Salvador Ballano Flor - has been affiliated with the Educational Opportunity Program at San Diego State University for over 30 + years retiring in 2010 employed as a Counselor and served as Advisor to Andres Bonifacio Samahan, Filipino student organization, since 1975, Asian Pacific Student Alliance since 1996 and Pacific Islander Student Association since 1996. In this capacity, assisted in their annual High School Conferences, Samahan Filipino Culture Night and Filipino Graduation , APSA Fashion and Talent Show and PISA Annual Luau.

Additionally, assisted in establishing the Filipino Collegiate Collaborative, a coalition of student organizations from local colleges including AB Samahan, KP from UCSD, FUSO from USD, CSUSM Kamalayan Alliance, Pagkakaisa from SWC, Miramar College FASA. These student organizations were encouraged to be involved with our Filipino Community via COPAO, FANHS, HOP, The Filipino School, NAFFAA Region 10, and FILAMEDA.

His own journey of community involvement began with the The Bicol Club, Filipino Youth Alliance, Election of Officers at FAVA Hall, the Miss Philippines protest , Anti Martial Law demonstrations, the Pilipino Cultural Resource Center and attending Pilipino Peoples Far West Statewide Conventions, participating in two Bayani Challenge of Gawad Kalinga in the Philippines in Rio Tuba, Palawan in 2010 as well as in 2011 in Bantayan Island in Cebu.

More recently, supporting the publication of The Bridge Generation Sons and Daughters of Filipino Pioneers by Dr. Dario DeGuzman Villa, Beyond the Mask by Professor Riz Oades, Filipinos in San Diego by Professors Judy Patacsil, Felix Tuyay and Rudy Guevarra Jr and Stories of Some Filipino Americans of San Diego by Simeon G. Silverio Jr. Currently involved with COPAO Leadership Academy and contributing to the FOSBE Exhibit and supporting the Filgrimage, The Filipino Story, and the San Diego Filipino Cinema.

Although retired from his full time position, he continues working with college students as an Adjunct Counselor at San Diego City College and Cuyamaca Community College Counseling Offices.

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Felix Tuyay is a 73-year old second-generation Filipino American from a San Diego U.S. Navy family. He has been involved with the San Diego community for over 50 years. He received a B.A. Degree at San Diego State University (1973) and a M.A. at Goddard-Cambridge in Mass (1977). He taught Philippine and Filipino and U.S. History courses. He also taught at UCLA, USD, Mesa and Miramar Colleges. He is also one of the founding faculty at the Filipino School in San Diego.

Prof. Tuyay co-authored the book "Filipinos in San Diego," featured in the KPBS documentary, "San Diego Historic Places, Filipino American Community" and contributed to the Filipinos of Southbay exhibit.

Affiliations include Filipino American National Historic Society, Fil-Am Educator Association, Council of Pilipino American Organizations, and Gawad Kalinga (Building of homes in the Philippines).

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Facilitating the conversations are award-winning filmmakers and SDFC co-founders Benito Bautista and Emma Francisco Bautista, and Alicia de Leon Torres, Deputy Director of the Nemeth Foundation and SDFC Board Member. Sound design and edit by SDFC Technical Director, Miko Aguilar. Key art design by SDFC Communications & Social Media Manager, Tiara Liz Deriquito.

Nemeth Narratives is presented by The Nemeth Foundation in partnership with San Diego Filipino Cinema and New Americans Museum

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