Members of the Anchorage and Alaska Filipino community discuss Filipino American History Month. And in celebration, author Gina Apostol reads from her book Gun Dealers Daughter read via video (starting at 45:57) The novel, set in martial law Philippines, explores links between novel writing and history, between our contemporary times and past, and links between U.S. and Philippine history. Gina Apostol's book, Gun Dealers Daughter won the 2013 PEN/Open Book Award and was shortlisted for the 2014 William Saroyan International Prize. Author of three books, many of Gina Apostol's essays and stories have appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, Foreign Policy, Gettysburg Review, and Massachusetts Review. Gina Apostol was raised in Tacloban, Philippines and currently lives in New York City and western Massachusetts. This event is held in celebration of Filipino American History Month. It is sponsored by Alaska Airlines and Alaskero Partnership Organizers of UAA’s Center for Community Engagement and Learning. UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/titleIXcompliance/nondiscrimination