Fil-Canadian women recognized as trailblazers by Manitoba nonprofit | TFC News Manitoba, Canada
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It was an evening of camaraderie, inspiration and pride.
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PNAID's Manitoba held its 8th Trailblazers Recognition Awards 2024 on May 11th
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to celebrate the Filipino women who have made outstanding contributions to the Canadian community.
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Hope Anderson is the inaugural Vice Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
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at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba.
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Growing up in a dominantly non-Filipino community in the 70s,
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Anderson and her sisters were not always welcomed by other children.
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As a Filipino mother would say, you know what? Just work hard in school.
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Show them that you're smart or that you're smarter than them, and the rest will follow.
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Cheryl Dizon-Reinante is the first Filipino to assume the role of Clinical Lead of Psychosocial Oncology at Cancer Care Manitoba.
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Never underestimate the importance of relationship.
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Including the one that you have with yourself.
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If you don't see yourself as worthy, you will be critical of other people.
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But if you like and you understand and you love yourself, you will see the good in others.
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Virginia Gayot, President of the Philippine-Canadian Centre of Manitoba,
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helped lead the organization, resulting in renewed community support for PCCM.
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Serving is not just oneself or a partner.
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It is how we impact the lives of others through the words we say, through the things that we do, or the smile that we share.
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Andrea Makasaet is an actress and a singer best known for originating her role of Anne Boleyn in the international Broadway production of Six, the Musical.
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She was nominated for a Grammy for this role and has won the award.
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She has also performed the character of Mimi Marquez in Rent the Musical at the Stratford Festival and is appearing in Mabuhay Musical this summer.
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I am one of the few who grew up with a family that was aware of their fears, but pushed those fears aside, put a smile on their face, and said,
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Okay, Andrea, fly.
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Three inspiring young Pinais were also recognized for their achievements in sports.
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Sisters Larissa and Hannah Pagdato and Jordy Wyant made history by representing the Philippines in the International Women's Hockey League held in United Arab Emirates.
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We celebrate the achievements so that it's good for the community and the image, and especially for the second generation Filipino women.
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We have role models.
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These inspiring women credit the love and support of their families.
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Their success, saying they were the first to recognize, nurture, and support their abilities to thrive in their respective fields.
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Lucille Nolasco Garrido, ABS-CBN News, Winnipeg.
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Thank you for watching!
