Pinoy in California honored with journalism award

SAN FRANCISCO - A Filipino was recently awarded by the Asian Pacific Islander for Excellence in Journalism in California. Joey Quinto publisher of California Journal for Filipino Americans, a weekly newspaper located in Torrance, California, received the award given by the California Asian Pacific Islander Joint Legislative Caucus. Born and educated in the Philippines, Quinto has a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Marketing from San Beda College in Manila. He is also a graduate of the Minority Business Executive Programs of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire. The event was in observance of the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month this month. Other awardees include: George Kee Cheung (Arts and Entertainment), Dr. Parampal Gill (Medicine), Pervaiz Lodhie (Business), Lillian Nakano (Civil Rights), and June Pouesi (Community Service). The API Heritage Awards recognize prominent APIs who have achieved success in their respective fields and contributed to the API community. - GMANews.TV