#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

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Evangeline "Vangie" Canonizado Buell, @FANHS_national President Emerita, spoke @FilipinaWomen's Network - 25 June 2021

"Buffalo soldiers didn't shoot Filipinos," said Vangie, while describing her grandfather's experiences as a Buffalo soldier in the Philippine-American War. She told moving stories about her grandfather who stayed in the Philippines and married her Filipina grandmother. You'll find more stories in Vangie's book, "25 Chickens and a Pig for a Bride: Growing up in a Filipino Immigrant Family," available at EastWind Books in Berkeley, California. https://www.asiabookcenter.com/store/p223/Twenty-Five_Chickens_and_a_Pig_for_a_Bride%3A_Growing_up_in_a_Filipino_Immigrant_Family.html Vangie also showed photos from her Acadia publication, "Filipinos in the East Bay."

Read more about Buffalo Soldiers in this article that also quotes Vangie: https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/08/25/20/how-filipinos-found-allies-in-black-american-soldiers-during-the-philippine-american-war Cheers and thanks to Vangie! You're always an inspiration! We also appreciate @FilipinaWomen / FWN's programming. Learn more here: https://filipinawomensnetwork.org/ #FWN #FilipinaWomen #Pinays #VangieBuell

Updated thanks to all who joined @FANHS_PA's virtual party on June 19, 2021

What a fun virtual party we had today! Many thanks to all of you for joining us. Sending special cheers and thanks to singers. All of you are great! 🤗🎤🎶 We're also very impressed with your knowledge of Filipino American history. There's always more to learn with http://fanhs-national.org Also check out social media @fanhs_national on Twitter and Instagram. (We're @fanhs_pa ) Are we the first in FECGP to pioneer virtual bingo and karaoke? Please feel free to share this with your organizations: http://myfreebingocards.com Condolences and prayers again to Beth's family and PCSNJ. We value the time to gather as a community to pray, learn, find joy in our music and sharing. All brings hope after seasons of many challenges. Mabuhay at maraming salamat! ~FANHS PA organizing team: Kim, Marife, Roman, Joanie #FANHSPA, #FANHSHamptonRoads, #FilipinoAmericanHistory #PCSNJ #FECGP #Philadelphia #FISDU

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@FANHS_national founder Dorothy Laigo Cordova interviewed by @ChrisDaniels5 @King5Seattle

Dorothy Cordova Dorothy Cordova, 89, is the single most important person in preserving the region’s Filipino American History. At a small office in a vacant school building in Seattle’s Central District, she has collated decades worth of material and started a national historical society, with 36 chapters across the country. ((The Filipino American National Historical Society/FANHS is now 39 years old.)) She went to school in Seattle with the late community leader Bob Santos, and said she took on this project because, “The term we use is ‘forgotten Asian Americans,’ which we are. There was very little written about us."