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Lake County proclaims October 2025 Filipino American History Month
Summary
The Lake County Board of Supervisors adopted a proclamation declaring October 2025 as Filipino American History Month. The proclamation, read in English and Tagalog, cited a 1587 landing in Morro Bay and the 2009 congressional recognition; two Filipino American residents offered public comments about family history and cultural recognition.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors adopted a proclamation declaring October 2025 as Filipino American History Month, and the text was read aloud in both English and Tagalog during the meeting.
The proclamation notes that the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States occurred on Oct. 18, 1587, when “Luzonis Indios” came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Esperanza at what is now Morro Bay, California. It also records that Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month in 2009 and cites the Filipino American National Historical Society’s 1992 resolution…
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