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The Filipino-American Service Group Inc. (FASGI) honored Los Angeles
City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and three Fil-Am business and
community leaders at a dinner program held at the Gene Autry Museum
on March 13.
FASGI is a nonprofit neighborhood-based health
and human care provider located in Los Angeles. Incorporated in
1981, it has grown into one of the leading independent providers of
health and social services for low-income Filipino-American
families in the Los Angeles county.
The group awarded Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as
Leader of the Year. Filipino-American community leaders Vicente
Ching was awarded Community Service Leader of the Year; Melvin
Avanzado as Advocate Leader of the Year, and Josie Jones was given
the American Dream award.
Mayor Villaraigosa also commended FASGI for the
services it provides the Filipino-American community.
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