In the Sacramento region, Filipinos are the largest Asian subgroup in several counties, including Sacramento, Placer and San Joaquin. Here’s how you can learn more about Filipino American history and celebrate the awareness month.
A march that brought together Black, Asian and Blasian (Black and Asian) communities was held in Sacramento, California, on Saturday. Saturday’s march featured a panel discussion and the unveiling of a mural by artist Shawntay Gorman of Darell Richards, a Black Hmong American who was fatally shot by Sacramento police in 2018.
If you live in Sacramento, Roseville, Elk Grove, or Citrus Heights, some events happening this weekend include Sac Antique Faire and the Sweet Potato Festival!
In the 1970s, Filipino Americans made Sacramento a site of transnational organizing, influenced by both the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines and the Civil Rights movement in the United States. Now it has gained increased immediacy.