00:00POTUS Joe Biden paid homage to Filipino and Filamerican healthcare workers and or frontliners,
00:05professionals and community leaders on the auspicious occasion of Filamerican History Month.
00:11In a message dated yesterday, October 21st, Biden acknowledged and highlighted the proud
00:16history and heritage of the Filipino-American community in the United States. 15 years ago,
00:22in 2009, the U.S. Congress officially recognized October as Filipino-American History Month,
00:28and several states in the union have followed suit to pass resolutions declaring October as
00:33the observance of Fil-Am History Month. Close to 4.5 million Filipinos and Filipino-Americans
00:40call America home, making them the third largest Asian-American group,
00:45behind 5.2 million Chinese and 4.8 million Indian nationals.
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