tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41543256853082722382024-03-13T13:43:17.699-04:00Filipinos in Washington, DC"Filipinos in Washington DC," Arcadia Publishing, 2009. A pictorial history in Arcadia's Images of America series covering the history of Filipinos who arrived and settled in the DC area between 1900-1965. Authors are Rita M. Cacas and Juanita Tamayo Lott. A list of corrections can be found in the January 10, 2010 post.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-43045310858273793862010-07-17T10:51:00.007-04:002010-07-19T11:11:21.833-04:00July 23, 2010 (2:30-4pm PST) Book Presentation at FANHS 2010 Conference, Seattle WA<div style="color: #38761d;"><div style="color: #38761d;"><span class="fsl">Author, Rita Cacas will discuss her book, "Images of America: Filipino<span class="text_exposed_show">s in Washington DC" (Arcadia Publishing, 2009). </span></span>For more information about registration (fee), visit Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Conference, Seattle WA</div></div><a href="http://fanhsis25.blogspot.com/">http://fanhsis25.blogspot.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-86464755270374549132010-07-17T10:45:00.006-04:002010-07-17T18:54:00.668-04:00July 23, 2010 (10:30am PST) FANHS Conference Workshop, "So You Think You Can Write..."<div style="color: #38761d;">"So You Think you can Write: Experiences of Producing recent Arcadia Books."<span class="fsl"><span style="color: #38761d;"> Five authors will present highlights of their recent books in the Images of America series (Arcadia Publishing):</span><br />
</span></div><ul><li style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Filipinos in Washington, DC (Rita M. Cacas and Juanita Tamayo Lott)</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Filipinos in Carson and the South Bay (Florante and Roselyn Ibanez)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Filipinos in Puget Sound (Dorothy Laigo Cordova)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Filipinos in the East Bay and Fililpinos in San Francisco (Evelyn Luluquisen)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Filipinos in San Diego (Judy Patacsil, Rudy Guevarra, Jr., and Felix Tuyay)</span></li>
</ul>For more information about registration (fee), visit Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Conference, Seattle WA<br />
<a href="http://fanhsis25.blogspot.com/">http://fanhsis25.blogspot.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-65198978183919561832010-07-17T10:30:00.009-04:002010-07-17T14:02:49.533-04:00July 22, 2010 (5-7pm PST) Authors Reception and Booksigning FANHS 2010 Conference, Seattle WA<div style="color: #38761d;">Open to the Public! Thursday, July 22, 5-7pm - Seattle University, Campion Towers. Meet the authors (Images of America Series, Arcadia Publishers):</div><ul><li style="color: #783f04;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Filipinos in Washington, DC (Rita M. Cacas and Juanita Tamayo Lott)</b></span></li>
<li>Filipinos in Carson and the South Bay (Florante and Roselyn Ibanez)</li>
<li>Filipinos in Puget Sound (Dorothy Laigo Cordova)</li>
<li>Filipinos in the East Bay and Fililpinos in San Francisco (Evelyn Luluquisen)</li>
<li>Filipinos in San Diego (Judy Patacsil, Rudy Guevarra, Jr., and Felix Tuyay)</li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-13072437690644879372010-07-17T10:16:00.005-04:002010-07-18T08:12:30.883-04:006/25/10 APA Librarians visit the Library of Congress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mu_IjjzpGQ/TEG6ylOUn8I/AAAAAAAADeU/3eq7nnHs1pg/s1600/FloranteVenRita_LC-2010.06.25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0mu_IjjzpGQ/TEG6ylOUn8I/AAAAAAAADeU/3eq7nnHs1pg/s320/FloranteVenRita_LC-2010.06.25.jpg" /></a></div><div style="color: #38761d;">The Asian Pacific American Librarians Assoc. (APALA) was in WDC for the American Library Association's annual conference, and to celebrate APALA's 30th anniversary. </div><div style="color: #38761d;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d;">Rita Cacas is pictured here with photos (bottom right) that she donated to the Library of Congress (Prints and Photographs Division, APA Primary Holdings Initiative, Cacas-Toribio Family collection)</div><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Pictured also are (left) Florante Ibanez, APALA President, and Buenventura "Ven" Basco, APALA 30th Anniv. Steering Committee</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-8374083601960493882010-07-17T09:25:00.008-04:002010-07-17T14:05:20.813-04:006/26/10 Rita Cacas is featured at the Smithsonian FolkLife Festival TalkStory Stage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="383" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0mu_IjjzpGQ/TEG3gO4jfPI/AAAAAAAADeM/BfQmUzCitQA/s400/CacasFolklifeTalkstoryStage_2010.06.26.JPG" width="400" /></div><div style="color: #38761d;">The 2010 Smithsonian Institution Folklife Festival featured Asian Pacific Americans in the Washington metropolitan area. Rita Cacas spoke about early 20th century DC Filipinos covered in her book, "Images in America: Filipinos in Washington DC."<br />
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<div style="color: black;">"Immigration in DC area" at the TalkStory Stage with Rita Cacas, Saturday, June 26, 2010 - Noon on the National Mall, Washington, DC. <span style="font-size: small;">Watch a clip of the talk in a YouTube video:</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><span style="color: #548dd4; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/corazonfoley#p/u/0/cNyDydvXrrM">http://www.youtube.com/user/corazonfoley#p/u/0/cNyDydvXrrM</a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">For the complete videotaped by Corazon Sandoval </span><span class="il" style="color: black;">Foley, contact her at the </span><span style="color: black;">Fairfax County Asian American History Project (FCAAHP), </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><a href="mailto:corafoleyfanhsnova@hotmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: Times New Roman;"><b>corafoleyfanhsnova@hotmail.com</b></span></a></span></span></span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><span style="color: #4f81bd; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/corazonfoley#p/u/0/cNyDydvXrrM"></a></span></span><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;"></span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-26247626726739825682010-07-17T09:16:00.000-04:002010-07-17T09:16:02.249-04:00Filipinos in Washington DC at the Federal Jucidial Center, Washington, DC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mu_IjjzpGQ/TEGsCjwjXkI/AAAAAAAADeE/nuJeND2U-_Y/s1600/RitaCacasPoster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mu_IjjzpGQ/TEGsCjwjXkI/AAAAAAAADeE/nuJeND2U-_Y/s400/RitaCacasPoster.jpg" width="308" /></a></div>Book Presentation at the Federal Judicial Center Auditorium, May 26, 2010, Noon-1:30pm hosted by the EEO Committee, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, DCUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-30920089336378351012010-05-08T08:52:00.008-04:002010-07-17T14:05:56.293-04:00Asian Journal article: "FILIPINOS IN WASHINGTON DC: A revealing documentary of our history in America"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mu_IjjzpGQ/TEHusNN9pQI/AAAAAAAADec/FESzK6g4SlM/s1600/AuthorsNight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0mu_IjjzpGQ/TEHusNN9pQI/AAAAAAAADec/FESzK6g4SlM/s320/AuthorsNight.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h2 class="contentheading" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="createdate" style="font-size: small;"> </span></h2><h2 class="contentheading" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="createdate" style="font-size: small;"> </span></h2><h2 class="contentheading" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="createdate" style="font-size: small;">Saturday, 01 May 2010 06:48 </span> <span class="createby" style="font-size: small;"> Rene Villaroman | AJPress Los Angeles</span></h2><h2 class="contentheading" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #211d1e; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #211d1e;"> </span></span></h2><h2 class="contentheading" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #211d1e; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #211d1e;"> </span></span></h2><h2 class="contentheading" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #211d1e; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #211d1e;"> LOS ANGELES – Clemente Castro <span style="color: blue;">[sic, correction: Cacho] </span>Cacas was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur in the Philippines in 1910 and came to the United States at age 19 in 1929 -- a few years before the Great Depression. </span></span></h2><h2 class="contentheading" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #211d1e; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #211d1e;"> </span></span><span style="color: #211d1e; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #211d1e;">Cacas came to the United States on a whim. He belonged to a few, select group of Filipinos that were allowed to travel to the America during the American Occupation of the Philippines. That group included pensionados, United States Navy men, students, and adventurers like him.</span></span></h2><div class="article-meta"><div align="justify"><span style="color: #211d1e; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #211d1e;">He landed in San Francisco, then moved to Washington DC. There, he joined an already flourishing Filipino community who had established themselves since 1910. ... </span></span></div></div><div class="article-meta"><span class="createby" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.asianjournal.com/dateline-usa/15-dateline-usa/5343-filipinos-in-washington-dc-a-revealing-documentary-of-our-history-in-america.html">read the full article - click here</a></span><br />
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<span class="createby" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-56458602977239733422010-05-08T08:38:00.003-04:002010-07-17T09:06:08.563-04:00May 5, 2010 Presentation and Book Signing at U.S. Census Bureau<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message">"Filipinos in Washington, DC" presentation and book signing in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at the beautiful new U.S. Census Bureau Library and campus in Suitland, MD. </span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mu_IjjzpGQ/TEGoN9RtZyI/AAAAAAAADd8/LkisuTsvDbg/s1600/CensusCounterParts_Jun2010_p6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0mu_IjjzpGQ/TEGoN9RtZyI/AAAAAAAADd8/LkisuTsvDbg/s400/CensusCounterParts_Jun2010_p6.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"> </span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message"></span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span class="UIStory_Message"></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size: small;">Read an article about the event in the Census Bureau newsletter, Census CounterParts, June 2010 issue (Vol. 19, No. 7), written by Monty Wood, Public Information office, U.S. Census Bureau. For additional information about Census CounterParts, please contact </span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;">Catherine Earles, Head Librarian, U.S. Census Bureau Library, 301-763-250. </span></h3>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-70055738696281764732010-05-08T08:36:00.000-04:002010-05-08T08:37:43.592-04:00Meet the Authors at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books<span style="font-size: small;">- Friday, April 23 (6-9pm) Author's Reception at Salakot Grill (Wilshire Blvd) <br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">- Saturday, April 24, 2010</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/">Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (UCLA campus)</a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="UIStory_Message"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
3-4pm - <span class="UIStory_Message">Book signing at Booth #427</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="UIStory_Message"><br />
Philippine Expressions Book Shop</span></span><br />
<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="UIStory_Message">For more info, contact:<br />
Linda Nietes<br />
(310) 514-9139 </span></span></h3>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-48812732138304264612010-03-28T19:55:00.002-04:002010-04-06T13:28:28.494-04:00Reception and Book Signing, "Filipinos in Washington, DC"Easter Monday, April 5, 2010 Begining at Noon<br />
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- 12-1pm: Presentation by Rita Cacas <br />
- 1-2pm - Lunch in the Cafeteria <br />
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Library of Congress Asian Division Reading Room<br />
101 Independence Ave. SE<br />
Thomas Jefferson Building<br />
Washington, DC 20540-4810<br />
(202) 707-3766, 5426<br />
Attn: Ms. Reme GrefaldaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-33318718422196387262010-03-21T19:58:00.000-04:002010-03-28T19:59:16.653-04:00Presentation and Book Signing, Univ of MD, College ParkFilipino American Studies Class<br />
Time: 6:00-7:30pm <br />
University of Maryland at College Park <br />
Art-Sociology Building, Room 1213<br />
College Park, MD 20745Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-40458362789837267172010-01-31T13:34:00.002-05:002010-07-18T08:23:07.829-04:00Meet the Authors at the Bethesda Literary Festival (Apr 18, 2010 - 11am-1pm)<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message"></span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size: small;">Sunday, April 18, 2010 (11am-1pm)</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> <span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size: small;">Rita Cacas and Juanita Tamayo Lott<br />
"Images of America: Filipinos in Washington, D.C." <br />
Arcadia Publishers, 2009. <br />
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For more info:<br />
Barnes & Noble Booksellers<br />
4801 Bethesda Avenue<br />
Bethesda, MD 20814<br />
(301) 986-1851</span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=186194676587">Join the Facebook group, "Filipinos in Washington DC"</a> </span></h3>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-59908457628834046522010-01-31T13:31:00.001-05:002010-07-18T08:23:28.454-04:00Invitation to Library of Congress Reception for "Filipinos in Washington DC"<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size: small;">Easter Monday, April 5, 2010 (Noon)<br />
Library of Congress Asian Division Reading Room<br />
101 Independence Ave. SE<br />
Thomas Jefferson Building<br />
Washington, DC 20540-4810</span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size: small;">(202) 707-3766, 5426<br />
Attn: Ms. Reme Grefalda</span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=186194676587">Join the Facebook Group: "Filipinos in Washington DC"</a></span></h3>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-26485659120716484682010-01-30T10:23:00.001-05:002010-01-30T10:25:24.378-05:00"Authors shine a light on local Filipino heritage" by Brook Kenny, Montgomery GazetteI'd forgotten about that nice interview with Brooke Kenny from the Gazette a few weeks ago. Here's a link to the article that came out this week:<br />
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<a href="http://www.gazette.net/stories/01272010/entemon113555_32551.php">http://www.gazette.net/stories/01272010/entemon113555_32551.php</a><br />
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Take note of the Author's Book signing event at Barnes & Noble for the Bethesda Literary Festival, Sunday, April 18 (11am-1pm) - Hope to see y'all there!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-54068013610863365662010-01-10T08:46:00.007-05:002010-07-17T10:59:49.577-04:00Some Corrections as of July 2010We've spotted a few mistakes. Herewith are current identified errors in "Filipinos in Washington, DC," by page number. Please send any other errors/comments to : filipinosinwdc@gmail.com<br />
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p. 17 - Bottom caption, line 6: "Amparing Santos Gaudiel (1926-<span style="color: #38761d;">2001</span>)<br />
p. 18 - First paragaph, line 6: see <span style="color: #38761d;">page 62</span> (not 60) <br />
p. 25 - Top caption, last line: "His story continues on pages 34 and 7<span style="color: #38761d;">2</span> "<br />
p. 27 - Top caption, third line <span style="color: #38761d;">delete "in"</span> ["Mateo worked as a butler..."]<br />
p. 27 - Top caption, fifth line: "...and married <span style="color: #38761d;">Consuelo Laconsay</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> (1912-2004)</span>, (page 45).<br />
p. 30 - Bottom caption, third line: "Nestora Monfero <span style="color: #38761d;">(1912-2004)</span><br />
p. 34 - Last line, page reference: (pages 34, 47 and <span style="color: #38761d;">72</span>). <br />
p. 36 - First line: "...at a <span style="color: #38761d;">December 4, 1943</span> reception..."<br />
p. 39 - Bottom photo is incorrectly identified: <i><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Shown here are Mr. and Mrs. Sesinando Guadamor who were also residents of Bellevue.</span></span></i><span style="color: #38761d;"> <br />
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p. 40 - Third line from the bottom: "Photograph<b style="color: #3333ff;"> </b><span style="color: #3333ff;"><span style="color: #38761d;">left,</span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span>by Rita Cacas"<br />
p. 45 - Leon Alcoy was born in <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">1905 </span></b><br />
p. 50 - Top photo, Line 9: (widow of D.C. pioneer <span style="color: #38761d;">Lucelo</span><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span>Puyot).<br />
p. 56 - Line 5, see <b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">page 41</span></b> (not p. 56) <br />
p. 57 - Top photo, page reference: (page <span style="color: #38761d;">70</span>) <br />
p. 70 - Bottom photo, page reference: (page <span style="color: #38761d;">57</span>)<br />
p. 65 - Fifth line from the bottom: Leonila “Nila” was born in <span style="color: #38761d;">1950</span><br />
p. 73 - Fifth line from the bottom: "...later on July <span style="color: #38761d;">9</span>, and..."<br />
p. 114 - Last line: (Photograph by Christopher Cook, 200<span style="color: #38761d;">6</span>)<br />
p. 115 - Line 7, Larry Shin<span style="color: #38761d;">a</span>gawaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-59679541324727019602009-12-13T10:04:00.010-05:002010-05-08T08:44:50.710-04:00Pasko 2009: The Mabuhay, Inc. Holiday PartyCheck out page 117. Camp Mabuhay is a volunteer organization established in 1996 to network with American families of adopted Filipino children.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-7861260636515144022009-12-06T10:00:00.004-05:002010-05-08T08:46:04.051-04:00Sunday, Dec 6, 2009 - Book signing at the VFW Holiday Party, Oxon Hill, MDSee pp. 75 and 104 in the book. The General Vicente Lim Post 5471 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. was established in 1945 and still exists today. The Ladies Auxiliary was added in 1954, and Junior Girls Unit established in 1970.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-75432220523028636622009-12-03T07:24:00.000-05:002010-01-10T09:13:59.792-05:00Book Launch & Book Review: "New Book Reveals Early Filipinos in Washington, DC....who were they?"December 3, 2009<br />
Book Launch Review by Maurese Owens (Photos by Bing Branigan) <br />
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><u>COMMUNITY NEWS</u></span></b></span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Images of America” Filipinos in Washington, DC</span></span></b></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who Were the Early Filipinos in the Washington, DC Area? Ever wondered about this?</span></span></b></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>There’s a new book out that tells that story -- “Images of America: Filipinos in Washington, DC,” by Rita M. Cacas and Juanita Tamayo Lott. The book was launched December 1 at the Marvin Center of the George Washington University <i>. </i></b><b>Here's the story of Filipinos in the nation’s capital told through more than 200 vintage photos pulled mainly from family albums centering around settlements and stories of our community from 1900-1964 (before the beltway was constructed), as well as photos from the National Archives collections.</b></span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 12pt 0in 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>The launch, organized by Mitzi Pickard of PALM and Kaye Ablen, president of the GWU Philippine Cultural</b> <b>Society, drew a diverse audience of all ages. Questions from the audience elicited curiousity and awe at who these Filipinos were at the turn of the century. Director of the Asian American Studies Program at the University of Maryland, College Park Larry Shinegawa was present and applauded the publication of the book.</b> <b>Filipino Americans who are interested in their history will find this 128-paged pictorial both fascinating and informative.</b></span></span></span><br />
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This event was graciously hosted by the Philippine Cultural Society (PCS) of The George Washington University in cooperation with the Philippine Arts, Letters & Media (PALM) Council. Supporting Organizations National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NAFFAA) Philippine American Foundation for Charities (PAFC).<br />
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The talk featured a small exhibit with a copy of the Washington Post article by Washington chronicler, Sarah Booth Conroy "Footsteps of the Filipino Pioneers," that appeared on page 3 of the Style Section, July 25, 1994. Also shown, were two panoramic photographs of large groups parties hosted by Filipino organizations.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-64340014119308849182009-10-31T07:45:00.001-04:002009-11-30T19:41:01.665-05:00Oct 27, 2009 Received pre-release copies!Received 5 copies of the book - it's so great to see it in print! You can go to Amazon, Borders, or Barnes and Noble to pre-order books - just search "Filipinos in Washington DC" and you'll find it on the listing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154325685308272238.post-64603942997606669822009-10-23T18:11:00.000-04:002009-10-23T18:17:58.866-04:00October 23, 2009This site will provide additional references about early pioneer Filipinos who worked, played, and settled their families in the Washington DC area between 1900 (after the Philippine-American war), through 1945 -- shortly after being granted independence from the U.S.). <br /><br />Stories continue to the mid-1960 and beyond -- when Immigration laws changed to allow for a new group of Filipinos to come to the U.S. to a permanent settlement of families. Learn about new leaders who are paving the way for success and continued appreciation for their Filipino-American heritage into the future.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0