WI AJR98

Proclaims October 2025 as Filipino American History Month in Wisconsin to celebrate the heritage and culture of Filipino Americans

Commemorates the first documented Filipino landing in the continental U.S. in October 1587 at Morro Bay, California, and the first permanent Filipino settlement in 1763 in St. Malo, Louisiana

Recognizes more than 22,000 Wisconsin residents who identify as Filipino, part of a national population of approximately 4.6 million that has grown 78% since 2000

Acknowledges Filipino American military service from the Civil War through Iraq and Afghanistan, including 250,000 Filipinos who fought alongside American soldiers in World War II

Notes Filipino American contributions across agriculture, health care, education, business, government, science, technology, and the arts