Asian American Historical Markers In My Beloved Virginia

By Corazon Sandoval Foley

Corazon Sandoval Foley, the first Filipino American Virginia Women of History (2017) and the first Filipino American Lady Fairfax (in 2009) describes the first historical markers honoring Asian Americans in Virginia -- including the historical marker honoring Filipinos in the US Navy that was the winning marker submitted by her grandchildren, Daniel Padraig Foley and Ciara Kathleen Foley. Former Virginia Governor Ralph Northam initiated the first-ever historical marker competition honoring Asian American History in Virginia and selected the five winning historical markers honoring: 1) Filipinos in the US Navy; 2)Vietnamese Immigrants in Northern Virginia; 3) Kim Kyusik; 4) Arthur Azo Matsu; 5) W. W. Yen.

"Throughout history, Asian American and Pacific Islander communities have made significant contributions to our Commonwealth and our country, but too often their stories remain untold," said Governor Northam. "As we continue working to tell a more comprehensive and inclusive Virginia story, I am grateful for the efforts of Virginia students and educators in helping elevate the voices of prominent AAPI Virginians with these five new historical markers."

Corazon Sandoval Foley included in this book the stories of two Asian American Union Soldiers during the US Civil War: John Tomney and Felix Balderry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0B7RPGHRZ
• ISBN13: 9798842494187
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"