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( Special thanks to Sarah Bodkin for the photos )
Councilman John Ferraro of District 4 of the city of Los Angeles is holding the scissors that he used to cut the ceremonial ribbon signifying the birth of Filipino Town. The two day celebration, called Pasko Sa Nayon: A Filipino town is Born, was held on December 8-9,1984 at the Filipinas Plaza, located on the corner of Temple and Carondelet Streets in the Temple-Beverly corridor. (Courtesy of Jonathan Yap)
 | This photo was the front cover of a Rizal Day celebration pamphlet authored by Hilario C.Moncado, president of the joint Rizal Day celebration held on December 30,1926, at the Bovard Auditorium of the University of Southern California.(Courtesy of the Filipino Federation of America,Inc.) |
 | Filipino alumni homecoming is celebrated in 1951 at the Filipino Christian Church. Founded in 1933, it is the oldest Filipino church in America. Located at 301 North Union Street, it was designated as a Historical Cultural Monument by the Cultural Heritage Commission of the City of Los Angeles in 1998.(Courtesy of Shades of LA Archives/LA Public Library) |
