Chicago Mayor, Illinois Governor Proclaim October as Filipino-American History Month |
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Tuesday, 28 September 2010 09:35 | |||
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (Journal Group Link International) Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has issued a proclamation, informing the Filipino American community that he is proclaiming October 2010 as Filipino-American History Month in In a separate proclamation dated September 9, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn also proclaimed October 2010 as Filipino-American History Month in recognition of the contributions Filipino Americans have made to the state and to the nation as a whole and in celebration of all Filipino Americans, who call During the month-long celebration, the Philippine Consulate and the Filipino American community will be presenting various activities such as art exhibit and workshop, cultural exhibit and display, film showing, community picnic, sports activities and cultural presentations in different venues around the city. In issuing the proclamation, Mayor Daley cited “Oct. 15, 1587, (another account puts it on Oct. 18, 1587) as the earliest documented Filipino presence in the United States when the first “Luzones Indios” set foot on Morro Bay, California, after disembarking from Manila-built galleon ship Nuestra Senora de Esperanza.
Editor’s Note: The galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza was not built in The few days’ landing would be followed 176 years later by a settlement of a bigger number of Filipino settlers in 1763 in Editor’s Note: The supposed landing in Please read Joseph Lariosa’s article about it, The Real First Filipino Settlers in Louisiana and Tom Seyer’s essay, How Joseph Lariosa Found Another Fabrication in Marina Espina’s Book, “Filipinos in Louisiana” M ayor Daley said Filipino American citizens contribute to the vitality and strength of the city of “ For his part, Governor Quinn said in his proclamation, the Filipino-American community is the second largest Asian American group in the He added that Filipino-American servicemen and servicewomen have a long-standing history in the United States Armed Forces, including approximately 250,000 Filipinos who fought under the Governor Quinn said the celebration of Filipino-American History Month in October provides an opportunity to mark the heritage and culture of Filipino Americans and “their immense contributions to our country, and presents a time to renew efforts toward the examination of history and culture in order to provide an opportunity for all people in the United States to learn more about the Filipino Americans and their historic contributions to the growth and development of the United States.” The Filipino-American Historical Society of Greater Springfield and the Central Illinois Philippine Society will host a kick-off event on Saturday, Oct. 2, to mark the beginning of the first national observance of Filipino-American History Month in the However, the Philippine History Group in E ditor’s Notes: Here are the citations that back up the contention by the Philippine History Group that the supposed landing made by the so-called Luzones Indios might not have even occurred in what is now http://www.bibingka.com/sst/esperanza/morrobay.htm http://www.bibingka.com/sst/esperanza/indios.htm http://www.bibingka.com/sst/esperanza/chars.htm Editor’s Note: To contact the author, please e-mail him at: (lariosa_jos@sbcglobal.net)
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