Joey Tabaco, Clip 4: Journey to Discovering Filipino-American History

Collection: This recording is part of the My Baryo, My Borough Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Joseph Tabaco

Date: Time Period: 2000s; 2015-11-22; Interview recorded: November 22 2015 Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:04:30

Creator: Joseph Tabaco interviewed by Claro de los Reyes and Jennifer Quiambao Identifier: aql:20267 tabaco_joseph_clip4

Description: Joey remembers giving a presentation at his daughter's school, SUNY Stony Brook, to PUSO (Philippine United Student Organization, meaning "heart" in Tagalog). Some undergraduate students asked him how he got along with his immigrant parents, and this was the first time he became aware of his cultural heritage and roots. In 2004, he retired after working for the federal government for 36 years and then attended his first FANHS (Filipino-American National Historical Society) conference in St. Louis in 2004, which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the St. Louis World's Fair, where indigenous Filipinos were brought and "displayed" in exhibits. Joey talks about his current involvement with FANHS and mentions the importance of helping to promote the contributions that Filipinos have made to the United States.

Title : Joey Tabaco, Clip 4: Journey to Discovering Filipino-American History

Collection : aql:20455; aql:34085

Creator : Joseph Tabaco interviewed by Claro de los Reyes and Jennifer Quiambao

Date : Time Period: 2000s; 2015-11-22; Interview recorded: November 22 2015

Summary/Description : Joey remembers giving a presentation at his daughter's school, SUNY Stony Brook, to PUSO (Philippine United Student Organization, meaning "heart" in Tagalog). Some undergraduate students asked him how he got along with his immigrant parents, and this was the first time he became aware of his cultural heritage and roots. In 2004, he retired after working for the federal government for 36 years and then attended his first FANHS (Filipino-American National Historical Society) conference in St. Louis in 2004, which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the St. Louis World's Fair, where indigenous Filipinos were brought and "displayed" in exhibits. Joey talks about his current involvement with FANHS and mentions the importance of helping to promote the contributions that Filipinos have made to the United States.

Subject : Filipino Americans; Cordova, Dorothy Laigo; Cordova, Fred; Filipino American National Historical Society; Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Philippine United Student Organization (PUSO)

Relation : This recording is part of the My Baryo, My Borough Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Joseph Tabaco

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Queens, NY Philippines Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:04:30

Identifier : aql:20267 tabaco_joseph_clip4

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Filipino Americans; Cordova, Dorothy Laigo; Cordova, Fred; Filipino American National Historical Society; Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Philippine United Student Organization (PUSO)