Welcome to the website of Katipunan, Filipino American Association of Maryland!

Katipunan was started and still exists because we care deeply about our Filipino heritage. In 1969, it was created to satisfy the thirst for Filipino culture, values and family get-togethers in the country that they adopted. The demographics have also changed from those few immigrants with their children. Today, those children have their own children -- the third generation Filipino-Americans; and now we also have the new "bayani" or heroes of the Philippines -- the overseas foreign workers with us. And to fit better into our means of today and the ever-changing community to which we belong, we have been going back to the "old" family and community values but we are constantly adding a 'modern" twist to it. The demographics may have changed, but the mission still stays the same.

Through the years, Katipunan has been helping and assisting others locally, and giving back to our countrymen in the Philippines; and as a fitting move, Katipunan was recently awarded its 501(c)3 designation. Together, help us promote a united and strong Filipino-American citizenry in Maryland and be counted as a community on the move.

We hope to see you and your family at some of the events that we have planned for you. The whole Katipunan family hopes you will find a home with us, where every Filipino and their family and friends belong!

Thank you for visiting us, please visit again and see what we are doing to make you proud of your Filipino heritage and the Filipino ties that bind us together. Salute the past, commit to the present and pledge to our future!

Sincerely,

Belle Santos-Owens

Come and celebrate
with us at
Fiesta Filipiniana 2009!