Moo Moo the Philippine cow! Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago: About us MISSION STATEMENT To record the Filipino American history in the Chicago area. To preserve selected artifacts and documents of that history. To provide exhibits "Just Yesterday" and "Kindred Spirit -- Waves Apart," the story of Chicago's Filipino Americans. To promote public interest in the history of Chicago's Filipino Americans. To educate and involve individuals and groups in an appreciation and understanding of the Philippine heritage of Chicago's Filipino Americans. To establish the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago Museum. We, you and I, have planted the seed of our Filipino American contribution to nationbuilding. We havd envisioned the full-grown Filipino American museum to rise in Chicago as the first in the United States focused on our story of immigration. As founders, we take pride pioneering this challenging task of bringing to our Kababayans and the mainstream our visibility, our contribution, dreams and frustrations via historical context. As members you and we face this challenge of maintaining, sustaining and retaining this vision to a reality. And, to maintain this vision, we in the historical society find the yearlong challenge as an obligation. As we face to accomplish and deliver this task, the funds of the historical society is reaching a point of mutual support. We encourage you to join us to keep the doors of the museum open. With your pledged support the program of the museum would become viable. -- Estrella R. Alamar and Willi R. Buhay Filipino American Historical Society 5472 S. Dorchester Ave., Chicago, IL 60615 Telephone: 773.947.8696 | Fax: 773.955.3635 E-mail: ealamar[at]aol.com Contact the Webmaster | Main page

Other chapters Filipino American Historical Society/Alaska Filipino American Historical Society/Los Angeles Filipino American Historical Society/Rio Grande (Albuquerque) Filipino American Historical Society/San Diego Filipino American Historical Society/Stockton, Calif. More Fil-Am history "Americans of Filipino Descent: FAQs" compiled by Eloisa Gomez Borah of UCLA Filipino American Library "Filipino Americans in Chicago" by Barbara Posadas of Northern Illinois University Philippine History Site (presented by the Filipino American Historical Society of Hawaii) Fil-Am community in Chicago Filipino American Network Filipinos in Alliance (DePaul University) Filipinos in Alliance (University of Illinois-Chicago) KAPWA: Loyola University's Filipino organization Knights of Rizal (Chicago chapter) Philippine Consulate in Chicago Pintig Cultural Group Samahan: Filipino Students Assocation at the University of Chicago