How did your reading go this month? Did you read something that paid tribute to Filipino American heritage? Share in the comments. In October we celebrated the arrival of the first Filipinos to the continental United States by reading books that explore the culture, history, and art of Filipino Americans.
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Online Reading Challenge – October
Welcome Readers!
Our 2026 Online Reading Challenge is … KNOW YOUR HISTORY! Each month we will be reading about a different observance month and highlighting a main title about that month.
For October, we are reading about Filipino American Heritage Month. We are celebrating the arrival of the first Filipinos to the continental United States by reading books that explore the culture, history, and art of Filipino Americans.
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Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay
“Utang na loob: a debt from within. From the heart. It is a debt you did not ask for and will never pay off but must always try to. It is gratitude for the ancestors who brought you into existence, for the family who raised you, for the community who helped you in ways direct and indirect, visible and invisible. It is acknowledgment that none of us are alone.”
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― Randy Ribay, Everything We Never Had