Founded in 1999, the Council of Filipino American Associations of Oregon and Southwest Washington is a “501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization” whose mission is:
To promote understanding and knowledge of the Philippines, the Filipino and Filipino-American community, by assisting and acting as coordinative and advisory agency for the various Filipino American organizations in their endeavors to advance educational, historical, literary, cultural aspects of the Philippines and its people; and
The Council will encourage affiliates to cooperate and collaborate on projects that help attain this goal; and
To assist members of the Council and affiliate organizations in advancing educational and charitable activities by acting as a clearing house of information vital to the understanding of the Philippines, the Filipino, and Filipino-American community.