Established in 2022
Bohol Circle Inc. is the first and oldest Filipino-American organization in the United States. Founded on September 21st,1936, Bohol Circle Inc. was created with the goal of helping Filipinos in the San Francisco Bay Area obtain a respectful burial after immigrating to the United States. After the death of Telofilo Torregosa, a young Filipino man, in 1935, 7 Filipinos: Roman Torregosa, Carl Caaganan, Dal Jayag, Gaudencio Guyot, Victor Cainia, Antonio Deloso, and Eleuterio Caagaanan, felt that the best way to help Filipino immigrants was to build an organization that serves as a financial safety net in the form of mutual aid should emergencies such as death occur. The organization was named after the island of Bohol, a Visayan island in the Philippines, from which all of the founders came. The "circle" symbolized their struggles by manifesting their bonds within a circle.
Bohol Circle Inc. found its home in Alameda in 1965 after pooling membership money to buy land. Creating a physical space for Filipino Americans who recently immigrated to the United States. Bohol Circle Inc. is a cultural mecca for the community. This excerpt is from the Jubilee (50th) Anniversary of Bohol Circle Inc., "Being located in the beautiful island City of Alameda, the clubs' first fifty years of its existence is a golden token to the unbreakable ties and friendship between Filipinos and the city of Alameda. The City of Alameda has always been kind to the various causes that Bohol Circle Inc. stands for. So it is a great honor to recognize and to express to the City of Alameda: you are our host city, and we (BCI Members) are so proud and honored to assist and entertain our fellow Filipinos from all over the San Francisco Bay Area and the city of Tagbilaran, Province of Bohol, Philippines in Alameda."
2901 5th Street, Alameda 94501 View Map
2901 5th Street , Alameda 94501
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