Unheard Voices of Care Lecture Series: Stories From the Past

Join us for a lecture and panel discussion explore the lives and stories of Filipino nurses in the US. Unheard Voices of Care Lecture Series: Stories From the Past July 11, 2026 1:00-3:00pm Doors at 12:30pm Free and open to the public About the Lecture: Love Stories: Current and former nurses will gather to share stories of romance and how they met and fell in love with their significant others. A cache of over 300 letters will be introduced into the exhibit’s collection, which already features a hand-drawn portrait of a nurse wearing her nursing cap by her fiancé and now husband. The drawing is called, “My Valentine.” Hosts of this session will be members of the Filipino American National Historical Society Greater Chicago Chapter. It was started on June 30, 2012, with the purpose of identifying, gathering, preserving and promoting the history and culture of Filipino Americans in the Greater Chicago area. Angel Abcede graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in journalism. He spent most of his professional career as a reporter for a business magazine targeting owners and operators of convenience stores. As a reporter, he examined trends in packaged goods, foodservice and fuel. He has won several business press awards for his journalistic achievements. In 2025, he published a novel about his mother and aunties who were all Filipino nurses. Ginger Leopoldo is an accomplished educator, actor, director, and community organizer. As a proud founding member of the Pintig Cultural Group and the founding Artistic Director of the Center for Immigrant Resources and Community Arts (CIRCA), she has dedicated her career to enriching the arts community. Ginger’s extensive work includes performing, directing, producing, and facilitating theatre productions and workshops for audiences of all ages. She has been instrumental in developing a youth heritage curriculum that utilizes an integrated theatre arts workshop methodology and actively facilitates…