The Lake County Board of Supervisors adopted a proclamation declaring October 2025 as Filipino American History Month, and the text was read aloud in both English and Tagalog during the meeting.

The proclamation notes that the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States occurred on Oct. 18, 1587, when “Luzonis Indios” came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Esperanza at what is now Morro Bay, California. It also records that Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month in 2009 and cites the Filipino American National Historical Society’s 1992 resolution establishing the observance nationally.

During the meeting a presenter read the proclamation in English and invited Miss Lloyd to assist with a Tagalog reading. The presenter said the County “will commemorate Filipino American History Month each October to honor and share the rich tapestry of Filipino American art, history, culture, and identity,” and stated the Board “declares the month of October 2025 as Filipino American History Month in Lake County” and that the proclamation was “passed and adopted.” The transcript records the adoption language but does not include a roll-call vote.

Two people from the public spoke after the reading. Virginia Sereno said, “My own father immigrated here in 1927. He was 21 years old,” and described how federal law in that era had prevented Filipino men from marrying white women, producing family disruptions in later generations. Leila Romero, who identified herself as a Lake County Health Services Department employee and a first-generation Filipino American, said, “I just want to say how wonderful it is to be seen and acknowledged,” and described learning about Filipino American labor history and the value of seeing the language on the County dais.

The proclamation text references FANHS founder Dr. Fred Cordova and Dr. Dorothy Laigo Cordova and marks 2025 as the organization’s 30th-some anniversary of promoting Filipino American History Month nationally. After public comments the presenter closed the item and invited attendees to have a group photograph.

The meeting transcript does not record a formal motion maker, second, or a roll-call vote for the proclamation; the text in the record states the proclamation was adopted. The transcript also does not specify the name or title of the person who signed the proclamation; the closing line reads, in part, that it was “passed and adopted this October 2025 signed by myself.”