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Elizabeth Ayson, Ph.D. Editor’s Note: Many of The Fil-Am Voice’s staff have connections to Sakadas and the plantations. Although we generally hate to be the subject of the articles/columns, this month Lucy Peros begins a series on focusing on The...
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Virgilio “Leo” R. Agcolicol Lucy Peros | All photos courtesy of Leo Agcolicol Our featured Sakada Offspring is the epitome of a “man of service.” As a young man from the Philippines, as a working adult, and as a fellow...
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Lucy Peros | All photos courtesy of Naty Tumbaga With the closing of Maui Land and Pineapple and HC&S (Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company), there are acres and acres of land on Maui that are not being used productively. It...
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Lucy Peros | All photos courtesy of Shirley Evangelista Like our Sakada fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers before us, we, second or third generations Filipino-Americans also have many stories to share and tell regarding our challenges, frustrations, and successes as...
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Lucy Peros | All photos courtesy of Peros ‘Ohana Author Charles B. Rangel once said: “Veterans are a symbol of what makes our nation great, and we must never forget all they have done to ensure our freedom… Honoring the...
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One of Maui’s multi-talented individuals is Madelyne Pascua. She was born on July 17, 1964 in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines to Leticia and Leonardo Pascua. Unfortunately, Leonardo died from a tragic accident in 1963 when Leticia was three months pregnant...
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