FIRST IN-PERSON KASAYAHAN SA DALY CITY IN TWO YEARS HELD FOR FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer and Mrs. Miriam Ferrer joined the fun at the first in-person Kasayahan sa Daly City community fair in two years, held at Marchbank Park in Daly City, California on 8 October 2022.
Kasayahan sa Daly City serves as the official celebration of Filipino American History Month in Daly City, the “Pinoy Capital” of the Bay Area because of the high concentration of Filipinos and Filipino Americans in the city.
In his remarks, Consul General Ferrer thanked Daly City’s Filipino American Mayor Rod Daus-Magbual and the Daly City Government for their continued recognition of the contributions of the city’s vibrant Filipino American Community, which was recently portrayed in the Hollywood film “Easter Sunday” starring Filipino American comedian Jo Koy and the movie “Lumpia With A Vengeance.”
Consul General Ferrer also said that he looked forward to the signing of the proposed sister city agreement between Davao City and Daly City, as well as the strengthening of the latter’s existing sister city ties with Quezon City.
During the event, the Philippine Consul General recognized the Filipino and Filipino American doctors, nurses, first responders and economic front liners during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, whom he regarded as “the living personification of the enduring Filipino value of kapwa-tao.” He also expressed his appreciation to the vendors, artists and performers who took part in the celebration, whom he called “citizen ambassadors of Filipino culture in the Bay Area and beyond.”
Deputy Consul General Raquel Solano, Consul Rowena Pangilinan-Daquipil, Vice Consul Adrian Baccay, Cultural Officer Kristine Quiboloy, and Department of Tourism Office in San Francisco Officer-in-Charge Azucena Pallugna joined Consul General Ferrer in the celebration.
It has been 435 years since Filipino sailors landed in Morro Bay, California onboard the Spanish galleon ship “Nuestra Señora de Esperanza.” Their arrival is considered the first recorded presence of Filipinos in continental U.S., a pivotal historical moment that is commemorated every year through the Filipino American History Month. END
