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FANHS is deeply saddened by the loss of the long-time member of our FANHS family – Dr. Dawn Bohulano Mabalon. Our FANHS Executive Director, Dorothy Cordova and the FANHS Trustees express their condolences to Dawn’s family and loved ones. Please see the attached heartfelt tribute from the FANHS Family to the Mabalon Family – by… The Filipino American National Historical Society announces the following theme for the 2018 Filipino American History Month: TURNING POINTS. Three events changed forever the lives of Filipinos and Filipino Americans: the declaration of Philippine independence and establishment of the First Philippine Republic, the Spanish American War and the establishment of Ethnic Studies. These events were turning points in Filipina/o/x… Seattle, WA — For its 2017 Filipino American History Month theme, the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the 1947 Military Bases Agreement between the United States and the Philippines, the monumental effect it had on US-Philippines relations and the larger Pacific Rim, and the profound effect the law had… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2017 Contact: Dorothy Cordova, Executive Director, fanhsnational@gmail.com SEATTLE, WA: As the Trump administration ends the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Filipino American National Historical Society reflects on the immigration history of Filipino Americans in the United States. We recognize that the paths to citizenship for our families… by Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dept. of History, San Francisco State University; Co-Founder, Little Manila Foundation; National Scholar, Filipino American National Historical Society; and Kevin Nadal, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Director, Center for LGBTQ Studies, City University of New York; President, Asian American Psychological Association; Board of Trustees,… FANHS is deeply saddened by the loss of the long-time member of our FANHS family – Joe Montano. Our FANHS Executive Director, Dorothy Cordova and the FANHS Trustees express their condolences to Joe’s family and loved ones. Please see the attached heartfelt tribute from the FANHS Family to the Montano Family – by our FANHS President Emerita: Dr. Joan May T. Cordova Source: Independence Day celebration offers modern version of Filipino tradition – News – recordnet.com – Stockton, CA By Jason Anderson Record Staff Writer Posted Jun. 11, 2016 at 6:00 PM Updated Jun 11, 2016 at 6:40 PM STOCKTON — The unmistakable smell of lumpia filled the air on the east side of the Weber… Growing up, no one taught me what being Filipino-American meant. So, naturally, I studied. Source: What It Means To Be A Filipino-American Check out the new documentary/oral history about Ernie Cabreano (past president of FANHS Central Coast) and his life as a biker – made by George Josol (FANHS Stockton member)From the FANHS Family to the Mabalon Family: Remembering FANHS National Scholar and Trustee, Dr. Dawn Bohulano Mabalon (1972-2018)
2018 Filipino American History Month Theme: Turning Points
2017 Filipino American History Month Theme: 70 Years Since the US-Philippines Military Bases Agreement & FANHS is 35!
Upon DACA Repeal, FANHS Reflects on Filipino American History
What Filipina/o American History Can Teach Us About the Recent Executive Order on Immigration
From the FANHS Family to the Montano Family: Remembering Joe Montano (1968-2016)
Independence Day celebration offers modern version of Filipino tradition – News – recordnet.com – Stockton, CA
What It Means To Be A Filipino-American
Documentary/oral history about Ernie Cabreano
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Future FANHS Conferences
• 2020 FANHS National Conference in Honolulu, HI
Past FANHS Conferences
- 2022 -Seattle
- 2020 – Hawaii
- 2018 – Chicago, Illinois
- 2016 – New York, New York
- 2014 – San Diego, California
- 2012 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 2010 – Seattle, Washington
- 2008 – Anchorage, Alaska
- 2006 – Honolulu, HI
- 2004 – St. Louis, MO
- 2002 – Los Angeles, CA
- 2000 – Virginia Beach, VA
- 1998 – Manila, Philippines
- 1998 – Portland, OR
- 1996 – New York, NY
- 1994 – San Francisco, CA
- 1992 – Chicago, IL
- 1990 – Sacramento, CA
- 1988 – New Orleans, LA
- 1987 – Seattle, Washington