FIl-Am American Idol Contestants

American Idol Contestants:

Jordan Segundo (season 2; top 32): Born Feb. 3, 1985 in Hawaii
Parents: Jordan Segundo, Jody Segundo

Guji Lorenzana (season 3): Born Gregory Mangindin Lorenzana Jr. on May 11, 1982 in Long Beach, CA.
Parents: Filipinos

Camille Velasco (season 3, 9th place finalist): Born Ciara-Camille Roger Velasco on Sept. 1, 1985 in Makati City, Philippines
Parents: William Velasco and Rennie Roque West

Jasmine Trias (season 3, 3rd place finalist):Born Nov. 3, 1986 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Parents: Rudy, a shipyard engineer originally from Cavite; Nora, a nurse originally from Zambales

Melinda Lira (season 4): 19 y.o. Born in Hanford CA

Jose Penala (season 5m semi-finalist): Born Jan. 23, 1978 in South San Francisco, CA
Parents: Filipinos

AJ Tabaldo (season 6): Born Jan. 3, 1985 in Sana Maria CA
Ethnicity: Filipino, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and French blood

Ramiele Malubay(season 7 finalist):Born Sept. 6, 1987 in Saudi Arabia
Parents: Filipinos

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Great Filipinos in US History`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

Pancho Villa: Born Francisco Guilledo, Aug. 1, 1901 in Iloilo, Philippines
Parents: Filipinos
Philippines' first world boxing champion; World Flyweight Champion, 1923-1925; Inducted to International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1994

Pedro Flores: Born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Moved to the US in 1915
First person to manufacture yo-yos in the U.S.

VictoriaManalo Davis: Born Dec. 31, 1924 in San Francisco, CA
Mother: English immigrant; Father: Filipino immigrant; musician
First woman to win 2 gold medals in diving on the same Olympics (1948, London; Springboard and platform diving)

Bobby Balcena: Born Robert Rudolph Balcena on August 1, 1925 in San Pedro, CA
Parents: Filipino immigrants; father Fred from Iloilo, mother Lazara from Cavite
Had long distinguished career with Seattle Rainiers in 1950s;
First player of Filipino ancestry to reach the major league baseball (Cincinatti Red Lights, 1956)

Roman Gabriel: Born Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr, on August 5, 1940 in Wilmington, NC
Filipino immigrant father; Irish-American mother
First Asian-American to start as an NFL quarterback;LA Rams-1962-72; Philadelphia Eagles - 1973-77

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The Invisible (?) Filipino-American

Michelle Malkin: Born on Oct. 20, 1970 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Parents: Filipino immigrants, Dr. Apolo and Rafaela Maglalang
Profession: columnist, author,
blogger, political commentator

Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba: Born Oct. 31, 1950 in Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
Parents: Filipino
Moved to Hawaii at age 11
Career: Served in U.S. Army from 1972-2007
Became known for his 2004 report on the torture cases at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq

Benny Agbayani: Born Dec. 28, 1971 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Parents: Filipino
Career: professional baseball player

Ramiele Malubay:Born Sept. 6, 1987 in Saudi Arabia
Parents: Filipino
Hometown: Miramar, Florida
American Idol Constentant- Season 7

Veronica de la Cruz: CNN TV anchor

Billy Crawford: Born May 16, 1982 in Manila
Parents: Filipino mother - Mayette; American father - Jack
Career:

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