APALA San Diego

11/16/2025

LA City Council Eunisses Hernandez names 7th and Parkview Kent Wong Square today!!!!

11/16/2025

Honoring our beloved mentor Kent Wong today.

11/02/2025

09/05/2025

🚨Early Bird Tickets are LIVE!
Join us on Friday, October 10th, in San Diego for the AAPI Economic Policy Summit: California Grown, Globally Known.
Lock in your spot for just $30 with our Early Bird special. Available until September 12th!

✅ Hear directly from top leaders on global trade, AI innovation, and small business growth.
✅ Discover how AAPI-owned businesses are fueling local economies and creating opportunities across Southern California.
✅ Dive into the biggest conversations shaping California’s future, from mega-events like the Olympics to the policies that will impact businesses, families, and entrepreneurs.

📍 University Club, San Diego
🕘 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
🎟️ Limited Early Bird Tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/california-grown-globally-known-the-aapi-economic-policy-summit
Secure your spot today, tickets will go fast!

01/25/2025

2025 Is an organizing year for all workers. At today’s meeting, San Diego, selected the interim Executive Board of our chapter:

Interim President: Seruelo
Interim First VP: Rash-Zeigler
Interim Second Vice-President: Eva Mayo
Interim Secretary: Nalam Fordham
Interim Treasurer: Trang Pham

Thank you for hosting our meeting!

03/02/2024

Manangs in Manilatown
Circa: 1970's

📷: Manilatown Media

Let's celebrate the Manangs in honor of Women's History Month!

11/16/2023

Atty. Chel Diokno Talked About Importance of Martial Law Museum in San Diego Forum.

Chel was the guest speaker in a forum dubbed as “Remembrance, Resilience and Resistance in the Time of the Marcos Restoration” held at the UC San Diego Park and Market campus last Friday, November 3, 2023.

The event, sponsored and organized by the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – San Diego (APALA San Diego) and by the UC San Diego Labor Center, is part of the North American tour of Chel Diokno to raise funds for the Bantayog ng mga Bayani (Monument of Heroes), a museum dedicated to the victims of Martial Law under the Marcos dictatorship. Bantayog is located at Quezon City, Philippines.

The central feature of the Bantayog museum and memorial is the granite “Wall of Remembrance” on which are inscribed the names of the martyrs and heroes who were victims of the abuses of the Marcos dictatorship.

Chel's speaking tour is organized by LELO (Legacy of Equality, Leadership, and Organizing), a non-profit based in Seattle, WA and Akbayan-USA. Other sponsors of the San Diego forum are the Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego (FALSD), Law Offices of Ian M Seruelo, Malaya Movement San Diego and Villa Manila Restaurant. For more information about the Bantayog ng mga Bayani and how you can donate, please visit https://bantayogngmgabayani.org/

10/30/2023

APALA San Diego Chapter and the UC San Diego Labor Center invite everyone to a forum with a prominent Filipino human rights lawyer, Jose Manuel "Chel" Diokno on November 3, 2023. More info below:

What: Remembrance, Resilience and Resistance in the Time of Marcos Restoration
Who: Jose Manuel "Chel" Diokno, Human Rights Lawyer/Advocate
When: Friday, Nov 3, 2023; 4:30 - 7:00 pm (4:30 reception; 5:30 start of program)
Where: UC San Diego Park & Market, 2nd Floor, 1100 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101 (fee parking but limited)
For more information and to RSVP: http://bit.ly/3PQRIcH
(Food will be served. So please RSVP)

The objective of his US tour is to raise funds for Bantayog ng mga Bayani (Monument of Heroes), a museum dedicated to the victims of Martial Law under the Marcos dictatorship. It also aims to continue discussion and education about the truth about the Marcos regime and how this history is important to remember, in light of the continuous effort by the dictator's son, Ferdinand "Bong-bong" Marcos, Jr., who was recently elected as the President of the Philippines, to distort and revise the country's history. Moreover, labor leaders and activists continue to be targets of extra-judicial killings in the Philippines.

Other San Diego Sponsors: Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego, Law Offices of Ian M Seruelo, Villa Manila Restaurant

11/21/2022

A few days ago UCD Custodians were notified of a new policy that would require them to work on holidays. Workers immediately banded together and delegated their bosses yesterday afternoon in an attempt to meet about the proposed change. Management hid and refused to meet. But by this morning, workers received news that the new policy will be rescinded, and workers will be able to enjoy the holidays with their families! 👊 Proving once again, when we fight, we win!

10/12/2022

There’s nothing spookier to management than an organized workplace. This , organize!

10/12/2022

Another major endorsement! California State Controller Betty Yee for California! "San Diego's outdated ban on project labor agreements jeopardizes the city’s continued eligibility for state infrastructure funds. As the state's chief fiscal officer, I can assure San Diegans' support for Measure D will preserve vital state funding your city needs to invest in your neighborhoods and prepare for the future. I urge you to vote Yes on Measure D."

https://mailchi.mp/eb2ea6140e07/yee-endorses