Elina Barney Simon

1. Spent 17 years on a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean destroying chemical weapons. 2. Attempted to sail around world. 3. Retired, but playing tennis lead to me becoming the girls JV tennis coach for Cesar Chavez High School.
October 2024 FAHM Theme Announced

October 2024 FAHM Theme Announced

Struggle, Resistance, Solidarity, and Resilience 100 years since Hawai’i Sugar Strikes and Hanapēpē Massacre 75 years since FBI Arrests of Chris Mensalves & Ernesto Mangaoang 50 years since the building of Agbayani Village 50 years since election of Thelma...

Asian Chamber of Commerce Officially Launched

Asian Chamber of Commerce Officially Launched

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County launched its Asian Chamber of Commerce Friday morning at the Liberty Bell. Each May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander — or AAPI — Heritage Month, designated by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. The Biden...

Stockton Museum Highlights Filipino American Heritage

Stockton Museum Highlights Filipino American Heritage

(FOX40.COM) — The city of Stockton is home to the Filipino American National Historical Society Museum, which tells the rich and diverse history of Filipinos, including the hardships they faced and overcame when coming to America. “We started from the beginning, the...

Grand Opening of Larry Itliong Unity Park

Grand Opening of Larry Itliong Unity Park

The City of Delano, Unity Park Host Committee, and the Delano Chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), invites everyone to the grand opening of the Larry Itliong Unity Park on Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The park...

Cal State Monterey Bay Honors Filipinx Labor

Cal State Monterey Bay Honors Filipinx Labor

April 25, 2024, Cal State Monterey Bay hosted Legacies of Labor: Honoring Filipinix History. The event examined Filipinx erasure from American history through the screening of two short films, The Delano Manongs: The Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers, and No...

Chapter Mourns Past President

Chapter Mourns Past President

The members of FANHS-Delano continue to morn the loss of our founder and past president, Alex B. Edillor. He passed away peacefully of natural causes on September 7, 2023 in Bakersfield, CA. In addition to being a charter member and president of our organization, Alex...

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