Saturday, October 21, 2017 — MABUHAY! THE FILIPINO AMERICAN JOURNEY — CFAA 2017 BIENNIAL CONVENTION —
TIME: 11:00am to 4:00pm
SPONSORED BY: Council of Filipino American Associations of Oregon and Southwest Washington (CFAA) and CFAA Affiliates; Oregon Filipino American Lawyers Association (OFALA)
VENUE: Clark College (Hanna, Foster, and Hawkins Halls), 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA, 98663
COST: Free Admission. Food available for purchase.
CONTACT: cfaaorwa@gmail.com or contact@OregonFALA.org
This event will highlight the Filipino American experience. Programming will include:
– a reading of the book, “Cadet, Soldier, Guerilla Fighter: Remembering Bataan and Corregidor” authored by Antonio Nieva and a book signing by editor Pepi Nieva;
– a re-enactment of the historic case United States Supreme Court Case Wards Cove v. Atonio, a case involving employer’s discriminatory treatment of Filipino American salmon cannery workers; and
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