Big congrats and many thanks to @FANHShtx for hosting a #FANHStastic 20th biennial @fanhs_national conference #fanhs2024!

Please see more via all @fanhs_national @FANHShtx + social media accounts for #FANHSChapters as well as hashtags #fanhs2024

See more pictures and videos online @FANHS_national @FANHS2024 #FANHS2024 collage above is @ForCommmunities with photos by #FANHSarizona president @evelyncasuga; #FANHSnationalPresidentEmerita -both @judypatacsil @emilylawsin and videos posted by #FANHSnationalPresident @kevinnadal and #fanhsyouth photos by @jadacordova

@FANHS_national's #FilipinoAmericanHISTORYmonth -- #FAHM2023's the most successful ever!

Just search the hashtags and social media handles (of ALL the FANHS Chapters) to learn more about how @FANHS_national's #FilipinoAmericanHISTORYmonth -- #FAHM2023 became the most successful #FAHM ever! Plus, through the vision and work by FANHS Executive Director Dr. #DorothyCordova collaborating with #FANHSnow and some 80 FANHS members and leaders, FANHS successfully made history by creating the epic #FANHS101, two virtual class webinars that featured some 30+ speakers during each two hour plus session that drew hundreds of participants to zoom into lively classes. Session #1` And here is Session 2

@FANHS_pa Pennsylvania Chapter and University of Pennsylvania Philippine Association @UPENNPPA are partnering for #FAHM2022 events!

#FANHSpa Chapter and #UPENPPA urge everyone to attend the Downington, PA screening of "Lumpia with a Vengeance." They're planning a road trip for the 7:30 pm screening on 23 October 2022. Learn more about the movie here http://lumpiamovie.com/about/

WATCH for more news! UPENNPPA invites all to their "HaloHaloHalloween." Enjoy halo-halo while watching video clips of highlights from #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth #FAHM2022

FANHS Central Coast Chapter will rededicate the Morro Bay plaque on October 22

#FANHSCentralCoast Chapter in California, #MorroBay

FANHS auction is happening now! Please bid or share if you can! Copy this into your browser: tinyurl.com/fanhsauction2022

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#FANHSChapters celebrate our communities throughout the USA! Examples of #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth activities #FAHM2022

Here are just a few examples of #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth #FAHM2022 activities organized by Filipino American National Historical Society / #FANHS Chapters throughout the USA. These screenshots are from each chapter's Instagram page that will have more information. Please also see http://fanhs-national.org/filam/about/ for more information on this year's #FAHM theme. #FANHSseattle Chapter

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#FANHSdelano California chapter

#FANHSGeorgia Chapter @FANHSga (Click above to enlarge)

#FANHSmetroNewYork Chapter @FANHSmny

#FANHSOhio Chapter @FANHS_ohio

#FANHSsantaclaravalley Chapter (California) @FANHS.scv

#FANHSgreaterpugetsound Chapter (Washington) Please note that this flyer is updated with a new location that differs from the one previously posted by @FANHS_seattle / Thanks!

California Attorney General #RobBonta and FANHS national president emeritus #MelOrpilla will keynote the #fanhsEastBay Chapter's #FAHM event described above. Please direct any questions to Linda Canlas, rvcanlas@sbcglobal.net

October is #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth! Happy #FAHM2022! See more http://fanhs-national.org/filam/

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@FANHS_national celebrates 40 years at a most successful #FANHS2022 national conference! (Search #FANHS2022 on all social media for more photos and videos.)

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TOP photo: Instagram collage of FANHS history 2) panorama of #FANHS2022 opening reception #DAWNMABALONisintheHeart Adobo Cook-Off on 10 August 2022 3) and 4) #FANHS Founding Executive Director Dr. Dorothy Laigo Cordova with Dr. David Woodward, representing Seattle University in the opening plenary. (A coincidence: Woodward Hall at the Silliman University Divinity School in Dumaguete City, NegOr Philippines is named after his grandfather.) Welcoming Remarks on Behalf of Seattle University For the Biennial FANHS Conference Held at SU 2022 Aug 11 -13 By David Woodward, Senior Advisor for Global Engagement, Seattle University I would like to thank Board President Emily Lawsin, the Board of Trustees of the Filipino American National Historical Society, Founder and Executive Director Dr. Dorothy Laigo Cordova, Conference Chair and Greater Seattle Chapter Chair Barbara Bergano, and Chair of the Conference Welcome Committee Mary Ann Goto for bringing this important event to the Seattle University campus and for the invitation to provide welcoming remarks. And to everyone, good morning and welcome to the Seattle University campus! For those not from Seattle, I just want to mention that yes, the weather here is always this gorgeous! 😊 It is an honor and a privilege to meet you all here. As I was reminded last night at the lovely welcome reception at Immaculate Conception Church, this is where the first Filipino American National Historical Society conference was held (in 1987 I believe) and Seattle University alumni Dorothy and Fred Cordova established FANHS in Seattle 40 years ago. It was inspiring for me to see the FANHS archives last evening for the first time, and to begin to appreciate the importance and extent of the historical and cultural work in which the members of your organization are involved. Seattle University President Eduardo Peñalver is unable to be with you this morning and asked me to welcome you to campus on his behalf. In an article about President Peñalver’s new presidency published this month in Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine, President Peñalver, the first lay person and first Latino president in Seattle University’s history, is quoted as saying “If you look at our vision statement it calls on us to be innovative and progressive, both in terms of the subject matter we offer and the way we go about teaching.” He goes on to say “We’re in a place where innovation meets humanity; it’s the secret sauce of Jesuit education…students who study finance, business and technology are engaged in discussions about their values and integrity, an increasingly necessary exercise in a complex universe.” President Peñalver has two primary goals for Seattle University going forward. One is to grow Seattle University’s national reputation beyond our local area as currently most of our students are drawn from the Western U.S. President Peñalver comments in the same article “We need to introduce ourselves to the country, through excellent hiring and a deliberate effort to get our people out in front of a national audience, through media engagement and innovative research.” President Peñalver’s second primary goal is to keep building a richly diverse and inclusive campus environment. Seattle University has made strong steps in diversity recently at the senior leadership level; the Seattle University leadership plan to build on recent efforts with our faculty by recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and senior leadership team. Hosting the FANHS conference on our campus aligns in many ways with President Peñalver’s vision for SU – recognizing the accomplishments of the past and forging ahead with plans for continuing to grow in strategic ways in the coming years. The Filipino American community in Greater Seattle, the Pacific Northwest and across the U.S. has made tremendous contributions to our society as you know best, and Seattle University looks forward to continuing and enhancing our engagement with members of FANHS in the coming years. FANHS clearly has deep ties here on which to build going forward. On behalf of President Peñalver and the Seattle University community, I would like to express how pleased and honored we are that you are here, and we wish you a most inspiring and productive conference in the days ahead!

Register now for #FANHS2022, the 19th biennial national conference of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) !

Copy/paste this link into your browser to register for #FANHS2022, the 19th biennial national conference of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fanhs-19th-biennial-national-conference-registration-188969531957 *****UPDATE on information about previous FANHS national conferences: It's come to our attention that unfortunately, the Storify website no longer exists. While I used to compile social media data using the now non-existent Storify, the tweets, posts, and photos are still online. Please just search the appropriate hashtags. For example, if you're interested in the last FANHS national conference in Chicago, please search #FANHS2018 on social media platforms like Twitter or Facebook. There'll be more for #FANHS2016 in NYC and #FANHS2014 in San Diego, California. Additionally, much of the documentation previously found on Storify is also here on this blog. Enjoy reviewing great memories of 40 years of FANHS!

"When an icon turns 90: Celebrating Auntie Dorothy" https://iexaminer.org/when-an-icon-turns-90-celebrating-auntie-dorothy/

Dr. Dorothy Laigo Cordova is the mother of eight, grandmother of 17, and great-grandmother of 22. To many across the nation, she is affectionately and figuratively our beloved Auntie Dorothy. Dorothy’s daughter, Bibiana Cordova Shannon, asked her mother to reflect on her 90 years. She responded that she “thinks of (herself) being a mother, grandmother and great grandmother first…, and then she launches into memories of her work on youth empowerment, social justice, and historic preservation.” copy/paste link to read full article: https://iexaminer.org/when-an-icon-turns-90-celebrating-auntie-dorothy/ Another article on Auntie Dorothy: https://southseattleemerald.com/2022/02/22/dr-dorothy-cordova-celebrates-90-years-of-building-beloved-community-in-seattle/ -image via @FANHS_national on Instagram

#FANHS2022 Call for Proposals - now due February 1, 2022! Extended deadline :-)

Via @FANHS_national 16 January 2022 WE’VE EXTENDED OUR DEADLINE! You still have time to submit your conference proposal for #FANHS2022 to be held in Seattle on August 11-13, 2022! The new due date is Tuesday Feb 1, 2022. For more detailed information, go to https://fanhs-seattle.org/call-for-proposals/ #FANHS #FilipinoAmericanHistory via email from @FANHSsecretary@gmail.com The FANHS 19th Biennial Conference will be held August 11-13, 2022 at Seattle University located at 901 12th Ave in Seattle. Visit https://fanhs-seattle.org/conference/ for more information. The year 2022 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS). This year’s conference theme is FANHS 40: Past, Present, Future. We are looking for conference proposals that: Remember, revisit, and reclaim the rich history of Filipino Americans. Share current research projects and learn how historical issues still affect us today. Provide workshops on how to collect, disseminate, and preserve history for the future. Proposals may be submitted for: Individual papers or presentations (to be grouped with other individual submissions) Panels (three or four papers or presentations on a single topic) Roundtables (several individuals presenting personal accounts of specific historical events or experiences) Workshops (teaching research techniques or sharing research skills or sources) Film Screening (full or partial film screening and Q&A with audience) Proposals are a synopsis (500 word limit) of your presentation topic. Panels or Roundtables with multiple presenters should submit only one Proposal/Google Form for the whole group. Older presentations and those that were accepted for the FANHS 2020 Conference in Hawaiʻi are also welcome. Please include contact information and a brief Bio (100 word limit) for all presenters. To submit a proposal, please fill out the proposal form online: https://bit.ly/FANHS-CFP. If you have any other questions, feel free to email FANHSproposals2022@gmail.com. Note on Proposals and Conference Registration: Since FANHS is a completely volunteer-run, non-profit organization, conference presenters/participants are expected to pay conference registration fees prior to the conference in order to be listed in the program. FANHS does not turn away presenters for lack-of-funds; please consult with the conference committee for volunteer or payment options and/or your local chapter or trustee about fundraising strategies. A limited number of student scholarships may also be available. (Conference Registration Forms will be available in Winter 2022.) Copyright (C) 2021 Filipino American National Historical Society. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Filipino American National Historical Society 810 18th Ave Ste 100 Seattle, WA 98122-4778

Let’s make #LarryItliong become the first Filipino American to be recognized on a US First Class Forever Stamp! #LarryItliongForever via @alfsal on IG

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Updates: FANHS Pennsylvania / FANHS PA's 14th annual #FAHM party 31! Must read Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia (FECGP) President Roman Ventura's FAHM message

UPDATED 1 November 2021: FANHS PA's 14th Annual #FAHM program is a success! Many thanks to all who joined FANHS PA's virtual celebration of #FAHM2021. We're happy to see so many organizations represented: FANHS Hampton Roads@FANHShr (Virginia) and FANHS San Francisco Chapters / Philippine Folk Arts Society (PFASI); Asian Americans United - AAU in Philadelphia aaunited.org / Philippine Community of Southern New Jersey (PCSNJ) / St. Augustine Church, Philadelphia ... and more friends and family! Thank-you, all. While we didn't record the event, we have a pdf of slides with working links. Please just tweet @ForCommunities if you'd like a copy. Here's how our FANHS PA Filipino American History Month program flowed:

Let's all take FECGP President Roman Ventura's FAHM message to heart. Roman is the youngest ever FECGP President, a Drexel FISDU alum (yaay!!), and FANHS PA co-organizer. While he writes this for members of the 23 organizations of the Filipino Executive Council of Greater Phildelphia, his message of bayanihan is so relevant to all our communities. We thank-you, Roman.

Dear Community Members, Magandang gabi sa inyong lahat! Today was a beautiful fall day and a great time to begin Filipino American History Month. Why do we especially emphasize "History" rather than heritage as many other titular months are called? It is because we together are writing the history of our people, the Filipino people, our kapamilya. In a Filipino sociology course that I took in college, we discussed the Filipino value of bayanihan (the spirit of communal unity, belonging, and cooperation). It is key for us to work together to ensure that our community thrives as one, especially as the Filipino Americans gathered here in the Greater Philadelphia region. I am proud to be entrusted with your confidence to lead our community and the Filipino Executive Council with all of its member organizations as we forge ahead and pave the way for a bright tomorrow. Our differences only strengthen us as each organization pursues their own goals with the support of its peers. Regardless of any past differences or difficulties, we cannot let ourselves fall into a crab mentality now, lest we doom our organizations to grow old and outdated on islands isolated, worlds apart from one another. Why else would we be part of a larger community, the Filipino Executive Council? Growing up in California I always saw that the Mexican-American community celebrated Cesar Chavez one of the co-founders of the United Farm Workers in Delano, California. But did you know that Filipino manong Larry Itliong was the driver for that organization to exist? I like to think that it was his adherence to the bayanihan spirit that allowed him to see that the only path to success for the greater community was to unite both the Filipino and Mexican farm hands in order to achieve the goals to benefit the organization. In a similar vein, the Filipino Executive Council was enacted to allow the organizations here in the Delaware Valley to unite and gather support for one another. While we may have a shared heritage from a country of islands, it does not mean that we must stay on Islands in our adoptive home here in America. We can be proud of our respective regions and provinces, speak different Filipino languages, cook our special dishes that remind us of home, but at the end of the day we all are Filipino-Americans residing here together. One of the greatest directives of the FECGP is collaboration, and I take this as an opportunity to ensure we can establish a welcoming environment for new organizations join us in our mission the further advance the Filipino-American community here in Philadelphia and its surrounding counties. Only by working together can we improve and build upon that which our predecessors provided to us and that we can only hope we can leave better than we found it for our successors. As the sun sets on today, it is time to be an example. The time is now to make this happen. I hope that you all join me in resoundly committing ourselves to our community, collaboration, and the Council. Let us write our lasting story here, together. Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat! Mabuhay ang Pilipino Americans! Mabuhay ang FECGP! Happy Filipino American History Month, Roman Ventura FECGP President

#FANHS PA supports "Hope and Harmony," Philippine Folk Arts Society, Inc./PFASI's Rondalla Concert, 28 October, 7 pm EST

The Philippine Folk Arts Society, Inc. (PFASI), featuring the Philadelphia region's premier Philippine rondalla/string ensemble, invites you all to “Hope and Harmony,” PFASI’s 9th annual rondalla concert on October 28, 2021 at 7 pm EST. With “Hope and Harmony” as PFASI’s 2021 theme, one goal of the virtual rondalla concert is for everyone to find hope in uplifting music and the cultural strengths of gathering - even virtually - as a supportive community. For it’s this hope found in culture and community that sustains us amidst ongoing struggles for racial justice, the challenges of health care, rising militarization, and the need for creating harmony in our fragile global home. While the virtual concert is free to viewers, donations are encouraged and will support Pakiglambigit 2021 - the Public Service, Extension, and Covid Outreach Program of the University of the Philippines College of Social Work and Community Development. Register for PFASI’s virtual concert here: pfasirondallaconcert.eventbrite.com FANHS Pennsylvania Chapter (FANHS PA) and the Philippine Folk Arts Society, Inc. (PFASI) have supported each other's work throughout the years. We look forward to seeing you at Hope and Harmony on October 27. UPDATED 29 October 2021 Congratulations to President Dr. Aida Navidad Rivera and everyone at PFASI for another successful PFASI Rondalla Concert, your 9th! Special thanks for so much hard work by the awesome video production team that includes Vivian Oano Murray and Marife Domingo. The whole concert is on YouTube. To celebrate community spirit, this link goes directly to my favorite song, "One Love." With love @ForCommunities, ~Joanie (JoanMay Cordova)

Join FANHS Pennsylvania Chapter's (FANHSpa) 14th annual Filipino American History Month celebration, 31 October, 4-5 pm, EST

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Please join us on 31 October 2021 at 4pm EST. FANHS PA Chapter organizers are planning another fun party - our 14th annual #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth event - that will once again combine teaching/learning history with memorable performances in a total celebration of our communities. Previous FANHS events have drawn friends from diverse organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region including yours. (Search the archives on this blog for lots of photos and reports : ) Behind the scenes and on camera, you'll find: *Kim Barroso, FANHS PA President and choir director and liturgist at St. Augustine Church, Philadelphia - will be welcoming all. *Marife Domingo, a community leader/organizer with too many organizations to list ;) is organizing special performances you won't want to miss. *JoanMay Cordova, (aka Tita/Ate'/Auntie Joanie ) - who works @ForCommunities everywhere - will be moderating discussions of video clips that highlight #FAHM2021 activities from various FANHS chapters and other organizations. *Roman Ventura, FISDU alum and current - and youngest ever - President of the Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia (FECG) will be doing tech.

2015 Flashback: First White House #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth celebration, Washington, DC

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Google features link to #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth resources!

Many thanks to Google staff (Pin@ypower?!) for choosing to feature #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth on Google's homepage. Thanks to @FANHS_national Vice President @KevinNadal for pointing out this great news and sharing the photo and link.

If the link is no longer on Google's homepage, just copy/paste/click this link https://artsandculture.google.com/story/4wXB6NUFZ2t0cQ Here's a sample of the valuable information that you'll find re #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth #FAHM2021

#FAHM2021 #Google #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth #KevinNadal #DawnBohulanoMabalon

October is #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth! For #FAHM2021 activities, see @FANHS_national on all social media and this link http://tinyurl.com/FAHM2021

October is #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth! For #FAHM2021 activities, see @FANHS_national on all social media and this link http://tinyurl.com/FAHM2021 plus #FAHM hashtags on all platforms: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

@FANHS_PA to host film screening + discussion with Dr. Judy Patacsil: "Silent Sacrifices: Voices of the Filipino American Family," on 21 August 2021 @ 3 pm EST

You're all -- plus your organizations, FANHS Chapters, friends, family - invited to join FANHS Pennsylvania Chapter at a film screening and discussion of "Silent Sacrifices: Voices of the Filipino American Family" with Dr. Judy Patacsil via https://bit.ly/FANHS-PA-Zoom on August 21st at 3 pm EST. Dr. Judy Patacsil, President Emerita of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), is Faculty Equity Coordinator and Professor of Filipino Studies at San Diego Miramar College where she also founded the Mental Health Counseling program. Born in San Diego, California to pioneering Filipino immigrant parents, Judy is the lead author of “Filipinos in San Diego” and a current FANHS San Diego Chapter officer. As a licensed psychotherapist who holds a doctorate in psychology with an emphasis in culture and human behavior, Judy co-authored the accompanying guide book for the film, “Silent Sacrifices: Voices of the Filipino American Family,” and has given international workshops and presentations on its still relevant themes since the early 2000's. She is a proud daughter of Eugenio Patacsil (RIP), a posthumously awarded WII Congressional Gold Medal recipient; and Virginia Patacsil (RIP), a pioneering WWII war bride, who was honored as Mother of the Year (1963) by the Filipino Women’s Club of San Diego. ((Copy/paste this link to see the event flyer https://my.visme.co/view/epdqw36y-fanhs-pa-21-august-at-3-pm-est#s1 The link is great for posting on Twitter or adding to emails; better resolution than the jpeg. ))

FANHS Chapter Presidents and friends hold virtual meeting 27 June 2021

Watch for more news of upcoming virtual meetings!