Angeles Mangaser Avecilla
Filipino Hawaiian social worker, educator (1902–1975)
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Angeles Mangaser Avecilla (née Mangaser; 1902–1975), was a Filipino social worker, missionary, and educator in the Territory of Hawaii.[1][2][3] She was influential within the early Filipino community on the islands, specifically in Honolulu.
November 17, 1902
Angeles Mangaser–Avecilla
Angeles Mangaser Avecilla | |
|---|---|
| Born | Angeles Mangaser November 17, 1902 Philippines |
| Died | July 4, 1975 (aged 72) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Angeles M. Avecilla, Angeles Mangaser–Avecilla |
| Occupations | Social worker, educator |
| Spouse | Alfonso Ganaden Avecilla |
Avecilla came from the Philippines to Hawaii in 1932, working with the Hawaiian Board of Missions,[1] part of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM). In the 1930s, she worked as a social worker at the YWCA with Filipino women and girls in Hawaii.[4] She also directed the Filipino adult education courses in the adult education department of the University of Hawaiʻi.[2][5][6] Avecilla remained into Hawaii until 1955.[2]
