Tagalog 101 - Shopping - Level One

Tagalog 101 - Shopping - Level One

Summer Philippine Classes

Philippine American Association of Middle Tennessee presents the Summer Education Program. The first of these programs will feature cultural enrichment regarding the Filipino culture.

Open enrollment for Summer Philippine Class, class is limited to 20 students. Acceptance is for first come first serve basis. This is a free class.

• Summer Philippine Class July 14th – August 25th, 1012
• 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (15 min break at 11:00 am) Cafeteria, St. Joseph Catholic Church
• Parents are asked to bring drinks, snacks are optional.

Enroll TODAY by calling: Albert at 615-275-8805 or Ana at 615-469-5798

Introduction:
This brief course will give an opportunity to each participant to develop awareness and appreciation of their Filipino cultural heritage. Most participants are second generation Filipino and have been living here in the United States since birth. This brief course will offer a glimpse of the Filipino culture, history and language.

Objective:
At the end of this course, participants should be able to appreciate and understand the Filipino culture, different languages and its history.

Course Description:
Teaching will be focused on the following major topics about the Philippines.

• July 14th & 21st Cultures
• July 28th & August 4th Languages
• August 11th & August 18th History
• August 25th Review

Requirements:
1) Active participation in class discussions/activities
2) Punctuality
3) Attendance
4) Atmosphere of mutual respect
5) Parents commitment

Class Schedule:
Classes will be conducted every Saturday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, July 7th – August 25th. There will be a 15 minute break half way thru each class. Snacks will be provided.

Happy Fourth of July

Happy 4th of July! Have a safe and happy Independence Day from the officers of the Philippine-American Association of Middle Tennessee!

Happy Filipino-American Friendship Day/Philippine Republic Day

Philippine Republic Day, July 4, (also known as Filipino-American Friendship Day) is a day in the Philippines designated to commemorate the official recognition of Philippine independence by the United States of America.

The Philippines was a U.S. territory from 1898 to 1946. Between 1941 and 1946, during World War II Japanese occupation, it remained a U.S. territory with a government in exile headed by Manuel Quezon initially located in Australia and later in the United States. A campaign to retake the country began in October 1944, when General Douglas McArthur landed in Leyte along with Sergio Osmena who had assumed the Philippine presidency after Quezon's death. The battles entailed long fierce fighting; some of the Japanese continued to fight until the official surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945. The country gained complete independence on July 4, 1946. Initially, the nation's Independence Day holiday (Araw ng Kalayaan) was held on July 4. Former President Diosdado Macapagal moved it to June 12, the date on which the Malolos Republic had declared independence from Spain in 1898. Philippine Republic Day was created in its place, and it coincides with the United States's Independence Day on July 4.

*Source Wikipedia.

Tagalog 101 - Numbers & Days

Tagalog 101 - Numbers & Days

Vote Dominique Dy For "America's Got Talent"

Attention Phil-Am members and site readers. Our very own Dominique Dy is featured as one of the top 20 web submissions for "America's Got Talent." Please vote and share this with others.


The voting period is from Monday June 25th at 3 p.m./e to July 7th at midnight.


The act with the most votes advances to the live America's Got Talent show. Voting can be done at this website: www.youtube.com/agt 


 *** YOU ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE EVERYDAY DURING THE VOTING PERIOD, BUT ONLY ONE VOTE WILL COUNT PER DAY ***


You will also need to have a YouTube account or you can sign-in using G-Mail.

A Message from the President

May & June have been busy for everybody, hard work but fun. A volunteer organization like ours requires help from everybody to be successful.


How often do we have a chance to show our cultural exhibits and share our costumes to our members and to others? Asian Pacific Islander Celebration sponsored by the Veterans Hospital both Nashville and Murfreesboro has selected Philippines as their featured country. The organization has been invited thru Ms. Irene Cepnio by having some Philippine exhibits and fashion show of Philippine costumes. With our mission of preserving and promoting our cultures and traditions, we took advantage of the opportunity. Our exhibits were limited but what we have significant meaning to our heritage. All that had seen our exhibits during the Celebration was very appreciative and remember their life in the Philippines especially the veterans who served during the war. The fashion show was also as exciting as the exhibits. Phil-Am Association from Columbia and Murfreesboro also participated in the celebration by providing the entertainment, music, folk dancing and food. The combined efforts of all the Phil-Am Association in Middle Tennessee shows how unified the Filipinos in the Nashville and suburban area.


June 2nd, PAAMT co-sponsored the International Friendship dinner with International Ministry of St. Stephen Catholic Community. Seven other country participated in the event and was well received by both the Filipino community and the St. Stephen parishioners. Different ethnic menu were served, music was provided by Sally Pledger, Philippine food: appetizers, main menu and deserts were donated by so many Filipino families. Thanks to Marylou Go, Johnny & Cora Villanueva, Willie & Irene Cepnio, Ed & Flor Pattawi ; Pete & Juliet Galvez; John & Cecile and Bong & Monina De Jesus. Their initiatives and helping hand makes the entire event successful. Everybody had a positive and favorable remarks of the evening. 


Membership in our association is slowly increasing but not to my expectation. If you know of anybody who has not joined our association, encourage them to join now. Membership is one of the key element to success. Education is one of the goal I set up this year. This summer, we are going to sponsor free classes to all teens/youth who may be interested in learning Philippine cultures, traditions, geography and language. Ana Arnone has volunteered to teach the six week classes and it will be a Saturday morning session. Anybody who may be interested may contact Ms. Arnone at 615-769-5798 or may contact me at 615-275-8805. First come first serve, limited seating only, so call now. Plan for Senior citizens and Youth programs are being initiated right now but we want to know who you are. Call Myrna Manalac at 615-758-9480 if you are a senior citizen or if you know somebody and if you are a teen/youth, call Ina Flores at 615-758-0644. We need you name, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. We have a website, check it out for future events and news “philammidtn.com”. If you have any information or news to share, let us know. If you have any suggestions or new ideas, call us.