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The Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. is hosting Talakayan sa Pasuguan with Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Andres Bautista on Thursday, 10 November 2016 at 6:30 PM. Chairman Bautista will be at the Embassy to present an evaluation of the May 2016 Philippine National Elections. RSVP at info@philippinesusa.org
Catch over a hundred magnificent voices from combined adult and children choirs, accompanied by the Filipino American Symphony Orchestra (FASO), the only Filipino symphony orchestra outside of the Philippines, singing your favorite Christmas songs. Your school hymn being played by a full symphonic orchestra at “A Christmas Concert” on Saturday, December 3, 6:00 p.m.at the John Wayne Performing Arts Center in Glendale, California.
As Filipinos in the United States, we are at a crossroads. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to nearly a quarter of the entire population of Filipino Americans in the United States. Unfortunately, according to FAJ's recent Filipino Electorate Project, it seems that only about 50% of the eligible voting population in the Bay Area's counties are registered to vote. What is interesting, however, is the high percentage of those registered to vote are naturalized citizens. Let's change that.
In honor of Filipino American History Month, The Alvarado Project welcomes you to Compositions: A Filipino American Experience exhibit at the Hiram Johnson State Building in The Great Hall, located at 455 Golden Gate Ave.
Photographic works on exhibit by the Alvarado Project until November.
Jocelyn Ding (Global FWN100™ '13) keynoted the successful launch of DISRUPT 2.0: Filipina Women Daring to Lead to kick off Filipino American History Month in San Francisco this past Thursday.
Jocelyn shared her key career principles with FWN: Know your stuff. Know what you want. before the book reading by DISRUPT 2.0 member-authors. More photos from the launch after the jump.
Sites Unseen will present its first large scale public art installation Sunday, October 9, 2016 from 3PM–6PM at a free all-ages event in Yerba Buena neighborhood. The event is open to all and will celebrate the public installation of "Moscone Contemporary Art Centre & Garage," artist Barry McGee’s multi-colored painted artwork.
A FILIPINO FOOD EXPERIENCE. REIMAGINED. Engage in a rich and immersive rooftop culinary exposition at Savor Filipino, Sat. Oct. 15. This year's theme is "BUKSAN: Discovering the unexpected on the other side of the bridge; beyond our boundaries abroad and at home." Buksan (book-sahn) in tagalog means "to open or unlock." At this years event, we are working with our chefs to unlock the potential of Filipino cuisine.
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