Babaylan Awards of FAWN 2000
Stemming from tribal language, babaylan was a term reserved for sages, medicine women, priestesses, leaders---in essence, pillars of various tribal communities in pre-colonial Philippines. FAWN adopted the term for an award given to active, up-and-coming Filipino American women.
So in 2000, for their outstanding contributions to the Filipino American community, FAWN awarded Babaylan plaques to:
- Perla Paredes Daly, developer and site director of www.newFilipina.com
- Pinay, for their cultural work as American R& B artists
- Irene Bueno, for her work as Immigration and Civil Rights Advisor to President Clinton,
- Tessie Guillermo, for her work as Asian Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) executive director
Below, from left: Filipinas Magazine Editor Laarni Almendrala of San Francisco, NF Membership Director Lory Crowder of Boston, Perla Daly with Babaylan Award plaque, NF Co-founder Elke Aspillera of NYC, Associate Editor Bernadette Ellorin of NYC.
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