Filipino American National Historical Society-Greater Puget Sound (FANHS-GPS) to Co-Host Ani: The Harvest of History with the Washington State History Museum 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
15 September 2026

Media Contact:
FANHS-GPS

fanhsgps@gmail.com 

FANHS-GPS is proud to announce that for the third year in a row, it will co-host with the Washington State History Museum a free community event celebrating Filipino American History Month on October 15, from 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm. This year's event is titled Ani (pronounced AH-nee): The Harvest of History.

Filipinos and Filipino Americans have long played a role in the transformation of the nation’s 250-year history, from the Philippines to the Yakima Valley. This year, FANHS-GPS is honored to host the Filipino American Community of the Yakima Valley, whose hard work and dedication to the community was memorialized with the addition of the Wapato Filipino Community Hall to the National Register of Historic Places, the first ever Filipino community hall built from the ground up added to the list. 

FANHS-GPS is also honored to host a panel on Filipino American labor activism in our nation's history. The panel will feature Rey Pascua and members of the Itliong Family. 

Finally, with the support of the Washington State History Museum, FANHS-GPS is also proud to display several items from their collection including an 1800s canon and handsewn flag from the Philippines. Join us as we celebrate the ani of our community by remembering the seeds of Filipino American history in Washington state and the hands that continue to steward the land that we call home.  

Date: Oct 15, 3:00pm - 7:00pm

When: 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA

Tickets: FREE

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