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THE CORDOVA FAMILY
THE SEATTLE TIMES - Sunday, July 8, 1990
The Cordova Family
— Mom and dad: Dorothy Laigo and Fred Cordova met while studying sociology at Seattle University, and later were married 37 years ago.
Then they were but two. Now when Dorothy, Fred, their eight children, spouses and 11 grandchildren convene, there’s can be a crowd of up to 24.
— The family: Dorothy and Fred, second-generation Filipinos; their children, Anthony, Damian, Timoteo, Sha, Margarita, Dominic, Dion and Bibiana, who range in age from 37 to 24. All live in Seattle except Margarita, who resides in New York.
— Who they are: Dorothy is executive director of the Demonstration Project for Asian Americans, a community-based historical research and advocacy group. Fred is a manager of information services at the University of Washington. Thirty-three years ago they helped found Filipino Youth Activities. The Filipino American National Historical Society was Dorothy’s brainchild. Fred is the author of ``Filipinos: Forgotten Asian Americans.’’ Fred also is co-chairing Immaculate Conception parish’s centennial, which is next year. Their children are involved in a variety of occupations including custom brokerage, youth services, culinary industry, real estate, credit and the U.S. Census Bureau.
— When and where they convene: Every Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m., as many Cordovas as possible gather at Fred and Dorothy’s Montlake residence, which has been home for 26 years. Dorothy prepares a main dish and everyone else brings something for dinner. The Cordovas also have holiday celebrations and gatherings for weddings, baptisms and other family events.
— Understatement: ``We do not live an isolated life,’’ Fred says.
A number of their grandchildren have lived in the Montlake home.
— Ethnicity: When someone marries into the Cordova family, regardless of their own heritage, they’ve joined the Filipino community, in Fred’s view. He does insist on one thing: Every grandchild’s mother’s maiden name becomes a part of that child’s name.
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DOROTHY AND FRED CORDOVA (THIRD AND FOURTH ADULTS, FROM LEFT) WITH THEIR FAMILY. BACK ROW, FROM LEFT: DION, HOLDING DAUGHTER GENNETTE, 1; ...
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