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Philippine Flag Raising Celebrating Sharon Zalsos sang “Lupang Hinirang” Filipino-American History Month on Oct. 2. OCTOBER 2008 –OCTOBER 2017 AND BEYOND … P.1 S TORY Page 15 October 2017 · Vo l 1 N o8 FILIPINO AMERICAN VOIC E • U PLIFTING OUR COMMUNITY FREE inside October is Filipin o- American History Month Celebrate at the Maui Fil-Am Heritage Festival® This lady chimes in on how Alfredo G. Evangelista to help our families strug - gling with wages. confess. I’m the guy in History or Hawaiian History. p.1 Sam Cooke’s love song In college, I majored in politi - “(What a) Wonderful cal science and dabbled in World” with that famous line: public administration but did - I“Don’t know much about his - n’t take any history classes. I tory.” English and Social Stud - guess that’s why I’m not a his - ies were my favorite high tory buff like Gilbert Keith- school subjects but we really Agaran who studied Ameri - didn’t have traditional history can Intellectual History (oh, classes–learning about dates excuse me) at some elitist What is a “Street Food” and events and the people East Coast Ivy League college anyways? Even some eth - Chef Gemsley Balagso of the Westin Nanea Ocean Villas will return who lived them. Instead we that does not start with an nically aware don’t know. to defend his Master P-Noy Chef® title on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. had “World Cultures” in my “H”. p.11 see HISTORY MONTH p.2 PHOTO : C EASAR LIZADA freshman year–not World Hawai‘i’s High This man has left a proud legacy in his son. Read “Sakada Offspring.” Cost of Living p.14 Working Families Need Help Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran a fifty-seven year national reports reflect the old widow, rents great challenge posed by rel - a small ‘Ohana atively stagnant local in - unit attached to a comes and Hawai‘i’s rising Eforty-fiv, e year old 12th Incre - cost of living. Addressing ment tract home. She shares housing and basic living costs the one-bedroom, one bath continue to be a dilemma for unit with her youngest policymakers, and not every - daughter and her daughter’s one can get an affordable two school-aged children. rental from a relative. Collecting disability from a The Paradise tax does not stroke she suffered about a affect only those on fixed in - decade ago, E has a limited comes but also young, grow - income. Together, E and her ing families. Rheena daughter, who works at Lynne Acidera Camp - Kahului Airport, pay $875 bell , born and raised on monthly plus utilities. Before Maui, recently made a very moving into her current difficult decision. She and home, E paid a much higher her husband Colin, together rent. E is fortunate that her with their two young sons, current landlord is an aunt. will be leaving Maui next Hawai‘i residents continue year to move to Georgia Escaping the paradise tax: The Campbell family is moving to Georgia. to pay what is termed as the where the opportunities are see COST OF LIVING p.5 PHOTO COURTESY RHEENA LYNN CAMPBELL Paradise tax. Some recent Commemorating the first Filipino-American History month at the Hawai‘i State The first Filipinos arrived in Hawai‘i in 1888 and became a part of the Royal Hawaiian Library October 4, 2008. Then-Rep. Joey Manahan stands 2nd from the left. Band. This photograph of the band was taken in 1889. PHOTO COURTESY JOEY MANAHAN PHOTO COURTESY “H O‘OKULEANA ” B LOGSPOT History Month… Filipino-Americans.” ration of the history and heritage Filipinos set foot on California soil in “The earliest documented presence of Filipino-Americans.” 1587,” said Manahan. “In our school from p. 1 • of Filipinos in America was in 1587 Act 15 (2008) designated the history books, historians sometimes in California and a settlement on month of October as “Filipino-Ameri - fail to mention Filipinos as being one When the Hawai‘i legislature the bayous of Louisiana in 1763, can History Month” to “commemorate of the major immigrant groups who passed the bill establishing Filipino- when seamen, later called Manila - the contributions of Filipino-Ameri - immigrated to the United States.” American History Month (Act 15, men, jumped ship during the Span - cans to the history and heritage of The Filipino-American National 2008), I was somewhat indifferent. ish galleon trade era.” Hawai‘i and the United States.” The Historical Society began celebrating Yes, in 1991 I started to read about Filipino-American History Month in “Filipino-Americans continue to bill was signed by the governor and Sakadas in Hawai‘i but that was the • 1988. Thanks to the leadership of make a lasting impact on the histo - codified at Hawai‘i Revised Statutes extent of my venture into the histori - Manahan, Hawai‘i became the first ry and heritage of Hawai‘i and the Section 8-18. cal records. After all, what did Fil - state to formally recognize October as United States.” Manahan, who immigrated to the ipino-American History Month mean? United States thirty-six years ago, be - Filipino-American History Month, “[T]here have also been critical And why October? • lieved “it was important for our youth making Act 15 landmark legislation. economic, cultural, social, and oth - Then-Representative Joey Mana - to remember the values and positive “The law represents a major mile - er notable contributions by Filipino- han , the principal author of H.B. impressions that our ancestors brought stone for our Filipino community in Americans to the development of 3343, included the following findings: with them to Hawai‘i and the United Hawai‘i,” observed Manahan, “and it United States history.” “[T]he writings and teachings of States. American history has too long has become a driving force for in - • “[T]he prominence of Hawai‘i’s Fil - creased recognition and awareness na - American history have often over - • overlooked the economic, cultural and looked the historical role of Asian- ipino and Filipino-American popula - social contributions that Filipino- tionwide. In subsequent years, State see HISTORY MONTH p.4 Americans, including the role of tion warrants an official commemo - Americans have made since the first Open an account* with Maui Federal Credit Union and Receive Two 25%-Off Discounts** Wa n t e d on Western Union® Transfer Fees Registered Nurse, Full Time with Excellent Benefits; RN Independent Contractor. 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Maunawili would time when freedom start - eventually make to Hawai‘i, bring - ed blooming after the signing of ing more than 4,000 new Filipino Phil Sabado is shown here at the 2013 Pinoy Artist Contest. This year’s contest will the Treaty of Paris (December 10, immigrants. be coordinated by rising young artist Matthew Agcolicol . H PHOTO : C EASAR LIZADA 1898), which ultimately trans - My Dad and his compatriots ferred Spanish sovereignty over were called Sakadas or “pioneers.” the Philippines to the victor–the Though not the first Filipinos to claiming October as Filipino Ameri - United States, thus, effectively come to Hawai‘i's shores, they History Month… can History Month throughout the ending the 333 years of Spanish were perhaps the largest post-war from p. 2 County of Maui and inviting “all res - rule. This new relationship be - influx of immigrants to the Aloha idents to attend the Maui Fil-Am tween the Philippines and the State. legislatures around the country Heritage Festival to discover the cul - United States at the turn of the Life among Filipinos in Hawai‘i adopted laws and resolutions in their tural diversity that makes Maui a 20th century became the bedrock was far from being a sugar-coated respective States. Today, Filipino- special place to work, play and live.” of labor migration. The valiant lifestyle. It was a continuing strug - American History month is officially “We’re grateful Mayor Arakawa worker applications from the gle for better working conditions, recognized by the U.S. Congress and has continued the tradition of flying northern region of Luzon, all the as exemplified by the first Filipino it was celebrated in the White House the Philippine flag at the County way to the Visayan islands, signed labor leader, Pablo Manlapit. by President Barrack Obama .” Building throughout the month of up to move to another land that The influx of Filipino migration Back to some history lessons.... October,” said Sharon Zalsos , might hold their destiny–the sug - in Hawai‘i continued to rise, espe - Did you know? president of the Maui Filipino Cham - ar fields in Hawai‘i. cially when the quota for workers ber of Commerce Foundation.

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