Filipino-American Centennial Commemoration

		Filipino American Centennial Commemoration Commitee Members Click Here for More		Filipino American Centennial Commemoration at the Smithsonian Institution
				In 1906, the first significant numbers of Filipino immigrants arrived in Hawai’i to work on the islands’ sugar plantations.
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	Public Programs • Singgalot: Ties That Bind; Filipinos in America: From Colonial Subjects to Citizens – May 18, 2006 to August 20, 2006. Click Here for More Community Events • Learn about upcoming Filipino cultural events in the Washington, DC area. Click Here for More Press Release • For more information about our upcoming events, please download our Press Release. Click Here to download Photo Gallery • See pictures from recent events. Click Here for More 2006 Keynote Speech • Dean T. Alegado, Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, goes into great detail about Singgalot. Click Here for More

	The Filipino-American Centennial Commemoration logo created by Leroid David reflects a century of challenge and change. Click Here for More


		Singgalot: Ties That Bind – From Colonial Subjects and "Nationals" to Citizens: One Hundred Years of Filipino Presence in America This exhibit explores the challenges and issues that confronted Filipinos – following the annexation of the Philippines as a U.S. territory in 1898 Click Here for More

Filipino American Curriculum Guide

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program announces the Filipino American Centennial Commemoration curriculum guide. Created in conjunction with the Filipino American Centennial Commemoration programs, the curriculum for middle school students provides teachers with the tools to incorporate Filipino American subject matter into their classes. Also included is a link for students who wish to learn Filipino American history on their own.
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		Through My Father’s Eyes: The Photographs of Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado
		These photographs provide an important document of Filipino American life and history and the community’s transformation from a generation of bachelors to a community that was defined by rich family life. Click Here for More

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