Filipino American History Month: Rewriting History Through Organizing
On Saturday, October 21, as part of AFIRE's participation in celebrating Filipino American History Month, AFIRE centered its Membership Meeting around the narratives and experiences of Filipino/a/x community. Recounting our history through contexts such as colonialism, labor movements, diaspora, and intersectional identity. As domestic workers, many of our members can mark history through our recent Domestic Workers' Bill Rights campaign, in which Illinois became the 6th sta
Filipino American History Month: Reclaiming Language and Identity
October 4th kick-started the first of AFIRE's 10 session Tagalog 101 classes for adults. The class is being taught by Instructors Sally Richmond and Norie Argayoso. The classes are meant to connect community with a basic understanding of Tagalog, and Filipino culture, while guiding students on subjects pertaining to social problems impacting Filipino and Filipino Americans. Classes end in December. The class seats 17 students, many 2nd and 3rd generation Filipino/a/x Ameri
