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Filipino AmericanI The FilipinoAmerican HislOry Month
Commillee of Illinois History Month VOLUME 6 ISSUE OCTOBER 2015
CELEBRATE THE FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH Chicago II - In 2009 the
US Congress thru the House
of Senate and House of Repshy
resentatives respectively
passed H Res 780 recognizshy
ing October 20 II and every
October thereafter as Filipino
American History Month
(FAHM) to celebrate the hisshy
tory and culture of Filipino
Americans and their historic
contributions to the Nation
Starting in 20 I I the Philipshy
pine American Cultural Founshy
dation (PACF) spearheaded
an invitation to many Filipino
American organizations in
Chicago and suburbs to orshy
ganize a variety of events to
celebrate FAHM every Octoshy
ber Since 20 I I Filipino
American community groups
in Chicago and suburbs have
been working and partnering
together to consolidate and
promote the various events
in celebration of FAH M every
October This year we are
commemorating 2 significant
milestones in the Filipino
American History - the 50th
anniversary of the Immigrashy
tion Act of 1965 and the 50th
anniversary of the grape
strike in Delano CA
The Immigration and Natushy
ralization Act (INA) of 1965
was signed by President
Lynden B Johnson on Octoshy
ber 3 1965 It dramatically
changed the demographic
landscape of America The
law abolished the National
Origins Quota System made
family-based immigration the
basis for US immigration
policy and established a prefshy
erence system for people
with special occupational
skills to become permanent
residents
The Philippines after Mexishy
co has been the largest beneshy
ficiary of the liberalized immishy
gration law According to US
Census and Homeland Secushy
rity sources in 2008 there
were in the US approxishy
mately 17 million foreign
born Filipinos and approxishy
mately 14 million native born
Filipinos most who were the
children or grandchildren of
one or both parents who
arrived after 1965
50 years ago today elderly
Filipino men working in grape
fields in DelanoCA decided
to go on strike to fight for
better wages and working
conditions That courageous
decision would have effects
far beyond the grape fields In
fact ALL Filipino-Americans
owe a tremendous debt of
gratitude to these men If not
for the kind of bravery they
displayed we would not be
able to enjoy the lives we
lead today If you didnt alshy
ready know this (its not your
fault until AB 123 is fully imshy
plemented this is a history
few of us have the privilege of
learning) take some time to
educate yourself today One
good resource is httpsI
welgadigitalarshy
chiveomekanetf
The White House Initiative
on Asian Americans and Pashy
cific Islanders (WHIAAPI) and
the White House Office of
Public Engagement (OPE) will
host a Celebration of Filipino
American History Month
(FAHM) on Friday October
2 2015 at the White
House The Celebration will
kick off FAHM in October
and will feature discussions
with Administration officials
and prominent Filipino Amershy
icans as well as performances
by distinguished Filipino
American artists
The Philippine Consulate
General in cooperation with
the Filipino American comshy
munity would like to invite
everyone to actively particishy
pate and support the celeshy
bration of the Filipino
American History Month
Celebration in Chicago and
the Midwest
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Filipino American History Calendar of Events
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The schedule of eventsactivities is listed below Let us take pride of our Filipino heritage and history Let us I come together and make every October celebration - a meaningful and memorable month I
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Oct 1 Thursday On view through October 19 - We are Family Exhibits at The Field Museum 1400 S Lake
Shore Drive Free general admission will be offered to Illinois residents during Museum Week at the The Field
Museum October 4 all day (Contact Tito Ruben at Tito Rubensgmailcom Sponsor - FAHSC)
Oct 2 Friday (1000 AM Opening) to October 302015 - ART IS PASSION AGELESS SOCIAL SERVICE is
an Art Exhibit featuring watercolor paintings done by volunteers and clients of the Pilipino American Social
Services and Human Resources (PASS) a 501 ( c ) 3 not for profit organization which distributes food weekly
to qualified families Venue at Pilipino American Social Services and Human Resources (PASS) 1511 W Irving
Park Road Chicago IL 60613 (Contct Susan Alforque Silvano Email silvan05311comcastnet Sponsorshy
PASS)
Oct 2 Friday 630pm - Film showing of Delano Manongs at Indian Prairie Library at 401 Plainfield Rd Darshy
ien IL (Contact Tony Abellera at TonyAbellerahotmailcom Sponsor - FAASD)
Oct 4 Sunday at 1100am - 600pm - Kultura Festival at 2363 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago IL 60647 (Contact
httpfilipinokitchenkultura-fest Sponsor - Filipino Kitchen)
Oct 10 Saturdav 100-600 pm Global Pinoy Singing Idol at Hemmens Cultural Center 40 Symphony
Way Elgin IL (Contact Divine Aleonar at daleonar12gmailcom - Sponsor- CFCANCOP)
Oct 11 Sunday 12 pm - 4 pm FAHM celebration at St Mathew Church 1555 Glen Ellyn Road Glendale
Heights IL (Contact Adeline Fajardo at adeline pacf96gmailcom Leticia Eclavea 630980-5559 Sponsorshy
PACF)
Oct 11 Sunday 100 pm - 600pm - FANHS-MI at the Paaralang Pilipino CINEPLEX at Philippine American
Community Center of Michigan (PACCM) 17356 Northland Park Ct Southfield MI4807 (Contact James Beni
Wilson 248-345-5562 jamwilson9gmailcom Sponsor - FANHS-MI)
Ticketed Event
For more information please contact ANNA L1ZA A LeA NTA RA Cultural Officer at 312-583-062 1 ext 13 or email the Consulate at chicagopcgla lLnet or RUBEN SALAZAR at (630)969-2971 or email TitoRubensgmailcom I
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Oct 13 Tuesday to Oct 16 Friday 1000 am - 400pm - SilipSulyap 2 - Art Exhibits by 3 Filipino Artists
- Bueno Silva Eulalio Silva and Willi Buhay in celebration of the Chicago Artists Month and FAHM at the IPhilippine Consulate 122 S Michigan Ave 1600 Chicago IL 60603 (Contact Willi Buhay at Iwrbuhaygmailcom Sponsor - Philippine Consulate)
Oct 13 Tuesday 700 PM - Film showing of Delano Manongs at Glenside Public Library at 25 E
Fullerton Ave Glendale Heights IL (Contact Nestor Evaristo at nvp_p950msncom Sponsor - NVAC)
Oct 1B Sunday 11 am - 4 pm - FAHM Luncheon Honoring the Most Outstanding Fil-AM Seniors at
Four Points by Sheraton Chicago OHare Airport 10249 West Irving Park Road Schiller Park IL (Contact
Adeline Fajardo at adelinepacf96gmailcom Evelyn Natividad PhD 773457-3402 Sponsor - PACF)
Oct 24 Saturday 2pm - Film showing of The Gift of Barong at Fountaindale Public Library District 300
W Briarcliff Rd Bolingbrook IL (Cont act Tito Ruben at Tito Rubensgmailcom Sponsor - FANHS-GC)
Oct 24 Saturday 730pm - Voice of the Nightingale Lani Misalucha and Arnel Pineda at Portage Theashy
ter4050 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago Illinois 60641 (Sponsor - Red Ink and Reliable Document)
Oct 24 to January 292016 - We are Family Exhibits at Trickster Art Gallery Schaumburg IL (Contact
Tito Ruben at TitoRubensgmailcom Sponsor - FAHSC)
Oct 25 Sunday 12 noon FAHM celebration in Mundelein Mass in the chapel at St Maria del Popolo
116 North Lake Street Mundelein IL (Contact Yolly Rodrigo 847-951-0148)
Oct 26 Monday and Oct 2B Wednesday at 830pm - Screening of an indie film flARI- MY LIFE WITH A KING by Carlo Encisco Catu Philippine Entry to the 51st Chicago International Film Festival at the AMC River East 21 located at 322 E Illinois Street Chicago IL 60611
Oct 30 to Nov 7 Art and Anthropology Portrait of the Object as Filipino Display of 10 paintings and
creation of collaborative mural by 5 FilAm artists from Chicago and 5 artists from the Philippines Field
Museum of Natural History Chicago 1400 S Lakeshore Dr Events take place during museum
hours (Contact-Almira Gilles almiragillesgmailcom)
Ticket ed Event
For the latest updates please visit the
Philippine American Cultural Foundation website httppacfmidwestorg201509fahm2015 I
and the Filipino American Network website - httpfan-chicagoorg2015fahm
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