Google published 10 Ways to Celebrate Filipino American History, which is appropriate as October is Filipino American History Month. The article talks about learning about and honoring notable Filipino Americans like Larry Itliong, Lea Salonga, and Victoria Manalo Draves. It’s great to see major corporations embracing this Filipino American History Month – I know that a variety of tech companies have Filipino American Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that celebrate it. Every year, the Golden State Warriors celebrate Filipino Heritage Night (October 23 in 2022), which would be an 11th way.
I would add one more way to make it 12: see Nursing These Wounds by KULARTS in San Francisco this weekend and next. This immersive dance performance (preview above) investigates the impact of colonization on Filipino health and caregiving through the lens of Filipino nurses’ history.
