Bayanihan Clinic Secondaries

Volunteer Expectations

Competency, Professionalism, Humility, Initiative, Growth

Mission Statement

Bayanihan Clinic provides accessible primary and preventative healthcare to Filipino immigrants and all diverse, underserved communities of the Greater Sacramento area, while honoring the legacy of Filipino Veterans through advocacy and community engagement

“Bayanihan”

a collective group of people working together towards a common goal

“Bayani”

heroes

History of Bayanihan Clinic

Feb 2002 - 4 undergrads recognize the need for a free clinic catering to Filipino WWII veteran community

Aug 2002 - Designation as a non-profit org by the IRS

Oct 2002 - Recruitment of undergrad Filipino pre-health students

Oct 2003 - Dr. Luz D. Guerrero becomes medical director

2007 - Joins other student-run clinic to be associated w/ UCDMC

July 2017 - Clinic Moves to 3030 Explorer Dr

Clinic Founders

Julienne Angeles, Thea de Borja, Rosalyn Moya, Voltaire Sinigayan

Harana

Annual serenade for veteranos

When did U.S. control the Philippines?

1898-1946

When and what is the “American Dream”?

1920-1930: Over 100,000 Filipino men lured to the U.S. to work on railroads and farms at low wages

Affordable Housing Crisis / I-Hotel History

1920-1960s: Home to many Filipino and Chinese elderly, immigrant workers and families

• Home to 30,000 Filipinos

• Demolished in 1979 and no replacement housing existed

• IHCAC delayed four seas’ construction and I-hotel reopned in 2005

Little Manila History

1940s of Stockton; demolished in 1970. Home to last buildings of the Manong / Manang Generation

• generation of Filipinx immigrant fieldworkers that established social justice movements for farm workers

• Larry Itilong + Cesar Chavez → United Farm Workers Labor Union

What’d activists do to destroy cultures?

2003: Held events to destroy narrative that histories of people of color and low income folks are unimportant

Filipino Veterans + U.S. timeline

• June 9, 1941: Japan invades Philippines after Pearl Harbor, Philippine men promised citizenship + benefits as American soldiers, U.S. army already established defending American Commonwealth of Philippines

• Jan 7 - Apr 9, 1942: Battle of Bataan occurs, General McArthur surrenders and flees, Guerilla warfare continues

• Oct 20, 1944: General McArthur joins Guerilla army at Leyte Gulf, Bataan Peninsula reclaimed and Manila liberated

• Aug 15, 1945: Japan forces surrender

• Sept 2, 1945 WWII officially declared over

Which law took away Filipino Veterano war benefits?

Recession Act of 1946 - Projected 3 billion benefits cost instead paid 200 million to Philippines government w/ no benefits rewarded. Of 66 countries allied w/ the U.S, only the Philippines didnt receive benefits

Benefits Promised to Veteranos

Citizenship, Vocational Rehab + Employment, Pension, Healthcare + Insurance, Home loans, Education, Burial, Disability

What law gave back to Filipino Veterans through one-time payments?

• $15,000 one-time payment to surviving Filipino veterans of citizenship; $9,000 to non-citizens

• 18,000 applications approved and 24,000 denied as of 2019

• 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

2 Lists of Filipino Veteranos

• Guerrilla List: list made when US reps went back to the Philippines to ask locals who the fighters were

• Missouri List: list that the US kept of Filipino soldiers, however incomplete due to a fire in 1973

Magellan History

1945: Magellan Post 604 Established, includes veterans of Korean war, Vietnam war, and subsequent conflicts

American Legion Officers:

• Oscar Meris

• Thoms Amaba

• Bobby Samaniego

Tower 2 History

Established 1996: 200 veterans active in organization w/ commander being Julian Felices

Current Rankings:

• Julie Bucsit

• Malu Arcaya

• Leila Bucsit

3 Pillars

Healing the Community, Investing in the Future, Honoring the Past