th National Empowerment Conference (NEC) was finally held on August 4th – 6th at Harrah’s in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The three-day conference was the largest assembly of Filipino Americans since the pandemic. The conference was attended by some of the biggest names in the dynamic FilAm community: National and local leaders, elected officials, celebrities, influencers, business leaders, and community advocates. NaFFAA’s NEC also coincided with the organization’s 25th anniversary celebration, highlighted by the Anniversary Gala. Over the course of three days, NaFFAA gathered nearly 600 attendees.
‘We can’t move forward unless we remember the past’
The 14th National Empowerment Conference and 25th Anniversary was themed “Navigating the Present, Shaping the Future.” Despite the conference’s focus on shaping the future and dealing with current issues, it also became a special tribute to the organization’s great founders, who were present during the conference. As Gloria Caoile, one of NaFFAA’s co-founding members present during the event, emphasized, “We can’t move forward unless we remember the past.”
-Excerpt from the FilAm, Mark Polo Eyo, Communications Lead for the National Federation of Filipino American Associations.
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