734 Marin Street, Vallejo, Ca 94590
Telephone: (707) 643-0077
e-mail: valmuse@pacbell.net
Museum Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 12:00 to 4:00
Research Library Hours:  by appointment only
 
Admission Fees: $5 adults; $3 seniors & students; children under 12 free
Museum blog address:  www.vallejomuseum.blogspot.com
CELEBRATING FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
Schedule of Events 2009
For more information on the events listed below,
contact Mel Orpilla 707.477.1159 / Belle Santos 707.477.4361 / Lionel Galiste 707.334.1646.

Saturday, OCTOBER 10
Filipino American National Historical Society - Vallejo Chapter photo exhibit entitled "Honoring Our Past By Telling Our Stories" opening reception will be held on Saturday, October 10 between 10 - 1 p.m.  Renowned photographer RIck Rocamora will be on hand to read from and autograph his new book "Filipino WWII Soldiers: America's Second-Class Veterans." The FREE exhibit will showcase photographs of local Filipino families the entire month of October at the Bayanihan Center inside the Seafood City lobby (3495 Sonoma Blvd).  

Saturday, OCTOBER 17 at the Vallejo Museum, 734 Marin Street
 10-11  a.m. Video Presentations:
"Remember Our Manongs (Elders)", Sonoma County's Filipino History (DVD)This feature length documentary film explores the history of the earliest Filipino immigrants in Sonoma County. Mostly single young men, they began arriving in California in the 1920s. The manongs' (elders) story is one of tenacity and endurance coupled with an extraordinary sense of community. In the film, their inspirational story is told by surviving family members, descendants of former employers, and other key figures in Sonoma County. Sponsored in part by the California Council for the Humanities, the film was produced in 2008 by a core team of mostly Filipina Americans impassioned with the determination to ensure that the manongs will always be remembered.

 "Little Manila:  Filipinos in California’s Heartland"
 Filled with chop suey houses, gambling dens, and dance halls, Little Manila was the area in Stockton notoriously called, Skid Row, but it was also the closest thing Filipinos had to a hometown. In its heyday in the 30s, this lively area had the largest population of Filipinos outside of the Philippines. We tell the story of Jimmy Ente, Jr., a longtime Stockton resident recruited to work in the asparagus fields. Jimmy, and many others like him, faced backbreaking work, low wages, and at times extreme racism to fulfill their dreams.


11-12 a.m. “Five Generations – From Sakads to the Boardroom” by Larry Asera
The grandson of one of the Filipino immigrants who first settled in Hawaii in 1906 and then migrated to California in 1925,  Larry, dubbed as the energy czar of Vallejo, has accomplished many “firsts” for a Filipino in America in the fields of politics and business. He will present his research on his family history that spans multiple generations.

Noon – 1 p.m.  Growing Up Brown in V-Town Panel
Marian Argonza, Escobar Hopwood,Lala Llacuna & more……

Sunday, NOVEMBER 1: 9 - 4pm
"Gathering of Warriors: Evolution of the Bladed Warrior" - Hogan High School 850 rosewood Ave, Vallejo