For Immediate Release: December 19, 2008

Oakland History Room Presents "Filipinos in the East Bay",

a Talk by Authors of Arcadia Press Publication

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( Oakland, CA)—The Oakland History Room of the Oakland Public Library welcomes the public to an illustrated lecture presented by Evangeline Canonizado Buell, Evelyn Luluquisen, and Eleanor Luis, authors of Filipinos in the East Bay. Please join us in a celebration of the East Bay’s rich and diverse history on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., in the West Auditorium at the Main Library, 125 14th St.

Filipinos in the East Bay is a recent addition to the “Images of America” series, published by Arcadia Press. As members of the Filipino American National Historical Society of the East Bay, the authors have recorded a community history of Filipinos who have made the East Bay their home. Buell, Luluquisen, and Luis were joined by families, community leaders, and organizations who volunteered their time to scour archives and personal collections for photos long forgotten. Through the gathering and synthesizing of individual photographs, the story of a shared journey is told.

Please contact the Oakland History Room at 510-238-3222 for more information, or see the Oakland Public Library’s Web site: www.oaklandlibrary.org. Please refrain from wearing scented products to library events. To request sign interpretation or other accommodation, please call the number above or (510) 834-7446 (TTY) at least five working days prior to the event. The Oakland Public Library is a department of the City of Oakland

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