Kwentuhan/Storytime: Intergenerational Community Building
Saturday, October 25, 1:00-3:30 PM | FREE (Donations welcome)
Presented by: Filipino Community of Seattle (FCS), Filipinotown Seattle, and Wing Luke Museum
Come celebrate Filipino American History Month at Wing Luke Museum on Saturday, October 25. Event doors open at 1:00 pm, and the speaking program begins at 1:30 pm. Filipiné vendors will be featured. Guest speaker Ruby de Luna (reporter for KUOW) will focus on best practices for intergenerational story gathering/interviewing techniques as a way to preserve family and American history.
We will get a chance to hear from community members who will participate in a simulated interview. Community members to be interviewed include Manang Virgie Palisoc, Manang Nelia Diaz, Manong Norman David, and Rhandell Saya. The event will be moderated by Sameth Mell.
Bring a friend or family member to interview, as this event will include time to practice your history/story gathering skills!
ASL interpretation will be available.
Panel to be interviewed will include Virgie Palisoc, Nelia Diaz, Norman David and Rhandell Saya.
Guest speaker Ruby de Luna (KUOW) and emcee Sameth Mell.
Program
🔵 1:00 PM - DOORS OPEN/VENDOR TABLES/MINGLING TIME
🔵 1:30 PM - PROGRAM BEGINS
🔵 1:45 PM - PANEL SPEAKERS
🔵 2:30 PM - INTERACTIVE INTERVIEW PRACTICE SESSION (PAIR-SHARE W/A PARTNER)
🔵 3:30 PM - EVENT ENDS
Vendors
🔵 Irene Lim - Jewelry
🔵 Annie Cheng - Children’s Books (Books to be available for purchase in the Marketplace)
🔵 Kyler Pahang - Artist
🔵 And Peter Bacho will be on hand to sign his books! (Books to be available for purchase in the Marketplace)
Philippines War Brides Association, 1949. Wing Luke Museum Collections