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HR4644 • 2026

Filipino American educators

Recognizing Filipino American educators.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Manjarrez, Representative Dufault, Representative Mendoza
Last action
2025-03-25
Official status
H Adopted
Effective date
Not listed

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Filipino American educators

Filipino American educators

What This Bill Does

  • Filipino American educators

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-25 House

    Adopted.

Official Summary Text

Filipino American educators

Current Bill Text

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WHEREAS, The Washington State Legislature passed legislation in 1
2019, proclaiming October as Filipino American History Month; and2
WHEREAS, Washington State is home for over 185,000 Filipino 3
Americans, the fifth largest Filipino American population in the 4
United States; and 5
WHEREAS, Filipino Americans make substantial and valuable 6
contributions to the heritage, diversity, education, culture, 7
traditions, and economic prosperity of Washington State; residing in 8
many Washington communities including Wapato, Auburn, Bainbridge 9
Island, Bremerton, Pateros, Seattle, and Tacoma, with Seattle being 10
the location of the national office of the Filipino American National 11
Historical Society; and 12
WHEREAS, Filipino American Educators have made invaluable and 13
lasting contributions to public education and other fields of 14
instruction in Washington State, including in the subjects of 15
business, K-12 and higher education, nursing, arts and literature, 16
education administration, and Filipino American Studies; and17
WHEREAS, Many distinguished educators of Filipino ancestry have 18
contributed to teaching excellence in Washington State, including Dr. 19
Manuel Rustia, Dr. Roy Flores, Dr. Fred Cordova and Dorothy Cordova, 20
Dr. Val Laigo Cordova, Professor Rose DeGracia, Cesar DeGracia, Peter 21
Bacho, Dr. Pio DeCano II, Andres Tangalin, Judith Sauvedra, Robert 22
Flor, Zenaida Crisostomo-Slemp, Lee Noble, Zavic Batarao, Dr. Third 23
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2025-4644 , by Representatives Manjarrez, Dufault, and
Mendoza
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Andresen, Devin Cabanilla, Camilo Natividad, Genevive Fernandez, Dr. 1
Conrado Julian, Dr. Michael Castillano, Benjamin Dar, Dr. Anthony 2
Ogilvie, and Robert Sotelo; 3
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives 4
commend all Washingtonians to celebrate the contributions of Filipino 5
Americans as professional educators in our state; and6
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives hereby 7
recognize the important role Filipino Americans play in the civic, 8
cultural, economic, and educational history and life of Washington 9
State. 10
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