House Resolution 780 was passed by US Congress on November 2, 2009. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn cited in his proclamation the earliest arrival of a Filipino on what would be part of American soil in Louisiana on October 18, 1587 when members of the crew of Nuestra Senora de Esperanza (Our Lady of Hope) jumped ship and settled in what would eventually be now New Orleans. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen (aka History Teacher) both proclaimed October as Filipino American History Month also. 
L-R: Philippine Deputy Consul General Orontes Castro, Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen, Phil-Asst. Secretary of Education Tonisito M.C. Umali, FAHM Lead Coordinator Angeles "Jelly" Carandang, Mrs. Enriqueta Cirera, and Dr. Ramon Lopez, a descendant of Dr. Jose P. Rizal.
The emphasis on this year's event is the sesquicentennial birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines, who as a world traveler visited the US from late April to mid May of 1888. He began his American journey from San Francisco, with a 14-hour stopover in the City of Chicago on May 11 and sailed for London when he reached New York. Copies of the original manuscripts of his two novels - "NOLI ME TANGERE" and "EL FILIBUSTERISMO" along with copies of "REMEMBERING RIZAL" - a commemorative anthology published last June have been given to Skokie Public Library as part of the celebration.
Dr. Ramon Lopez and Mariano "Mang Anong" Santos, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of PINOY, The Filipino American Newsmagazine, proudly showing the books (Available on Amazon).
Oct. 1 Opening FAHM events at the Skokie Public Library, Oakton, Skokie
Mrs. Enriqueta Cirera, Mr. Alejandrino Cirera, Editor-in-Chief of The Filipino American COMMUNITY BUILDER, and Princess Emraida Kiram who told of the last 10 minutes of Rizal's life before his execution at Luneta in "Dona Teodora's Lament" (mother of Rizal).
L-R: Philippine Deputy Consul General Orontes Castro, Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen, Phil-Asst. Secretary of Education Tonisito M.C. Umali, FAHM Lead Coordinator Angeles "Jelly" Carandang, Mrs. Enriqueta Cirera, and Dr. Ramon Lopez, a descendant of Dr. Jose P. Rizal.
The emphasis on this year's event is the sesquicentennial birth anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines, who as a world traveler visited the US from late April to mid May of 1888. He began his American journey from San Francisco, with a 14-hour stopover in the City of Chicago on May 11 and sailed for London when he reached New York. Copies of the original manuscripts of his two novels - "NOLI ME TANGERE" and "EL FILIBUSTERISMO" along with copies of "REMEMBERING RIZAL" - a commemorative anthology published last June have been given to Skokie Public Library as part of the celebration.Dr. Ramon Lopez and Mariano "Mang Anong" Santos, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of PINOY, The Filipino American Newsmagazine, proudly showing the books (Available on Amazon).
Partial list of activities scheduled for October
Oct. 1 Opening FAHM events at the Skokie Public Library, Oakton, Skokie
Oct. 8 A film titled Jose Rizal by Marilou Diaz Abaya - won over 70 international awards, including the Berlin International and Toronto Film Festival - Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theatre, 77 E. Randolph St. 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60602 at 1:00pm.
Oct. 15 Sining Mulat - Araw ng Kabataan, Parangal kay Dr. Jose Rizal with children participation in drawing contest, exhibition, storytelling, arts and crafts - 10:00am to 3:00pm.
Oct. 15-16 Mass and cultural displays - St. Matthew's Catholic Church, 1555 Glen Ellyn Rd., Glendale Heights, IL. 60139 at 12:00pm.
Oct. 21 Kundiman songs - An Evening of Filipino Classic Song, A Tribute to Dr. Jose Rizal. Columbia College in Chicago, Conaway Center, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 1st Floor,Chicago, IL. 60605.
Mrs. Enriqueta Cirera, Mr. Alejandrino Cirera, Editor-in-Chief of The Filipino American COMMUNITY BUILDER, and Princess Emraida Kiram who told of the last 10 minutes of Rizal's life before his execution at Luneta in "Dona Teodora's Lament" (mother of Rizal).
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