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Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) was founded on 26 November 1982 in Seattle, Washington, by Dorothy Laigo Cordova and her husband Fred Cordova. The organization states that its mission is “to promote understanding, education, enlightenment, appreciation, and enrichment through the identification, gathering, preservation ...
In 1991, Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) board of trustees proposed the first annual Filipino American History Month to commence in October 1992. [ 1 ] October was chosen to commemorate the arrival of the first Filipinos who landed in what is now Morro Bay , California on October 18, 1587. [ 2 ]
Kevin Nadal, president of the Filipino American National Historical Society, said that the Filipino veterans’ fight to secure their benefits has dragged on for decades. In the meantime, the ...
The Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Museum in Stockton wants to change that. Last Saturday, FANHS Museum unveiled a new exhibit during a private invite-only event honoring ...
Beginning in 1992, the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) began efforts to commemorate the landing. [41] On 21 October 1995, with the mayor of Morro Bay in attendance, a monument was placed at Morro Bay to commemorate the events of 1587. [2] [6] The monument was placed in Coleman Park. [42]
Legaci – Filipino-American R&B band from the San Francisco Bay Area, California, formed in 1997. They are currently the backup singers for Canadian Pop-R&B singer Justin Bieber on the My World Tour. Q-York – Filipino-American hip hop record production duo composed of Flava Matikz (DJ/producer) and Knowa Lazarus (songwriter/MC).
A second Statewide Filipino Community Leadership Conference was held in 1981 in Anchorage, Alaska. She was the founder of the Alaska chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society, and she served as a trustee and officer of National FANHS. She was the first three-term national president of FANHS.
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