PROFILE
Rozita
Villanueva
Lee
“Aloha!”
there are no plans for retirement. During
and I am very healthy.” She cannot resist
a recent national business summit of the
adding, “Let me know if you want to try it.”
his familiar Hawaiian greeting
National Federation of Filipino American
Strong family ties for this Maui, Hawaii
heralds the arrival of Rozita
Associations, Rozita shocked many of the
born-and-raised community leader keep
Villanueva Lee, a.k.a. “Manang
attendees by breaking into a short run
her feet firmly planted on the ground. Her
Rozita.” An older Filipina woman is fondly
for the podium from the back of the huge
first-generation parents were immigrants
called “Manang” when she has achieved
conference hall.
from Pangasinan Province in the Philippines.
T
Comments ranged from “What is she
“sage” status.
Rozita Villanueva Lee, who is sprinting
toward her octogenarian decade --- and
From Roosevelt High School in Honolulu
taking? This woman can run!” to “I want
to University of Hawaii and University of
what she has!”
Nevada, Rozita Lee honed her talents and
proud of it! --- is based in Las Vegas,
Manang Rozita beamed as she
Nevada. For this petite powerhouse,
said, “Protandim! I’ve been taking this
supplement for more than a year now ---
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skills in Communications.
Manang Rozita had married Dr. Clifford