The University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim
Ambassador Alfonso Yuchengco Annual Lecture Series
and
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
and
The Bay Area Filipino Centennial Working Committee
present
100 Years of Filipino Presence in the United States: A Journey of Hope

Friday, October 6, 2006
1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
University of San Francisco McLaren Complex, Room 250
2130 Fulton Street San Francisco

Admission is FREE but RSVPs are required as seating is limited.

In commemoration of the Filipino Centennial (2006), this symposium will recount the historic struggle of Filipino immigrants from plantation workers in Hawaii in 1906, to cannery workers in Alaska, to soldiers in the military, to professionals during the 1960s immigration wave, to the 21st century diaspora. The second part of the symposium will discuss contemporary issues now facing Filipino Americans from veterans and seniors to women and youth. The symposium will also include topics on discrimination and political empowerment.

List of Speakers:

Dean Alegado, chair and professor, Ethnic Studies Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Catherine Ceniza Choy, associate professor, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Rene Ciria Cruz, consulting editor, Filipinas Magazine and editor, Pacific News Service and New America Media
Christopher Dacumos, youth leader
David Della, Seattle City Council member
Joaquin Gonzalez III, Ph.D., professor and director, Yuchengco Philippine Studies Program, University of San Francisco
Dawn Bohulano Mabalon, Ph.D., assistant professor, San Francisco State University
Melen McBride, associate director, Stanford Geriatric Center, Stanford University
Linda Ordonio-Dixon, senior trial attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), San Francisco
Mel Orpilla, National Trustee, Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS)
Rhacel Parrenas, Ph.D., associate professor, Asian American Studies Department, University of California, Davis
Lourdes Tancinco, chair and founding member, San Francisco Veterans Equity Center

For reservations call (415) 422-6828. For more information, call (415) 422-6357 or email msyuchengco@usfca.edu.