July 23, 2010 (2:30-4pm PST) Book Presentation at FANHS 2010 Conference, Seattle WA

Author, Rita Cacas will discuss her book, "Images of America: Filipinos in Washington DC" (Arcadia Publishing, 2009).  For more information about registration (fee), visit Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Conference, Seattle WA

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July 23, 2010 (10:30am PST) FANHS Conference Workshop, "So You Think You Can Write..."

"So You Think you can Write: Experiences of Producing recent Arcadia Books."  Five authors will present highlights of their recent books in the Images of America series (Arcadia Publishing):

• Filipinos in Washington, DC (Rita M. Cacas and Juanita Tamayo Lott)
• Filipinos in Carson and the South Bay (Florante and Roselyn Ibanez)
• Filipinos in Puget Sound (Dorothy Laigo Cordova)
• Filipinos in the East Bay and Fililpinos in San Francisco (Evelyn Luluquisen)
• Filipinos in San Diego (Judy Patacsil, Rudy Guevarra, Jr., and Felix Tuyay)

For more information about registration (fee), visit Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Conference, Seattle WA
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July 22, 2010 (5-7pm PST) Authors Reception and Booksigning FANHS 2010 Conference, Seattle WA

Open to the Public! Thursday, July 22, 5-7pm - Seattle University, Campion Towers.  Meet the authors (Images of America Series, Arcadia Publishers):

• Filipinos in Washington, DC (Rita M. Cacas and Juanita Tamayo Lott)
• Filipinos in Carson and the South Bay (Florante and Roselyn Ibanez)
• Filipinos in Puget Sound (Dorothy Laigo Cordova)
• Filipinos in the East Bay and Fililpinos in San Francisco (Evelyn Luluquisen)
• Filipinos in San Diego (Judy Patacsil, Rudy Guevarra, Jr., and Felix Tuyay)

6/25/10 APA Librarians visit the Library of Congress

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.  

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)

Pictured also are (left) Florante Ibanez, APALA President, and Buenventura "Ven" Basco, APALA 30th Anniv. Steering Committee

6/26/10 Rita Cacas is featured at the Smithsonian FolkLife Festival TalkStory Stage

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."

"Immigration in DC area" at the TalkStory Stage with Rita Cacas, Saturday, June 26, 2010 - Noon on the National Mall, Washington, DC.   Watch a clip of the talk in a YouTube video:

 http://www.youtube.com/user/corazonfoley#p/u/0/cNyDydvXrrM
For the complete videotaped by Corazon Sandoval Foley, contact her at the Fairfax County Asian American History Project (FCAAHP), corafoleyfanhsnova@hotmail.com

Filipinos in Washington DC at the Federal Jucidial Center, Washington, DC

Book Presentation at the Federal Judicial Center Auditorium, May 26, 2010, Noon-1:30pm hosted by the EEO Committee, Federal Judicial Center, Washington, DC