HOLLYWOOD – In a youthful show of solidarity, as many as 800 Filipino-American students gathered in Hollywood last Monday to show support for their lolos (grandfathers) and lolas (grandmothers) on Veterans Day.
Led by Justice for Filipino American Veterans (JFAV), a grassroots organization supporting the cause of WWII FilVets, Fil-Am students from as far as San Diego and Long Beach staged a Veterans Day protest along Hollywood Boulevard, marching from Vine Street to Highland Avenue.
According to JFAV community leader Arturo Garcia, they decided to do the protest in Hollywood because it is the entertainment capital of the world — a place where they will surely attract a lot …
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