Events

Upcoming in 2024


In celebration of Pride Month, we are featuring “Paranaque to New York City“, 50 poems by Therese Rodriguez

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 2 pm,

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Summer 2024

  • July – TBA
  • August – TBA
  • September – TBA

Fall 2024

  • October – TBA
  • In Honor of Filipino American Veterans March, Parade, and Festival, November 10, 2024
  • Friends’ Philippine Heritage Collection Open House and Holiday Festivities, Dec 21. 2024

Past

Big Read: “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant” – Apr 20, 2024
Finding Poetry Everywhere & Anywhere (a writing workshop)- Apr 20, 2024
Book Launch: “La Vie En Pose” – Mar 16, 2024
Book Launch: “Music Heard in HiFi & Other Stories” – Feb 16, 2024
Bulosan: On American Democracy – January 20 & 26, 2024

2023

Filipino American Veterans Celebration – November 11, 2023
BIG READ: “Interior Chinatown” – July and August, 2023
Environmental & Sustainability: Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 – Jan to June, 2023
Celebration of Pride Month: summertime,summertine, take me to… – June 3, 2023
HUDYAKA: A Queer Filipinx Artist Showcase by Irene Soriano – April 1, 2023

Event Description: Queer merrymaking* with featured Filipinx musicians Jenny San Angel and Ara Chawdhury, alongside poets Jaime Estepa and Jade Phoenix, for a showcase of incredible songs and spoken word performances.

After the showcase, socializing with the artists, while DJ thatflypinay spinned a mix of music from queer R&B and hip-hop artists, allies and icons. READ MORE

Growing Up Filipino: Book 3 by Cecilia Brainard – March 18, 2023
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Photo courtesy of Cecilia Brainard. Seated l-r: Cecilia Brainard, Ryo Alfar, Marilyn Alquizola, Joselyn Geaga-Rosenthal; standing l-r: James Castillo, Rachielle Scheffler, James Bates, Jaime Geaga, Erlinda, David Rockello, Megan

Watch the Recording HERE

2022

The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (NEA BIG READ) – Nov 19, 2022
NEA Big Read*Sat Nov 19*More Info *Echo Park Branch LA Public Library* 1:30pm
The Galedo Family Story: 100 years in America – Oct 12, 2022
The Infernal Promise by Dom Magwili (Book Launch) – July 16, 2022

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Photos courtesy of David Kimbrough

Readings by Filipino American Authors – May 21, 2022
Historic Filipinotown Tour & Inauguration of HiFi Gateway – May 7, 2022
Flutter Free: Gil Mangaoang’s Memoirs (Book Launch) – March 19, 2022
CONCEPCION by Albert Samaha (Book Launch) – Feb 19, 2022

2021

The Round House by Louise Erdrich (NEA BIG READ) – July 2021
Honorable Rob Bonta Appointed California Attorney General – April 2021

2020

America Is In The Heart a Webinar Class – July & August, 2020

2019

An Informance Event of Philippine Literature and Music feat. Ramon Acoymo – August 2019
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu (NEA BIG READ) – June 2019

By Dinaw Mengestu. Read MORE

Hyphen-Me by Benjamin Long (Book Launch) – March 2019
Murals by Eliseo Art Silva – January 2019

2018

Cindy Domingo, activist and community leader in Seattle – March 2018
A Time To Rise (Book Launch) – March 2018

2017

Ermena Vinluan: artivist and filmmaker – September 2017
Carlos Bulosan Book Club Established – May 2017

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