New York City Building – Flushing Meadows Corona Park

A “barrio fiesta” in the Philippines literally means “neighborhood party.” The Metropolitan New York chapter of FANHS welcomes the public to celebrate the arts and culture of Filipino American New Yorkers at the Queens Museum of Art at its own “borough fiesta”. Opportunity to network with …established and rising stars of the Fil-Am community in the closing ceremony reception of Filipino American History Month in October.Some of the artists scheduled to perform: author Luis Francia, comedian Air Tabigue, hip hop artist Hydroponikz, singer John Flor Sisante, and spoken word artist K Barrett. Hosted by Dr. Kevin Nadal and up-and-coming Filipina comedian Jackie Reburiano Chan. For an updated and full list of performers please visit: http://www.fanhs-nyc.org/.About Filipino American History Month and Filipino Americans in the United States:  On October 18, 1587, the first documented “Filipino” landed in the United States in Moro Bay, California. In 1763, Filipino Seamen established a settlement in what is known as Louisiana. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many Filipinos came to the United States as pensionados and non-sponsored students. After the Immigration Act of 1965, Filipinos came to the US in unlimited numbers, mainly as professionals (e.g., doctors, nurses, engineers), but also as students, military service personnel, and undocumented domestic workers.When the national office of FANHS first established Filipino American History Month in 1988, October was chosen to commemorate the historic landing of the “Manila Men” in Moro Bay. In October 2009, the Filipino American community celebrated a victory when the U.S. Senate unanimously passed S. Res. 298 recognizing October as Filipino American History Month. Moreover, in November 2009 Congress passed H. Res. 780, “Recognizing the celebration of Filipino American History Month in October.” There have been several states (e.g., Washington, Michigan) and cities (e.g., Chicago, Anchorage) that have passed proclamations recognizing October as Filipino American History Month.About the Co-Presenting Organization: The Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS)is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit founded in 1982 in Seattle, Washington out of a need to document Filipino American history for succeeding generations. FANHS currently has members and volunteers in 26 FANHS Chapters throughout the U.S., with whose help FANHS continues to gather and promote Filipino American history through publications, public programs, films, and artistic expressions for 28 years.The Metropolitan New York Chapter of FANHS was organized in 1990, chartered in 1991, and covers the state regions of Southeastern New York and Western Connecticut. In support of the FANHS mission, the MNY Chapter promotes understanding, education, enlightenment, appreciation, and enrichment through the identification, gathering, preservation and dissemination of the history and culture of Filipino Americans in the United States.