the fanhs-nyc.org webpage is the network of webpages belonging
to the
Filipino American National Historical Society Metropolitan
New York Chapter
The mission of the Filipino American National Historical Society shall be to promote understanding, education, enlightenment, appreciation and enrichment through the identification, gathering, preservation and dissemination of the history and culture of Filipino Americans in the United States.
The Metropolitan New York Chapter was organized March 5, 1990, chartered February
13, 1991 and covers the state regions of Southeastern New York and Western Connecticut.
As of March, 2006, Northern NJ has joined with the
New Jersey Chapter,
whose headquarters is in Jersey City. If you are interested in the history and culture
of Filipino Americans, particularly in southeastern NY and western CT, please join
our chapter.
Filipinos have been present in the Metropolitan New York area for as long as
many other immigrant groups have. After the Spanish American War in 1898, many students
(mostly male) enrolled at local institutions like Columbia, NYU, and Cornell University
in Ithaca, NY. Filipino military service men and merchant seaman immigrated to New
York after World Wars I and II. Filipinos formed settlements in various ethnic enclaves
in New York and New Jersey, in neighborhoods of Woodside, Jackson Heights, Jamaica,
and Jersey City.
Filipinos have contributed significantly to New York arts and culture, through
Broadway, fashion, music, film, comedy, hip-hop, poetry, and dance. And Filipino
Americans have been involved in NYC history, including the Civil Rights Movement,
the rise and fall of Wall Street, and sadly were even victims of 9/11. Since 1946,
many Filipino families who came to work for the United Nations, the Philippine Mission
to the UN and the Philippine Consulate have settled in the metro NYC area.
for more info by mail or phone:
FANHS-Metro NY
c/o
Dr. Kevin L. Nadal
445 W. 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
Office:
(212) 237-8795
Fax: (212) 237-8930
for more info by email, please send an email to the
fanhs-nyc.org webmaster