From Spain to Delano—The Radical Roots of Farm Workers Unions

From Spain to Delano—The Radical Roots of Farm Workers Unions

Learn about Filipino participation in left-wing political movements in the United States

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California Dreams

California Dreams

“California Is in the Heart” exhibit at Sacramento’s California Museum chronicles Filipinos’ contributions in California from the 16th century to the present.

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We Stand on Their Shoulders, Part 1

We Stand on Their Shoulders, Part 1

The paths of today’s empowered Filipino Americans were blazed by pioneers who are no longer among the living.

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Freedom From Want: The Ghost of Carlos Bulosan

Freedom From Want: The Ghost of Carlos Bulosan

See what Carlos Bulosan wrote for the Saturday Evening Post, which commissioned him to write an essay on one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms.”

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[Webinar Video] Philippine-American “Relations”-- Romance and Heartbreak Among Filipino and American Celebrities in  Washington, D.C., 1898-1946

[Webinar Video] Philippine-American “Relations”-- Romance and Heartbreak Among Filipino and  American Celebrities in  Washington, D.C., 1898-1946

Last Feb. 16, 2021, Erwin Tiongson and Titchie Carandang-Tiongson, co-founders of POPDC, shared stories they have collected (or have been told by others) of love and heartbreak set in Washington, D.C.

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10 Things the 1940 Census Reveals About Carlos Bulosan

10 Things the 1940 Census Reveals About Carlos Bulosan

Dive into the 1940 Census and find interesting bits about the literary icon’s life.

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When Bulosan Met Quezon

When Bulosan Met Quezon

Find out what President Manuel Luis Quezon asked Carlos Bulosan to do when they met in Washington, DC.

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Dawn Bohulano Mabalon’s Short Life Burned Brightly

Dawn Bohulano Mabalon’s Short Life Burned Brightly

Historian-activist Dawn Mabalon’s sudden passing has left a wake of shock and grief among Filipino community advocates.

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Book Review: America Is Not the Heart

Book Review: America Is Not the Heart

Elaine Castillo’s debut novel tugs at the link between Carlos Bulosan’s world and today’s Filipino America.

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Carlos Bulosan’s Seattle

Carlos Bulosan’s Seattle

We celebrate the centennial of Carlos Bulosan, considered the best Filipino American writer of his generation.  

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