Singgalot: The Ties that Bind

This Exhibit was created by the University of Hawaii Department of Ethnic Studies - Dr. Dean Alegado, and the Smithsonian Institution - Dr. Franklin Odo. Designed by Marissa Gacula under the direction of UH and State Curator Tom Klobe. This 30 panel series of 4' x 8' images was fabricated by Fleet Street Integrated Branding of Honolulu. It will be on display at the Smithsonian Institution from May 18, through August 20, 2006. It will then go to the Bishop Museum for 2 months. Finally, it will go on a National tour for 3 years.

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Through some 100 photo murals and images, this exhibition explores the challenges and issues that confronted Filipinos from the annexation of the Philippines as a U.S. colony in 1898 to their struggles to acquire full U.S. citizenship during the 20th century. The exhibition highlights their contributions to the development of Hawaii, the agribusiness industry on the West Coast, the seafood and cannery industries in Alaska, the U.S. military, public service, literature and the arts, sports, and health care. (Quoted from Smithsonian Institution infopage)