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Seattle, WA — The Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) is pleased to share the Filipino American History Month 2022 theme: Celebrating Our History and Legacies: 50 Years of Filipino American Studies, 40 Years of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), and 30 years of Filipino American History Month The year 2022 marks several… It’s That Time Again! FANHS NATIONAL ONLINE AUCTION October 8 & 9, 2022 (Saturday & Sunday) (Proceeds help with essential operational expenses for FANHS National) PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO THE ANNUAL ONLINE AUCTION. Dear FANHS Family and Friends, For 40 years, the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) has gathered, documented,… Dear FANHS Members, Thanks to Editorial Board Co-Chairs Luna Jamero, and Terri Torres, and Editor Maria Batayola, we have a special edition for our 40th anniversary. During that time, FANHS continued to grow, and sadly valued members died. Today society is changing, political dynamics in America and the world are shifting. We are emerging (hopefully) from a deadly… By Bobby Dalton G. Roy FANHS National Trustee The Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) is horrified by the murders of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN; Breonna Taylor in Louisville, KY; Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, GA; Tony McDade in Tallahassee, FL; and countless other African American individuals. The anti-Black violence and systemic oppression of Black… Bridge and Delta Publishing in partnership with the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) and PapaLoDown Agency takes Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong, on a 15-city national book tour. Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong, written by historian Dawn Bohulano Mabalon with writer Gayle Romasanta, richly illustrated by Andre Sibayan,… Please donate to @fanhs_national. Give the gift of history for the next generation! We are raising money for the Filipino American National Historical Society to help pay the rent for our FANHS National Office and National Pinoy Archives. Founded by Dr. Dorothy Laigo Cordova in 1982, FANHS is completely run by volunteers, with no salaried… 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… By Lisa Morehouse, September 4, 2015 – KQED News: The California Report. Today, grapes in the grocery store don’t seem that controversial. But 50 years ago, a historic strike in California’s Central Valley vineyards set in motion the most significant campaign in modern labor history… The newly formed Delano chapter and its parent organization, the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), will host a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Delano Grape Strike with a series of events over Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 5 and 6, in Delano, CA. 
Filipino American History Month – October 2022
2022 FANHS NATIONAL ONLINE AUCTION
The 2022 FANHS Newsletter is here!
Why Filipino Americans Should Be In Solidarity With Black Lives Matter: Lessons From American History
Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong Book Tour
Donate: Help FANHS Pay The Rent!
From the FANHS Family to the Mabalon Family: Remembering FANHS National Scholar and Trustee, Dr. Dawn Bohulano Mabalon (1972-2018)
The Forgotten Filipino-Americans Who Led the ’65 Delano Grape Strike
Bold Step: 50th Anniversary of Delano Grape Strike
Sept. 5-6, 2015
Giving Back
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Filipino American History Month Updates
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Upcoming Events
Future FANHS Conferences
- 2022 – Seattle, Washington
- 2024 – Houston, Texas
Past FANHS Conferences
- 2020 – Honolulu, HI – Cancelled
- 2018 – Chicago, Illinois
- 2016 – New York, New York
- 2014 – San Diego, California
- 2012 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 2010 – Seattle, Washington
- 2008 – Anchorage, Alaska
- 2006 – Honolulu, Hawaii
- 2004 – St. Louis, Missouri
- 2002 – Los Angeles, California
- 2000 – Virginia Beach, Virginia
- 1998 – Manila, Philippines
- 1998 – Portland, Oregon
- 1996 – New York, New York
- 1994 – San Francisco, California
- 1992 – Chicago, Illinois
- 1990 – Sacramento, California
- 1988 – New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1987 – Seattle, Washington