Aguman Capampangan Northwest USA
About Aguman Capampangan Northwest USA
The Aguman Capampangan Northwest USA is an association composed of Kapampangans, one of the major ethnic groups in the Philippines. The Aguman Capampangan Northwest USA Inc. is committed to serving the community as a non-profit Filipino–American organization based here in Portland. It began in 1996 as a social club composed of Pampangans in the area who felt a need for community and who wanted to nurture and strengthen the friendship they had with their cabalens.
The Aguman raises funds through yearly Christmas caroling and through its Luau events every mid-spring. It has promoted Philippine culture through Santa Cruzan events it has had for some time in the past. It has promoted Kapampangan culture especially their language through their partnership with the Akademyang Kapampangan International with which they jointly celebrate an annual La Naval Fiesta at Cascade Locks.
Despite its being new, the Aguman has already been able to accomplish what perhaps only a few organizations in the whole world have been able to. The series of medical dental missions it has sent to the Philippines since 1998 distinguishes it from other organizations in that it works for a humanitarian cause. In those missions, its delegates brought with them medical provisions procured from World Medical Relief Inc. Such missions, usually undertaken only by medical groups, captured the imagination of many.
Locations
Primary Office Location
21111 SW Scholls Sherwood Rd Sherwood OR 97140
(503) 510-7659
