COMMUNITY NEWS: OCTOBER IS FILIPINO HISTORY MONTH (Please share!) The Filipino American History Month Celebration The Philippine Consulate General in cooperation with the Filipino American community would like to invite everyone to actively participate and support the celebration of the Filipino American History Month Celebration in Chicago and Suburban Illinois. Following is the schedule of activities during the month long celebration: COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR THE 2013 FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION Click Here to view the FAHM Calendar of Events in Chicago & Suburbs: fan-chicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2013FAHM_Calendar.pdf Filipino American History Month Background Filipino American History Month is celebrated in the United States during the month of October. The Filipino American National Historical Society (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_American_National_Historical_Society) established Filipino American History Month in the year 1988. In October 2009, the Senate of the 111th Congress passed a resolution (S. RES 298) recognizing Filipino American History Month.In November 2009, Congress passed the resolution (H. RES. 780) officially recognizing October as Filipino American History Month. Starting in 2011, many Filipino American organizations in Chicago and Suburbs organize a variety of events to celebrate FAHM every October. For the latest updated information, please check website: fan-chicago.org/fahm/. For more information, please contact: LIEZEL F. ALCANTARA, Assistant Cultural Officer at telephone no (312) 583-0621 ext 22 or email the Consulate at [email protected] Ruben Salazar at telephone no (630) 969-2971 or email [email protected]
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 17:42:53 +0000
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