HAPPY FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH! Did you know that Filipinos set foot in the Americas BEFORE the English settlers came? "On 18 October 1587, the first Filipinos landed in what is now the Continental United States at Morro Bay. They arrived aboard the Nuestra Señora de Buena Esperanza, which had sailed from Portuguese Macau, as part of the Manila galleon trade." Read more about it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_landing_of_Filipinos_in_the_United_States #FAHM2024 #FilipinoAmericanHis

Filipino American History Month #FAHM celebrates and honors the many and various contributions of the Filipino Americans in the United States #FAHM commemorates the first landing of Filipinos in continental USA on October 18, 1587 when they arrived in Morro Bay, California as part of the Manila galleon trade between Asia and the Americas. This arrival of Filipinos in California marked the arrival of the first Asians in this country. ---------------------- This weekend we have multitude of events