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Celebrate Filipino American History Month
Celebrated in October, Filipino American (Fil-Am) History Month honors the history, pursuits, accomplishments, and legacy of Filipinos in the United States. It also serves to provide a link between Filipinos in the U.S. and Filipinos in the Philippines by showcasing their shared culture and heritage.
Filipino Americans are the second largest Asian American group in the nation and the second largest ethnic group in California. The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, when Luzones Indios, native Filipino sailors conscripted into the Spanish navy as labor during the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade, came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza and landed at what is now Morro Bay, California, on Oct. 18, 1587. After years of advocacy by individuals and organizations, in 2009 the United States Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month. Various states, counties, and cities in the U.S. have established proclamations and resolutions declaring observance of Filipino American History Month.
In celebration of Fil-Am History Month this year, the Filipino American National History Society (FANHS) is highlighting the 50th anniversary of the First Young Filipino People’s Far West Convention, which took place at Seattle University in 1971 and brought together 300 young Filipino American participants from the West Coast of the United States. The convention is hailed as the beginning of the Filipino American Movement and helped bring to light issues like Filipino farmworkers rights and anti-martial law to the forefront of the Filipino American Movement. This year, FANHS is honoring the youth who have advocated, and continue to advocate, for social justice for the Filipino American community for the past 50 years.
Adapted from the Filipino American National Historical Society website.
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Spanish-Language Arts Learning Resources - ACOE
The Arts Learning Team at the Alameda County Office of Education, in collaboration with bilingual arts education consultant, Héctor Márquez, have compiled a series of Spanish-language arts education resources intended to broaden access to diverse materials for teachers and students navigating instruction in these unprecedented times.
Recursos para el aprendizaje de Las artes en español - ACOE
El Equipo de Aprendizaje de Artes de la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Alameda, en colaboración con el consultor bilingüe de educación artística Héctor Márquez, ha compilado una serie de recursos educativos de artes en español destinados a ampliar el acceso a diversos materiales para maestros y estudiantes que navegan la instrucción en estos tiempos inciertos.
