Friday, October 11, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EST

Silence, Power, and Making Do: Keywords for Philippine Cinema's
Archival Afterlives
Bliss Cua Lim, Professor of Cinema Studies, University of Toronto

The Philippine flag shall be raised at the Kalana O Maui building front lawn by representative Filipino American military officers, and shall be raised throughout the month to honor Maui’s Filipino community and heritage, its plantation roots, and to celebrate the diversity and culture that makes Maui so unique.

Get ready for a month full of programming and events in and around the community in honor of Filipino American History Month.

On Thursday, October 10, join Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) at our 41st Anniversary Gala: United in Action.

Please be advised that the full implementation of the Amended Centenarians Act of 2016 to benefit senior citizen reaching milestone ages of 80, 85, 90 and 95 is expected by 2025.

A UP Press publication, "Urdaneta Del Ilustre Misionero 1858 - 2008 Evolution and Transformation of a Philippine City" by Erwin S. Fernandez tells the story of Urdaneta from a small town to a city. From the founding of the town by the cabezas and tenientes del barrio to the first ten years of cityhood, Urdaneta evolved and transformed into one of the leading cities in Northern Luzon. Using primary and secondary sources, this documented history resolves that it is named after Fr. Andres de Urdaneta, the illustrious missionary who came with Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.

Sunda New Asian and Billy Dec are excited to celebrate Filipino American History Month in October with a special screening of his documentary & Kamayan Feast on 10/9  + special menu items all month long.

The 7th Filipino American International Book Festival is back on October 12 to 13, 2024 at the San Francisco Public Library. Every two years, the Philippine Artists and Writers Association (PAWA) brings together the largest gathering of Fil-Am authors from the USA and from abroad, in a book festival.