Cartoonist Corky Trinidad remembered
through endowed fund
Posted on: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Reader Submitted
Local cartoonist "Corky" was fondly remembered during a recent gift
signing ceremony that marked the establishment of the Corky Trinidad
Endowment Fund in the Center for Philippine Studies. This fund was
established as a collaborative effort by the Friends of Corky, Honolulu
Star-Bulletin, Society of Professional Journalists of Honolulu, Pamana
L-R - Adrienne LaFrance, Board Secretary, Society of
Dancers, and the Filipino Community Center, which together raised Professional Journalists; Belinda Aquino, retired Director,
Center for Philippine Studies; Virginia Hinshaw, Chancellor,
$42,916. The group plans to keep fundraising to build this endowment UH Manoa; Hana Trinidad, president of Pamana Dancers and
widow of Corky and Donna Vuchinich, President & CEO, UH
further. Foundation.
Courtesy of the University of Hawaii Foundation
The purpose of this fund is to provide assistance to students, scholars
and researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa in the fields of journalism, mass
communications, fine arts, performing arts, ethnic minorities, international studies, media studies
and human rights who
have an academic focus or interest in Philippine studies, society and culture.
"The endowment marks another accomplishment for Corky's legacy, but this is one that will help
students' pursuits in journalism or other interests," said Corky's son, Lorenzo Trinidad. "It's good
to know that Corky will still be around in this way, still helping out the next generation."
Francisco "Corky" Flores Trinidad Jr., was born May 26, 1939 in Manila, Philippines. He was the
first Asian editorial cartoonist to be syndicated in the United States, appearing in publications as
diverse as the New York Times and International Herald Tribune in Paris to the Punch of London
and Philippines Daily Herald.
In 1969 he joined the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. For nearly four decades, he penned daily and often
twice-daily cartoon panels, and in addition, syndicated the comic strips "Zeus!" and "Aloha Eden".
He also taught cartooning at the University of Hawai'i, and always welcomed young cartoonists
into his office. During his career he won many awards, and in 2005 he was inducted into the
Society of Professional Journalists' Hawai'i Journalism Hall of Fame.
"It is my hope that through this scholarship more Filipino students will study and gain
empowerment to become full active citizens of Hawai'i," said Edward J. Shultz, Interim Dean of
the School of Pacific and Asian Studies where the Center for Philippine Studies is located.
Tax-deductible donations with the notation "For Corky Trinidad Fund" can be sent to the UH
Foundation, 2444 Dole St., Bachman Hall 105, Honolulu, HI 96822. Gifts can also be made online
at: www.uhf.hawaii.edu/CorkyTrinidadEndowment
For more information on the Corky Trinidad Endowment Fund in the Center for Philippine Studies
please contact:
Teresita Bernales, Organizer, Friends of Corky at
tgb103@gmail.com or call 256-8747.
Harriet Cintron, Gift Officer, UH Foundation, at
Harriet.Cintron@uhf.hawaii.edu or call 956-3594
For more information on the article contact:
Margot Schrire, UH Foundation, Director of Communications
Margot.Schrire@uhf.hawaii.edu or (808) 956-6774
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