Celebrating Filipino American History Month 2024

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Centering Philippine and Filipinx American Histories

Selections from The Bancroft Library

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Abigail Verino is the new Pilipinx & Southeast Asian community endorsed ASUC senator

Follow @asucsenatorverino on Instagram for more information!

protest to Cancel RIMPAC! Resist NATO! U.S. Out of Everywhere!

DeCal: Pilipinx Resistance and Organizing

Come and learn about the three basic problems -- imperialism, bureaucrat capitalism, and feudalism every Thursday from 6-8 pm in Dwinelle 206.

Selfie of Filipinx mother and daughter duo Bethsaida and Daisa Marie Pimentel

Bethsaida and Daisa Marie Pimentel are a Filipinx mother/daughter staff duo in Student Affairs

This month, we honor the rich history, culture, and contributions of Filipinx Americans to the United States.

Filipino American History Month (FAHM)*, established in October 1988, commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinxs in the continental U.S. On October 18, 1587, "Luzones Indios" came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Esperanza, landing at what is now Morro Bay, California.

As the third-largest AAPI group in the U.S. and the second-largest in California, Filipinx Americans have shaped and enriched this nation over generations.

At UC Berkeley, we celebrate the vibrant and diverse Filipinx community. This year’s theme, set by the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), is Struggle, Resistance, Solidarity, and Resilience.

Student Resources

Units and Departments

Task Forces/Advisory Bodies

Staff and Faculty Resources

Topics

Research

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Professor Kirk Bansak

Assistant Professor of Political Science and inaugural Faculty Director of the Yardi Scholarship program. His research focuses on algorithmic decision-making in policy settings, refugee resettlement, causal inference and experimental design, and public opinion. His work has been published in peer-reviewed outlets not only in his home discipline of political science but also in statistics, computer science, and other fields.

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Professor Catherine Choy

The Japanese translation of Asian American Histories of the United States by Prof. Ayako Sahara was published in August 2024, including a new foreword by Prof. Choy for Japanese readers. She received a 2023-24 UC Berkeley Spark Grant to work on a new book, a biography of Filipina food scientist and war heroine Maria Ylagan Orosa who is most well-known for inventing banana ketchup.

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Professor Vernadette Gonzalez

Co-edited a recently published volume on the global cultural impact of BTS, further exploring pop culture studies.

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Professor Zeus Leonardo

Awarded the Senior Scholar Award by the Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender SIG, AERA, April 2024. His research continues to contribute to education and social justice studies.

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Professor James Nuñez

Assistant Professor in Molecular & Cell Biology and a recipient of the 2024 Pew Biomedical Scholars Award and 2023 Bakar Fellows Spark Award. His research explores genome editing technologies, building on his work as a former student in Jennifer Doudna's lab. 

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Professor Lisandro Claudio

Lisandro Claudio is a historian of the Philippines whose book Liberalism and the Postcolony: Thinking the State in Twentieth-Century Philippines won the 2019 George McT. Kahin Prize and the European Association for Southeast Asian Studies Humanities Book Prize. His upcoming book, Empire of Austerity, explores the roots of Philippine economic conservatism from American colonial rule to the Marcos dictatorship.

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Associate Professor Stephanie Syjuco

An interdisciplinary artist working across photography, sculpture, and installation. She has exhibited at The Museum of Modern Art, The Guggenheim, The Getty Museum, and recently published an artist monograph with Radius Books. A Guggenheim Fellow, she is currently working on projects for the Hawai'i Triennial and Prospect.6 New Orleans.

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Professor Jose Eos Trinidad

Published over 35 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Educational Researcher and Sociological Inquiry. Author of two books, including one recognized with the Philippine National Book Award.

Filipino American History Month 2024

A message from leadership to the campus community.

Events

October 25 is Larry Itliong Day

In 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom declared October 25 as "Larry Itliong Day" across California to honor Itliong's work in civil and labor rights activism. Learn more about Itliong’s civil and labor rights activism and read the Governor’s proclamation

*We refer to the month as Filipino American History Month to align Congress' resolution that officially recognized October as "Filipino" American History Month and use "Filipinx" when addressing individuals and the community. We acknowledge the use of multiple “umbrella” terms, such as Filipino/Filipinx/Pilipinx and the many intersectional identifying terms people embrace. We respect and appreciate how community members choose to self-identify.

*Using the most up to date numbers from Spring 2024 semester. Includes eligible veterans, reservists, and dependents.

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