Uncle Fred Cordova first wrote Filipinos: Forgotten Asian Americans in 1983 todocument the untold histories of Filipino Americans who had typically been erased fromAmerican history. While FANHS and others have committed the last four decades topromoting and preserving Filipino American history, there are some stories andidentities that often remain forgotten or overlooked. First, many historians have writtenabout how Filipina women in the early 1900s were essential in buildingcommunities among the migrant workers in places like Stockton, Delano, Seattle,Hawai’i, and Alaska. Further, Filipino Americans have played vital roles in LGBTQ+history, with examples including Rosemary Bamburger as the founder of the firstknown lesbian organization in the 1950s (The Daughters of Bilitis) and Richard Adamsas part of one of the first same-sex couple to get legally married in the 1970s and thefirst same-sex couple to file the first lawsuit to seek recognition of a same-sex marriageby the federal government.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — August 2026 — The Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) concluded another successful biennial national conference in Washington, D.C., bringing together over 400scholars, educators, community leaders, students, artists, veterans, and advocates from across the United States to celebrate, preserve, and advance the Filipino American story.

The conference themed "PiNoise on the Potomac:  Monuments to Change" was co-chaired by FANHS DMV President Gem Daus and Vice President Jo Maralit.  The event marked the first time that the nation's largest community-based gathering dedicated to Filipino American history convened in the nation's capital. Drawing from the word Pinoise—a blend of Pinoy and noise—the conference celebrated the many ways Filipino Americans make themselves heard through scholarship, storytelling, music, laughter, ritual, and collective action.

Dear FANHS Community,

We have much to celebrate! 

FANHS Journal, Volume 13 is now published!

FANHS Journal, Volume 13—guest edited by Dr. Pat Lindsay "Pinky" C. Catalla-Buscaino—is officially hot off the press! This latest Fall 2025 volume features scholarship drawn from the FANHS Houston Conference proceedings and continues our tradition of advancing Filipino American history.

Subscribe today by clicking on this link. You may choose:

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FANHS members receive 25% off at checkout. Please use the discount code: FANHSMEMBER25

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