Filipino American History Month is officially underway.
Each year, the contributions of Filipino Americans are celebrated throughout the month of October.
Activists like Larry Itliong, a union organizer who was a key figure in the farm labor movement, are recognized.
Museums, cities and colleges throughout the United States have prepared events to celebrate.
AsAmNews is published by the non-profit, Asian American Media Inc.
We are currently funded by our readers and such charitable foundations as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AARP, Report for America/GroundTruth Project & Koo and Patricia Yuen of the Yuen Foundation.’
Find additional content on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram , Tiktok, X, and YouTube. Please consider interning, joining our staff, or submitting a story, or making a tax-deductible donation.
You can make your tax-deductible donations here via credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal and Venmo. Stock donations and donations via DAFs are also welcomed. Contact us at info @ asamnews dot com for more info.