Tour Guide Script
Bus Tours of Historic Filipinotown
Filipino American Library (FAL) August 2, 2008
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this script, please contact Jonathan Lorenzo, the FAL Administrator, at filamlibrary@sbcglobal.net or 213-382-0488.
GOAL: To answer the question – “What is Filipino about Historic Filipinotown?”
Important Notes for Bus Driver: - Maintain 15 mph at all times in both the residential and commercial areas. - It is OK to park at a red zone, just turn on the hazard lights. - The passengers will exit the bus at three different stops.
START at TEMPLE ST. & WESTLAKE AVE.
(Introduction) (Tour Navigator: Call Jonathan Yap on his cell phone at 323-275-7639 to tell him that we will arrive at Remy’s on Temple in about 10 minutes. If there’s no answer, then text him. Just in case, the phone number of Remy’s on Temple is 213-484-2884.) Now we’ll begin our Bus Tour of Historic Filipinotown. o The goal of this tour is to answer the question – “What is Filipino about Historic Filipinotown?” o For the next hour and a half, we will narrate the significance of particular sites, events, and individuals in and around Historic Filipinotown to present an historical overview of Filipinos in Los Angeles.
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- Throughout this tour we will also narrate the history of Filipinos in Los Angeles. o *** There are four distinct geographic areas through four waves of Filipino immigration to Los Angeles. *** 1. Little Manila 2. Bunker Hill 3. Temple-Beaudry Area 4. Temple-Beverly Corridor, which is now known as Historic Filipinotown
Jonathan Lorenzo FAL Administrator
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Updated: 8/5/2008
o At different parts of the tour, we will talk about each of these four waves in detail.
On August 2, 2002, the City Council of Los Angeles officially designated this 2.1 square mile area as “Historic Filipinotown.” o It was the result of a community-wide effort since the late 1970s. o The boundaries of Historic Filipinotown are the 101