Join Us in Celebrating

The Filipino Community of Seattle's

88th Anniversary

Saturday,October 21st, 2023

At The Museum Of Flight

For 88 years, the Filipino Community of Seattle (FCS) has been a galvanizing force and a cultural touchstone for thousands of Filipino/Filipinx Americans throughout the Puget Sound region. We are building new programs in response to new needs and we are sustaining older programs to continue our valued traditions and maintain our commitments to our community members.

We are excited to bring this extraordinary evening to you

anchored by two very special guests:

MELISSA MIRANDA, GUEST SPEAKER

Melissa Miranda, a Filipina-American creator and founder of Musang, a Filipinx-inspired restaurant at the heart of Beacon Hill in Seattle, Washington. Musang provides a unique space to connect and learn more about Filipino cuisine, culture and community. “Musang is for us by us— community-driven and not chef-driven, a place to come sit at the table as part of something bigger than just food. We believe in cultivating an experience for our guests that will help pave the way for new and sustainable systems for our next generation”. Melissa will touch upon her experiences in building a successful business that elevates the Filipino community and the food traditions that bring us together.

CECILE AZARCON, GUEST PERFORMER

Cecile Azarcon is considered one of the Philippines’ most prolific songwriters. Her numerous hit songs have been sung by a virtual “Who’s Who” in the Philippine music industry and her heartfelt ballads are now considered OPM (Original Pilipino Music) classic hits.

GALA EMCEE

Arnaldo

Arnaldo Inocentes, Founder of the Pacific Northwest Cabaret Association and Executive Producer of the Seattle Cabaret Festival. Arnaldo brings to audiences a wide and wondrous variety of shows and music from rock, blues, opera, a cappella, and more. He began as a soloist with the Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) and has performed with SMC in major concert halls in the US, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. Arnaldo is the Co-Executive Director of Pride ASIA, supports Microsoft as Executive Administrator for VP Privacy Security, was past co-chair for Filipinos at Microsoft (FAM), and currently an advisory board FAM member.

GALA AUCTIONEER

Christine DeCastro, professional Benefit Auctioneer, is a vivacious go-getter committed to driving fundraising to an entirely new level for well deserving organizations. A graduate of the World Wide College of Auctioneering, a member of the National Auctioneers Association and a Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (less than 1% of Auctioneers throughout North America maintain this specialized designation and training in benefit auctions), Christine loves to have fun and ensures that donors do too! She holds a Political Science degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and has nearly 20 years of sales and marketing experience. She is an avid volunteer who is passionate and ready to WOW your donors! Christine believes every benefit auction should leave you with a happy heart knowing that, together, you did your part to elevate your favorite organization to its highest potential.

GALA SCHEDULE

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DIRECTIONS

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GALA DRESS ATTIRE

Formal or Filipiniana Attire Requested

THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SEATTLE

We were born out of a time of great racial strife and segregation; when people of color were barred from owning property in many portions of Seattle; a time when communities of color turned to each other for social, cultural and civic support. Over the years, we have helped to shape and enrich the Greater Seattle community we know today, and to provide leadership on many issues of civil rights, social justice, and culturally appropriate and relevant response to basic needs. We are especially proud to be one of our community’s longest-standing, most impactful, people of color-led organizations, and one of the first Filipinx organizations in the nation.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

On behalf of the Filipino Community of Seattle, we respectfully acknowledge the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Duwamish, past and present, whose unceded land we are on. It is with humility that we express our gratitude to all members of the Duwamish Tribe for sharing with us the richness of their land. Maraming salamat po!