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Filipinos and Filipino Americans have more than 200 years of history in Alaska, but there is only one book that tells our story. It's called "Filipinos in Alaska, 1788-1958," written by the late former Alaska state Rep. Thelma Buchholdt, who herself made history. Buchholdt was the first Asian American and Filipino elected to the Alaska Legislature, and the first Filipina elected to any state legislative body. October is Filipino American History Month, which has been officially recognized in...
