November - Culture and Traditions

The aroma of home cooking entices the senses. Childhood memories with the family bring nostalgia of home. The holiday season arrives and signs of the times are in every media outlet and storefront. Like all cultures, there is no argument that Filipinos around the world put their own twists on the holiday season and life at home.

For the end of the academic fall semester, educators are given the opportunity to promote more lighthearted topics. FIND D7 embraces the holiday season and shows the rainbow of ways Filipinos celebrate this time of the year. Filipino traditions just do not occur at the end of the year. During November, educators also introduce topics related to the Filipino family and the home life. From Filipino customs to food and childhood games to clothing, participants are given a crash course in the lives of Filipinos.

FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH - topics is HISTORY!

October brings the world such celebrations as National Dental Hygiene Month, Month of the Dinosaur, National Popcorn Month, the Sputnik Anniversary, and the ever anticipated National Magic Day. Although everyone should have a day to be a magician, these occasions do not have people jumping for joy like Filipino American History Month! Filipinos have their own month? Better believe it!

With over four hundred years of history in the United States, FIND D7 joins millions of Filipinos in commemorating the rich history of Filipinos in America and in the Philippines. Since schools do not take the time to teach the history of Filipinos, FIND D7 accepts the responsibility to be an ambassador of Filipino education. October welcomes participants to learn about a people, their struggles, their successes, and the concerns that are shaping the future of the Filipino community.

WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL DOING THIS MONTH??

WHAT KINDS OF THINGS DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS MONTH??

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