夏威夷州毛伊岛10月25日预热菲律宾人定居120周年纪念 12月20日正日庆典将至
10月25日（周日），夏威夷州毛伊岛举行一场预热活动，为纪念菲律宾人定居夏威夷120周年造势。正式庆典定于12月20日举行——2015年，时任州长戴维·伊格（David Ige）签署 Act 007 法案，将12月20日定为“Sakada Day”（萨卡达日）。正日庆典的主题为“萨卡达的牺牲……我们的未来”，由 Bahay Kubo Heritage Foundation 与 Binhi at Ani 主办。
“萨卡达”（Sakada）指的是早期来到夏威夷甘蔗种植园工作的菲律宾契约劳工，首批萨卡达于1906年抵达夏威夷。预热活动上将揭幕一幅原创画作：毛伊艺术家菲利普·萨巴多（Philip Sabado）受坦特与蒂莉·厄本（Tante and Tilie Urban）夫妇委托创作，两人均为萨卡达后裔；这幅作品将用于全州范围的120周年庆典。预热活动由 Hawaii News Now 的安娜丽莎·布尔戈斯（Annalissa Burgos）主持，活动联系人为阿尔弗雷多·G·埃万杰利斯塔（Alfredo G. Evangelista）。
菲律宾裔是夏威夷重要的族裔社区之一。这场跨越120年的纪念提醒人们，夏威夷的多元文化正是由一代代移民的劳动与坚守塑造而成。
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Maui Previews 120th Anniversary Celebration of Filipinos in Hawai'i on Oct. 25 Ahead of Dec. 20 Sakada Day Event
On Sunday, October 25, Maui, Hawai'i held a preview event building up to the celebration of the 120th anniversary of Filipinos in Hawai'i. The main celebration is set for December 20 — in 2015, then-Governor David Ige signed Act 007 into law, establishing December 20 as Sakada Day. The December event, themed “Sakada Sacrifices… Our Future,” is presented by the Bahay Kubo Heritage Foundation and Binhi at Ani.
The sakadas were the Filipino contract laborers who came to work on Hawai'i's sugar plantations, with the first group arriving in 1906. The preview event unveiled an original painting by Maui artist Philip Sabado, commissioned by Tante and Tilie Urban — both descendants of sakadas — which will be used as part of the statewide 120th anniversary celebration. Hawaii News Now's Annalissa Burgos hosted the preview event, and Alfredo G. Evangelista served as the contact for the event.
Filipinos are one of Hawai'i's major ethnic communities. The 120-year commemoration is a reminder that Hawai'i's multicultural character was shaped by the labor and perseverance of generations of immigrants.
Source: GSM·USA
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图片来源：毛伊岛怀卢库镇街景（Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 3.0） Wailuku town on Maui (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)
