Asian-Americans lobby to name US Navy ship for Philippine sailor Telesforo Trinidad

Asian-Americans , veterans and civilians in the US and the Philippines are campaigning to name a warship for a Filipino sailor who bravely rescued two crew members when their ship caught fire more than a century ago, earning him a prestigious and rare Medal of Honour. Supporters say naming a ship for Telesforo Trinidad would honour not just the only Asian-American in the US Navy granted the nation's highest award for valour, but the tens of thousands of Filipinos and Americans of Filipino descent who have served in the US Navy since 1901 , when the Philippines was a United…