Filipino American History Month: Books on Display at the Rancho Bernardo Ed. Ctr. Library October 2022: Home

"Filipino Americans are the second-largest Asian American group in the nation and the third-largest ethnic group in California, after Latinas/os and African Americans. The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, which occurred on October 18, 1587, when “Luzones Indios” came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza and landed at what is now Morro Bay, California. In 2009, U.S. Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month in the United States." -- Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS)

The theme for the 2022 celebration is history, legacy, and future of Filipino Americans, notably: 

• 60th anniversary of the first Tagalog course taught at the University of Hawai’i
• 50 years of Filipino American Studies in U.S. colleges, starting with classes taught at UC Davis and UCLA 
• 40 years of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS)
• 30 years of Filipino American History Month

Visit the Rancho Bernardo Education Center Library during October to read or borrow books on display, or view our digital collections (Palomar email address and password required to access ebooks).