Two Fil-Ams honored as ‘great immigrants’ by Carnegie Corp.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Two Filipino-Americans were recently honored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York as among the “38 Great Immigrants of America.”

Those awarded were Filipino-American President of Seton Hall Univeristy Amado Gabriel Esteban and retired U.S. Army Major General Antonio Taguba.

The Carnegie Corporation of New York salutes the legacy of Andrew Carnegie and other immigrants every Fourth of July.

Aside from being the first Filipino president of a major American Catholic university, Esteban was named one of the 100 most powerful business leaders in New Jersey.

Meantime, Major General Taguba is known for being the first general to investigate the abuse at Abu Ghraib, and has accused the Bush administration of committing war crimes.