In 1999 the Oregon Coast Filipino American Association (OCFAA) was founded.  OCFAA is a non-profit organization located on the Southern Oregon coast. The OCFAA was formed with the following specific purposes: a) To provide hospitality, assistance to new resident settlers and members alike; b) To develop, promote, and provide Filipino cultural programs; c) To promote social interactions among its members and other Filipino-American organizations; and d) To have a civic organization that is non-profit, non-political and non-religious.

If it pleases the Council, approve the proclamation designating October 2026 as Filipino American History Month. 

The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, which occurred on October 18, 1587, when “Luzones Indios” came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza and landed at what is now Morro Bay, California. In 2009, U.S. Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month in the United States. Various states, counties, and cities in the U.S. have established proclamations and resolutions declaring observance of Filipino American History Month.

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