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This will give Filipino Americans who were born and raised in the U.S. the chance to get to know Pinoy culture more.
“After 20 years of planning, the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) will soon open its first museum in Stockton, California,” reports Rommel Conclara on ABS-CBNnews.com.
Filipino-American Leatrice Bantillo Perez was quoted as saying, “The reason why they chose Stockton was because in the ’20s and ’30s, this is where the greater population of Filipinos settled. They were migrant laborers but they always came back to Stockton.”
The report noted: “Stockton, at that time, held the largest population of Filipinos outside of the Philippines. Thousands gathered in ‘Little Manila’ to find work and support systems.”
Mel Lagasca, who is the FANHS interim museum chairperson, said, “It’s important that all citizens, not just Filipinos, but all American citizens understand all the contributions that Filipino Americans have made in this country.”
As such, different chapters of the historical society throughout the United States will donate to the museum to provide different aspects of Filipino American history.
Lagasca said they expect to open to the public as early as this summer.
