From Tourist Visit to Transnational Documentation In November, four Filipino content creators visited coastal Louisiana to document the history of St. Malo, the nineteenth-century Filipino fishing settlement once located on Lake Borgne. Their visit included Shell Beach, the St. Malo historical marker, the French Quarter, and Faubourg Marigny—sites connected to maritime labor, boarding houses, Mardi…
The Philippines is the largest Catholic nation in Asia, shaped by more than three centuries of Spanish colonial rule. Louisiana, with its French and Spanish colonial history, also developed a strong Catholic foundation. Parish life has long structured community identity in both places. In 2009, the Clarion Herald published “Filipino Saint Honored Yearly in Local…
Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005 as a category 5 hurricane, flooding large portions of New Orleans and devastating coastal communities across the Gulf Coast. Entire neighborhoods were displaced. Churches closed. Families scattered. In August 2006, Filipinas Magazine published “When the Saints Come Marching Back,” an account of how members of the Filipino American…
We created three new 24×36 posters to display for Filipino American History Month 2023. We printed them on foamboard so we could display them on posterboard stands. The posters include selections from Settling St. Malo, a collection of documentary poetry written by Randy Gonzales. The first poster tells the story of the Manilamen and St….
The Southern Food and Beverage Research Center at Nunez Community College has a collection of culinary books related to Filipino and Filipino American cooking. The collection includes books published in the Philippines that can be difficult to find in the United States. You can find the collection on the second floor of the Boyd Library…
The Philippine-Louisiana Historical Society is raising funds with the “Bricks for St. Malo” fundraising project. The campaign is an opportunity for community members to support the work of the Philippine-Louisiana Historical Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the rich history of Filipinos in Louisiana. For a $100 dollar donation, you can purchase a 2x4x8 brick…
The Philippine-Louisiana Historical Society (PLHS) kicked-off Filipino American History Month (FAHM) with a series of events in St. Bernard Parish. On October 1st the community gathered at multiple venues in St. Bernard to celebrate the beginning of a month dedicated to remembering Filipino American history. View event flyer in FIlipinoLa archive. The day began with…
The 2022 Filipino American History Month celebration on October 1, 2022, featured Filipino foods prepared by local Filipino chefs. Merienda was served at the Islenos Museum Complex. A selection of sweets and Filipino coffee kept the crowd satisfied until dinner was served down the road at the Historic St. Bernard Courthouse where the FAHM Gala…
On August 27th, the Philippine American Women’s Association of Louisiana (PAWAL) hosted a Halo-Halo Workshop at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, (SOFAB) at 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd in New Orleans. Forty attendees learned about making the toppings for halo-halo and assembling the desert. The workshop started with a greeting from PAWAL president Jessica Bayuga who introduced the…
On August 20th, the Philippine American Women’s Association of Louisiana (PAWAL) hosted a Kamayan Workshop at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, (SOFAB) at 1504 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd in New Orleans. Forty attendees learned how to prepare a table for a kamayan, a Filipino meal in which food is spread along a table and…
