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07/23/2026

Liwanag goes to Virginia!!!

Watch Liwanag and other Filipino-made films at the 21st Filipino American National Historical Society National Conference this Saturday

Liwanag (Light) is a creative multimedia project highlighting the stories of Filipina frontline workers in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic. In collaboration with community organizations, immigrant youth artists and filmmakers produced Liwanag — both a film documentary and storybook to uplift these narratives and invite the community to learn more about the lives of these courageous women who continue to fight back and organize for change.

Comment “Liwanag” if interested in hosting a screening.

06/18/2026

‼️ LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS ‼️

Tara sa FMC Office! Join us for free produce, recipes, and other community resources!

June 20 (Sat)
9AM-11AM
1631 W Burnett Street
Long Beach, CA 90810

Volunteer shifts starts at 7:30AM. Join the chat for more info.

Visit linktr.ee/FMCSoCal to sign up or to volunteer

06/08/2026

Are you a Filipino youth looking for ways to serve your community this summer?

Sumali na sa Bayanihan Youth Internship! Join the Bayanihan Youth Internship! Bayanihan Interns will work alongside the community in fighting back and building community-led and community-centered solutions against the increased attacks on migrant communities and their rights to different social services.

Limited spaces available. Stipends will be available to those who complete the program.

For more info, please go to tinyurl.com/FMC-Youth26-Info

Ready to Apply? Send your application on tinyurl.com/FMC-Youth26-App by June 15 @ 6PM

06/04/2026

We would like to congratulate and thank for the serving our Long Beach community last Saturday, May 30 after our Bayanihan Food Distribution

Tahanan ng Kalusugan served over 30 community members in Long Beach. 17 medical providers and 50+ pre-health students supported community outreach, triage, health education, medical consults, social services, PT/OT, mental health services, dental screenings, and HIV/STD testing.

In times when our communities are under attack and resources for the most vulnerable are being cut left and right, it is the community that shows up to provide essential services.

05/01/2026

Happy International Workers’ Day!

Today we celebrate migrant and immigrant workers by marching alongside them and supporting them in their ongoing campaign fights to change their conditions in the workplace and communities. We honor their courage to continue to fight against trafficking, wage theft and all exploitation in the workplace, for their families to be freed from detention, for the basic rights to health care, food, and education, and for the right to live and thrive in one’s homeland without being forced to migrate to survive.

In the words of one caregiver to another about standing up for their rights –

“Fighting wage theft goes deeper than just missing pay checks. It is about dignity, about fairness – because when we demand fairness, we are not asking for too much. We are asking for what is right.

We are not alone in this fight. There are people and organizations ready to support. There is a growing movement that believe caregivers deserve fairness and respect.

Let’s stand firm and support each other. There is power in our voice and there is strength in standing together. It is worth fighting for. Never give up.” – Lorna, caregiver

04/30/2026

FMC AND KA IN SACRAMENTO

Filipino Migrant Center, together with Kabataan Alliance, joined and CA Workplace Outreach Program grantees for an advocacy day to advocate for more investements to California’s working families.

We brought to state capitol testimonies from workers and worker leaders for California to increase support in worker-based non-profits and to have the resources to continue growing the worker power in California.

FMC and KA highlighted the importance of workers organizing for better conditions in the workplace, beyond just the provision of service to our working kababayans.

In the afternoon, FMC, KA, SoCal Black Worker Hub (), The Way Worker Center, Korean Immigrant Worker Alliance (), The April Parker Foundation () and many others conducted meetings with the offices of Sen. Bob Archuleta () Sen, Lola Smallwood-Cuevas () and Sen. Lola Richardson to have a dialogue on how we can ensure that California invests $30M per year for the next 5 years in working families and support the worker organizing efforts of the different organizations. We highlighted the importance of grassroots work in building worker power in our communities.

In the morning, we visited Sen. Susan Rubio () to advocate for the needs of Luis as highlighted by Defend Migrants Canpaign West LA (). We called on the senator’s office to shed light on the federally-sanctioned violence in Adelanto ICE Detention Facility.

04/29/2026

This May, celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the Filipino Migrant Center at different community activities across Southern California. Volunteer with us and help with reaching our kababayans and sharing with them community resources from FMC and our different community partners.

Sign-up for Volunteer Shifts via tinyurl.com/fmc-may-2026

See you at these activites!

04/25/2026

VENUE CHANGE due to ongoing maintenance at the FMC Office
Mental Health First Aid Training
12 SLOTS LEFT, REGISTER ASAP

RSVP @ tinyurl.com/MHFAatFMC
April 26 8AM-5PM
Long Beach Forward (2217 E 6th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814)

Join Filipino Migrant Center for a training held by the Philippine Nurses Association of Southern California. As we continue fighting for Justice 4 Kaizann, let’s come together as a community to learn how the community can better respond to the needs of those experiencing Mental Health Aid challenges and crisis among adults.

Adult Mental Health First Aid (AMHFA) training is intended for adults who interact with other adults in the community, including nurses, healthcare professionals, educators, employers, community leaders, first responders, and family members. Participants learn how to recognize and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges and crises among adults.

Training is FREE to all participants and includes a complimentary light breakfast, lunch, FREE T-shirt, FREE books, and additional learning resources. This program is made possible through the ARISE Grant from the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA). Participants who are nurses may receive 7.5 contact hours upon completion of the training.

04/17/2026

The Filipino Migrant Center joined organizations across California for the Immigrant Day of Action (IDA) led by . As attacks in our migrant communities intensify from cuts to essential services like food assistance and access to healthcare combined with the repeated ICE raids in our most vulnerable migrant neighborhoods, it is necessary for our organizations to join together to advocate for the people we serve.

At this two-day conference and day of action, FMC had the opportunity to participate in various workshops that offered education on issues such as food security, healthcare protections and rights, worker solidarity, and more to help inform our organizing in the community. Overall, we were inspired by the work of fellow organizations who are at the forefront of uplifting migrants and migrant workers.

We closed our trip with a successful lobby visit with the office of , together with and , where we had fruitful dialogue about the real experiences migrant communities who are impacted by the continuous cutting of already limited social services and resources. As FMC, we shared our own challenges in supporting our kababayan based on the real stories of the many Filipinos facing economic insecurity, exploitation and unjust detention. We promoted the IDA policy and budget priorities that address the urgent needs of Filipinos and migrants, calling for expansion of critical services and ensuring a safety net for migrant communities statewide.

04/10/2026

Mental Health First Aid Training @ FMC Office
30 SLOTS ONLY, REGISTER ASAP

Join Filipino Migrant Center for a training held by the Philippine Nurses Association of Southern California. As we continue fighting for Justice 4 Kaizann, let’s come together as a community to learn how the community can better respond to the needs of those experiencing Mental Health Aid challenges and crisis among adults.

RSVP @ tinyurl.com/MHFAatFMC
April 26 8AM-5PM @ the FMC Office

Adult Mental Health First Aid (AMHFA) training is intended for adults who interact with other adults in the community, including nurses, healthcare professionals, educators, employers, community leaders, first responders, and family members. Participants learn how to recognize and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges and crises among adults.

Training is FREE to all participants and includes a complimentary light breakfast, lunch, FREE T-shirt, FREE books, and additional learning resources. This program is made possible through the ARISE Grant from the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA). Participants who are nurses may receive 7.5 contact hours upon completion of the training.

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1631 W Burnett Street
Long Beach, CA
90810

Telephone

+15624533408

Website

http://filipinomigrantcenter.org/

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