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The 1587 event marks the first documented instance of Asians in what is now California, [33] or anywhere in what is now the United States, [4] [34] North America, [35] the Americas. [36] The landing of the first Filipinos at Morro Bay, which occurred 33 years before the events at Plymouth Rock, [b] is often overlooked, even by Filipino ...
Museum entry. The first Maritime Museum began in 1971 as the Allen Knight Maritime Museum. It was located in the basement of the Monterey Museum of Art, and principally housed the collection of Allen Knight, who briefly worked as a sailor in 1916, and collected artifacts and memorabilia related to maritime activities throughout his life. [3]
The Watsonville riots was a period of racial violence that took place in Watsonville, California, from January 19 to 23, 1930.Involving violent assaults on Filipino American farm workers by local white residents opposed to immigration, the riots highlighted the racial and socioeconomic tensions in California's agricultural communities.
Several celebrations across California — from a solidarity march in Poplar on Saturday to a new exhibit at the Filipino American National History Society Museum in Stockton — are paying ...
2009, Filipino American History Month is recognized in California. [154] Steve Austria becomes "the first, first-generation Filipino to be elected to the United States Congress." [129] [155] Mona Pasquil becomes first Filipino American, and first Asian American, lieutenant governor of California. [156]
Under the leadership of Fred Cordova, FANHS established Filipino American History Month (FAHM) in 1992. [4] Since then, FAHM has been recognized by several states including New York, [5] California, [6] Hawaii, [7] Minnesota, [8] and Arkansas. [9] In 2009, the U.S. Senate and Congress proclaimed October as Filipino-American History Month. [10]
A landmark arch expected to debut later this year in Los Angeles' Historic Filipinotown district will honor Filipino American health care workers, who have had an outsize impact on California's ...
In California and Hawaii, where many Filipino Americans reside, [4] Filipino American History Month is celebrated annually. [5] Many Filipino American organizations in these states often initiate their own independent celebrations. 2006 was a pivotal year as it marked the centennial celebration of Filipino migration to the United States. [6] [7]