Event

Nurse Unseen Documentary: Screening + Conversation

Location
National Museum of American History
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Films
apa.si.edu

Nurse Unseen (2023, 93 min) explores the little-known history and humanity of Filipino and Filipino American nurses who have long been the backbone of the U.S. healthcare system.
 

Through personal stories and historical context, the film traces the colonial ties between the Philippines and the United States that shaped this workforce—and examines why Filipino nurses were disproportionately impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic while facing a rise in anti-Asian hate.
 

Blending intimate storytelling with urgent social history, the documentary brings visibility to an essential yet often overlooked community on the frontlines of care.

A panel conversation and audience Q&A will follow the screening, featuring:

  • Michele Josue (Director, Nurse Unseen)
  • Carlo Velayo (Producer, Nurse Unseen)
  • Nicole Guerzon (Pediatric Nurse)
  • Moderator: Hannah Dormido (Visual Journalist, Cartographer, Artist)

Guided tours of How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories will be offered before and after the screening.

  • Pre-screening tour: 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM (meet in the Taubman Gallery, 2 West)
  • Post-screening tour: 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM (meet iin the Taubman Gallery, 2 West)

On View At

Front view of the National Museum of American History with banners, flags, and a fountain in the foreground
National Museum of American History
Devoted to the scientific, cultural, social, technological, and political development of the United States, the museum traces the American experience from colonial times to the present.
Location
Washington, DC
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily
Museum

What's on View

How Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories
Presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, How Can You Forget Me explores the overlooked history of a trailblazing Filipino community in California from the 1910s to the 1970s through twenty-six steamer trunks found in 2005, . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
National Museum of American History
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Exhibitions