October is Filipino American History Month! FANHS celebrates throughout the USA...

FANHS Los Angeles Chapter http://www.asianjournal.com/community/community-news/7225-los-angeles-county-supervisors-declare-october-as-filipino-american-history-month-.html FANHS National Secretary Ron Buenaventura is working with Jonny Itliong, son of legendary labor leader Larry Itliong, to organize this Filipino American History Month Event in Carson, California. For more information on Filipinos' role in the UFW, see Marisa Aroy's film http://delanomanongs.com/ City of Carson, CA passes "Larry Itliong Day" Did you know about 20% of Filipinos have some Chinese ancestry? President Corazon Aquino, Cardinal Jaime Sin, and national hero Jose Rizal are some of the more famous "Tsinoys", or Chinese Filipinos. As the Philippines is so close to Fujian province, Chinese influence in Filipino culture dates back centuries and is as ubiquitous as pancit and lumpia. The first Spanish-established Chinatown was the Parian, which later became Binondo. These Chin