Helen Agcaoili Summers Brown

Helen Agcaoili Summers Brown (May 16, 1915 - January 25, 2011), also known as Auntie Helen, was a Filipino-American teacher and librarian, and the founder of the Pilipino American Reading Room and Library.[1][2] She was born in Manila to a Filipino mother and an Anglo father, and moved to America after her graduation from Manila Central High School.[1] She then studied at Pasadena Junior College, and later earned a master's degree from University of California, Los Angeles.[1] Subsequently she became a teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District.[1]

She opened the Pilipino American Reading Room and Library in 1985, and served as the librarian for it.[2][3][4][5] This library was created by her adding to the private library collection her father had started.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "In Memoriam: Helen Brown, 95". LA as Subject. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  2. 1 2 "'Auntie's' Pride and Joy : 'Loving librarian' Helen Brown, 80, shares her passion for her Filipino heritage with the public through her library. : HEARTS of the CITY / Exploring attitudes and issues behind the news - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 1996-01-10. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  3. ↑ Doherty, Jake (27 June 1993). "Temple-Beaudry: A Treasure-Trove of Philippine History". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Florante Peter Ibanez; Roselyn Estepa Ibanez (2009). Filipinos in Carson and the South Bay. Arcadia Publishing. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-7385-7036-5.
  5. ↑ Kang, K. Connie (10 January 1996). "'Auntie's' Pride and Joy : 'Loving librarian' Helen Brown, 80, shares her passion for her Filipino heritage with the public through her library. : HEARTS of the CITY / Exploring attitudes and issues behind the news". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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