I-35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge lit to celebrate Filipino American History Month 2025 #FAHM Mpls, MN
Schedule
Wed, 01 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge | Minneapolis, MN
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Filipino American History Month 2025Seattle, WA — Since 1992, the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) has been celebrating October as Filipino American History Month (FAHM) across the United States. In 2009, the month was first recognized by the U.S. Congress, and in 2015, President Obama hosted the first FAHM celebration at the White House.
We are pleased to share the official theme for FAHM 2025:
From Quotas to Communities:
Filipino American Migration and Movement
Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the 1935 Filipino Repatriation Act and the 60th Anniversary of the 1965 Immigration & Naturalization Act
Read more here: https://www.fanhs-national.org/filam/filipino-american-history-month-2025
In honor of Filipino American History Month in Minnesota, the State of Minnesota ERG Minnesotans of Asian Descent (MEAD) https://mn.gov/mmb/ergs/join/mead/ is collaborating with MNDOT and Hennepin County to light both the I35W – Saint Anthony Falls Bridge and the Lowry Street Bridge in Minneapolis the colors of the flag of the Republic of the Philippines on October 1, 2025!
Please feel free to organize gatherings, stop by the bridges to take pictures, and to commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the 1935 Filipino Repatriation Act and the 60th Anniversary of the 1965 Immigration & Naturalization Act, and represent our pride in Minnesota’s Filipino American History!
Filipino Americans are the second largest Asian American group in the nation and the sixth largest API ethnic group in #Minnesota.
The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, which occurred on October 18, 1587, when “Luzones Indios” came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza and landed at what is now Morro Bay, California.
Filipino American History Month in the United States was observed in the United States during the month of October, prior to the current federal administration's Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions dated January 20, 2025 and the subsequent mothballing of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
Final report here: https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/.../WHIAANHPI-Report...
In 2009, U.S. Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month in the United States. Various states, counties and cities in the U.S. have established proclamations and resolutions declaring observance of Filipino American History Month. The late Dr. Fred Cordova, along with his wife, FANHS Founder Dr. Dorothy Laigo Cordova, first introduced October as Filipino American History Month in 1992 with a resolution from the FANHS National Board of Trustees.
We can still celebrate and encourage folks to spread the word that we WILL be celebrating!
Manuel (Jun) B Zuniga Jr, Salima Khakoo
Co-Chairs of #MEAD
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Where is it happening?
I-35W Saint Anthony Falls Bridge, Minneapolis, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
