October 18, 2001

Poetry, Music and Literature Celebrate Filipino American Heritage Month at Sonoma State University

Filipino American culture will be celebrated at Sonoma State University on Thursday, Oct. 25. The event, part of Filipino American Heritage Month, will include poetry, Kali (Filipino Martial Arts) and Filipino Ethnic Contemporary music.

The poetry and discussion will be held from 4 to 6:40 p.m. in Rachel Carson Hall 68 on campus at 1801 E. Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park.

Special guest speakers will be Eileen Tabios, award-winning poet, editor and critic; Michelle Bautista, poet, Kali instructor and cultural activist; and Joey Ayala, musician/composer, and director of Pusod, a Berkeley-based Bayan/Nation-Ecology-Culture center.

For more information, phone the SSU InterCultural Center, Darius Spearman, (707) 664-2710


Jean Wasp
Media Relations Coordinator
University Affairs
(707) 664-2057
jean.wasp@sonoma.edu