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Subject: SAT, MAR 8 ? ?Filipinos in Hollywood? Book Launch
From:    "Filipino American Library" <filamlibrary at sbcglobal.net>
Date:    Sat, February 16, 2008 21:04
To:      "Filipino American Library" <filamlibrary at sbcglobal.net>
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Everyone, please invite your family and friends to this very interesting
event.  Many Filipino Americans work in entertainment and I?m glad we have
an opportunity to promote their history.  This book is amazing and I hope
you all have a chance to read it.  ? Jonathan Lorenzo

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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  February 12, 2008

  CONTACT:
  Jonathan Lorenzo
  Administrator
  Filipino American Library (FAL)
  Tel: 213-382-0488
  Email: filamlibrary at sbcglobal.net


  NEW BOOK TELLS THE STORY OF FILIPINOS IN HOLLYWOOD


  LOS ANGELES (February 2008) ? The history of Filipino Americans in the
entertainment industry is finally revealed in Carina Monica Montoya?s
Filipinos in Hollywood.  This book will be featured in a Filipino
American Library (FAL) Book Launch on Saturday, March 8 at 2:00pm at FAL
(135 N. Park View St., Los Angeles).  To RSVP for this free event,
please contact filamlibrary at sbcglobal.net or 213-382-0488.

  In FAL Book Launches, authors introduce their Filipino works of
literature with residents of Greater Los Angeles.  Admission is free and
donations are accepted.  Food and drinks will be provided.  This event
is co-sponsored by Filipino American Service Group, Inc. (FASGI) and
Burger King Corporation.

  The memoirs of Filipinos in Hollywood span more than 80 years, dating
back to the early 1920s when the first wave of immigrants who were
mostly males, arrived and settled in Los Angeles.  Despite the obstacles
and hardships of discrimination, these early Filipino settlers had high
hopes and dreams for the future.  Many sought employment in Hollywood,
only to be marginalized into service-related fields, becoming waiters,
busboys, dishwashers, cooks, houseboys, janitors, and chauffeurs.  They
worked at popular restaurants, homes of the rich and famous, movie and
television studios, clubs and diners.  For decades, Filipinos were the
least recognized and least documented Asians in Hollywood.  But many
emerged from the shadows to become highly recognized talents, some
occupying positions in the entertainment industry that makes Hollywood
what it is today -- the world's capital of entertainment and glamour.

  Author Carina Monica Montoya, who was born and raised in the Hollywood
area, has collected these vintage images from the early Filipino
families who settled in Hollywood, the Filipino community, and Los
Angeles historical organizations.  These remarkable photographs capture
the spirit of and challenges faced by Filipinos in America, as well as
their triumphs, recognition, and success in Hollywood.  For more
information on Filipinos in Hollywood, please visit
www.filipinosinhollywood.com.

  Montoya?s interest in local history is personal; her father was one of
the first young Filipino men to arrive, settle in Los Angeles and find
work in Hollywood.  She was thrilled by the opportunity to compile and
edit this photographic history on behalf of her family, as well as for
the Filipino community in Los Angeles who are all part of the history,
the subject of this new book.  She hopes that her work will bring back
fond memories and inspire the telling of more colorful stories.  Her
fervor in writing this book has led her to currently undertake a second
book on Historic Filipinotown in Los Angeles.

  Founded on October 13, 1985 by ?Auntie Helen? Agcaoili Summers Brown,
FAL is one of the most comprehensive repositories of Filipino and
Filipino American works with a collection of more than 6,000 titles. 
Its mission is to actively promote the history, culture, and
professional achievements of Filipinos and Filipino Americans through
the book collection, leadership development, and cultural programming,
thereby contributing to the achievement of a culturally dynamic,
multiethnic America.

  FAL is located at 135 N. Park View St., Historic Filipinotown, Los
Angeles, CA  90026-5215.  It is open Mondays-Fridays 1:00-5:00pm and by
appointment.  For more information, please contact the FAL
Administrator, Jonathan Lorenzo, at 213-382-0488 or
filamlibrary at sbcglobal.net.  Also visit www.filipinoamericanlibrary.org
and www.myspace.com/filamlibrary.  Tax-deductible donations are accepted
online.  FAL is a division of the Filipino American Heritage Institute
(Nonprofit Tax ID Number 95-4282571).


  (If you would like pictures to include for publication, please contact
Jonathan Lorenzo.)


                        JONATHAN LORENZO
Administrator
Filipino American Library (FAL)
       135 N. Park View St.
       Historic Filipinotown
     Los Angeles, CA  90026-5215
Tel: 213-382-0488
Fax: 213-382-0478
  Email: filamlibrary at sbcglobal.net
  Website: www.filipinoamericanlibrary.org
  MySpace: www.myspace.com/filamlibrary
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