Kaya Mo Yan! Prevent High Blood Pressure & Stroke – August 26

Join Tayo and the Council of Young Filipinx Americans in Medicine (CYFAM) as we engage in a webinar conversation on how to prevent and manage high blood pressure and stroke in the Filipino American community. Let’s learn how to have a summer of good health! Read more about our guest speaker, Dr. Antonio Moya, and our three panelists below who will share their perspectives on caregiving for family members with these conditions. 

When: August 26, 2026 at 5:30pm PT/7:30pm CT/8:30pm ET

Register: bit.ly/TayoWebinarBloodPressure

Antonio Moya, MD, MPH, FAAN is a Board-Certified Neurologist and Professor of Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Harbor UCLA Neurology.  He is also the Co-Founder of the Council of Young Filipino Americans in Medicine (CYFAM) and a leader in patient advocacy and professional development in the American Academy of Neurology (AAN).  He serves as President-Elect for the Professional Staff Association of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center.

Antonio cares for patients through Los Angeles Health Services, LA County’s integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the United States.  He completed his fellowship at the UCLA National Clinician Scholars Program and his neurology residency at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Prior to residency, he graduated from the UCSF School of Medicine as a PRIME-US Scholar and completed his MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health, focusing on Global Health in Asia.  Antonio was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in the Philippines prior to medical school, researching the potential of telemedicine stroke care in this archipelago nation of more than 7,000 islands.

Dr. Moya currently focuses his work on stroke prevention as well as the health of the Filipino and Asian Pacific Islander community, serving on the board of the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians (NCAPIP).  Antonio continues to partner with many Los Angeles based Filipino community organizations, and his research and community work has been awarded multiple national and local grants. He is interested in stroke prevention and treatment, brain health, teleneurology care, and Asian Pacific Islander health disparities.

Leezel Tanglao is a bridge journalist at the intersection of editorial, product, business development and community. She is the Head of Audience and Membership at The LA Local. She has worked in three of the top five markets across Los Angeles, Dallas and New York including at The Dallas Morning News, The Associated Press, ABCNews.com and CNN. She holds a MA in Asian American Studies from UCLA and BA in English from Loyola Marymount University. She has served on AAJA local and national boards and is an alum of AAJA Voices and ELP.  She is Immediate Past President of the Filipino Young Leaders Program (FYLPRO) and cofounder and project director of FYLPRO’s Tayo, a data innovation hub and media literacy initiative that works to empower Filipinx/a/o communities by collecting data, publishing culturally relevant insights, and developing leaders to create an equitable future.

Van Dexter Calo is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and a Filipino health advocate passionate about empowering communities through prevention and education. Originally from rural Mindanao, Philippines, Van Dexter is committed to improving health outcomes among Filipino and underserved populations through culturally connected healthcare, community outreach, and primary care advocacy. As a leader with the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) and co-founder of Hepatitis B Free Arizona, he works to promote awareness, prevention, and early detection of health conditions affecting the AANHPI community.

Carl Aragones is a Filipino American student, creative, and community organizer based in Los Angeles. He is the co-founder of Lumea, a youth-led media platform built to amplify emerging creatives and connect young people through culture, storytelling, and community. Beyond his work in media, Carl has explored public health and healthcare through clinical, community, and youth advocacy experiences. Having spent four years helping care for his grandmother following her stroke, he is especially passionate about the intersection of chronic disease, caregiving, and the experiences of Filipino families. Carl hopes to use storytelling and community-building as tools to make conversations around health more accessible and meaningful to young people.