Filipino-American Month Celebration

Congratulations to SSU’s Faculty: Dr. Tem Bugarin! 

Dr. Tem Bugarin, 1995

Southern States University celebrates Filipino-American Month in October by highlighting and congratulating Dr. Tem Bugarin.  

As the former Commanding Officer of USS Saginaw, Dr. Bugarin is among the first high-ranking officers in the U.S. Navy of Filipino-American descent. Recently, Dr. Bugarin was invited to Washington, D.C. as part of several talks to honor Filipino-Americans. You can read more about his presentations in the links provided below:
 

• Highlighted in the Newsletter of the “Bataan Legacy Historical Society”, October 2022: https://2qgx5.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/mr/RpoIOeCC2NxRb6rumVaEhyCCd1U6fzoPaQOEs-wghgCMevQiKsVFXagdTNAIFDhsyckfA2k8xdB8Inv-B9S2AJpYYw2ogBbPrapDeDZUk92t_eXqh3GHxrEVxoDf6Ew5GMANgMrx  

• Highlighted in a YouTube Video of the “Bataan Legacy Historical Society”, https://youtu.be/1Up0kJw6FhQ  

• Presented in a Panel Discussion “From Stewards to Flag Officers-Filipinos in the U.S. Navy” at the National Museum of the US Navy, Washington, DC, October 19, 2022: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/news-and-events/events/pdiscussion-20221019.html?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=CELEBRATING%20FILIPINO%20AMERICAN%20HISTORY%20MONTH&utm_medium=email