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Posted on: Friday, October 16, 2009

Filipino-Americans celebrate youth with 'Boom Boom Pow' tomorrow

Advertiser Staff

Filipino-American visual artists, poets, musicians and dancers will observe Filipino American History Month with “Boom Boom Brown! A Celebration of Filipino American Youth Culture” at the Hawaiçi State Library starting at noon tomorrow.

The free event showcases the works of visual artists Christopher Aradanas, Calvin Bagaoisan, Shaun Castro and Elsie Simpliciano; poets Jessica Ladera, Melanie Medalle and Faith Pascua; and musicians and dancers from Mahalohalo Kolintang Ensemble and Tekniqlingz Dance Crew.
The event is sponsored by the National Federation of Filipino American Associations Hawaii, the Filipino American Historical Society of Hawaii and Friends of the Library.