Kahapon, Ngayon at Kailanman
@ Trickster Cultural Center
190 S Roselle Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60193
Opening Saturday, October 7th, from 10AM - 12PM
On view through Saturday, October 28th
KAHAPON, NGAYON AT KAILANMAN
(Yesterday, Today, and Forever)
OCTOBER 7-28, TUE-FRI 10AM-5PM, SAT 10AM-3PM
Kahapon, Ngayon at Kailanman
showcases the presence of Filipinos in Chicago through items drawn from the collection of Estrella Ravelo Alamar (1936-2022) who founded the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago in 1986. Elements of her collection were displayed at the FAHSC Museum of Filipino American History and Heritage in Chicago which she and Willi Red Buhay founded and kept open for three years beginning in 1999. In 2001, they used her collection to co-author Filipinos in Chicago in the Images of America Series of Arcadia Publishing.
The photographs in this exhibit testify to the vibrant community created by Filipinos in the Windy City who came together to affirm their identity in provincial clubs and religious organizations, in sports teams and family gatherings, and in annual banquets honoring Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines. What is shown here is but a tiny part of the vast, 400 box collection that Estrella Ravelo Alamar lovingly assembled over the years. “Who would get to know about this history if someone did not start to show it,” she once remarked. FAHSC aims to continue her work and perpetuate her legacy.
Kahapon, Ngayon at Kailanman simultaneously celebrates the artistry of Willi Red Buhay, a Knight Commander of the Order of the Knights of Rizal. Buhay’s work in this exhibit includes “MooMoo the Cow” and paintings about different passages of Philippine mythology and memory, the immigrant experience, and FAHSC commemoration.
Barbara M. Posadas, Ph.D.
CLAS Distinguished Professor of History Emerita
Northern Illinois University
In celebration of Filipino American History Month
Featuring selected materials from the archival collection of Estrella Alamar and the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago.
FREE TO THE PUBLIC, DONATIONS WELCOME
Opening Soon
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
October 7, 2023 10am to 12 Noon – Opening Progarm
October 7, 2023 5pm – 8pm – Fundraiser Dinner
Suggested Donation – $ 75 General, $ 50 Members & Partners
To attend, please RSVP and send payment via PayPal to fanhs.greaterchicago@gmail.com no later than October 4, 2023 or respond to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fahsc-fundraiser-gala-dinner-tickets-714109449587?aff=ebdssbehomepeforyou
October 21, 2023 12 10am to 12 Noon – Estrella Alamar 1st Year Death Anniversary
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