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Filipino Americans with City of San Diego Council Members after a city council meeting in October 2023. In California, Filipino American History Month was first recognized statewide in 2006, when the California Department of Education placed it on its celebrations calendar. [11]
Under the leadership of Fred Cordova, FANHS established Filipino American History Month (FAHM) in 1992. [4] Since then, FAHM has been recognized by several states including New York, [5] California, [6] Hawaii, [7] Minnesota, [8] and Arkansas. [9] In 2009, the U.S. Senate and Congress proclaimed October as Filipino-American History Month. [10]
Filipino American History Month (United States) ... First Presidential Proclamation for National Caribbean American Heritage Month was June 6, 2006 by President ...
For the first time in Paramus history, the borough commemorated Filipino American Heritage Month, celebrating the Filipino community with a special visit from the Philippine Consulate General of ...
Oct. 3—The Filipino American Northwest Association will be hosting its second annual event celebrating Filipino American History Month this weekend. The celebration, featuring cultural food and ...
2009, Filipino American History Month is recognized in California. [154] Steve Austria becomes "the first, first-generation Filipino to be elected to the United States Congress." [129] [155] Mona Pasquil becomes first Filipino American, and first Asian American, lieutenant governor of California. [156]
The declarations of commemorative months, including Black History Month, Women’s History Month, Pride Month, Hispanic Heritage Month and Native American Heritage Month, will now be determined by ...
Congress established Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May to commemorate Filipino American and other Asian American cultures. Upon becoming the largest Asian American group in California, October was established as Filipino American History Month to acknowledge the first landing of Filipinos on October 18, 1587 in Morro Bay, California ...