EVENT: HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN FESTIVAL - Saturday, Aug. 5

FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT PERSON:
Cecile Ramos
213-413-3323

HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN FESTIVAL

Los Angeles - The Organizing Committee of the Historic Filipinotown Festival
will feature the 4th Anniversary celebration of the declaration of the
Historic Filipinotown by the City Council of Los Angeles on August 5, 2006
(Saturday) 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM with a community wide program of activities at
different sites. The program includes an interfaith community service at
FACLA at 9:00 AM, community street dancing to be spearheaded by Sining
Kambayoka, a bus tour and community museum exhibits by the Filipino American
Library, a parenting class at the Burlington School, a super summer
celebration at SIPA , a community exhibit at Remy's on Temple and musical
performances by young Filipino American artists throughout the day at FACLA.
(Refer to addresses below.)

The Festival will also showcase the official unveiling of the Historic
Filipinotown sign on the US 101 Freeway with officials from the City of Los
Angeles, State Legislature and the California Department of Transportation.
The community sponsors and supporters worked collectively to bring about
this Freeway sign on the Alvarado exit on the US 101 Freeway, that will
guide motorists to the center of Historic Filipinotown. The ceremony will
be held at FACLA from 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM.

The Historic Filipinotown Festival is sponsored and supported by the
(partial list) Pilipino American Network and Advocacy (PANA), Filipino
American Community of Los Angeles (FACLA), proposed Historic Filipintown
Neighborhood Council (HiFiNC), PhilippineTown,Inc., Filipino American
Library, Search To Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), Remy's on Temple,
Media Breakfast Club, Burlington School, People's Core, Filipino American
Service Group, Inc. (FASGI), City of Angels Medical Center, Pilipino
Workers’ Center (PWC), and the Office of Council President Eric Garcetti,
City of Los Angeles.

For more information. Please contact Cecile Ramos at 213-413-3323

Sites of Special Events
FACLA -1740 West Temple St., L.A. 90026
SIPA - 3200 West Temple St., L.A. 90026
Filipino American Library/FASGI - 135 N. Park View, L.A. 90057
Remy’s on Temple - 2126 West Temple Street., L.A. 90026
Burlington School - 242 N. Burlington Ave., L.A. 90026