Bricks for St. Malo and Manila Village Markers

For a $100 donation, you can purchase an 8 x 4 x 2 brick that will be part of a patio around St. Malo or Manila Village historical markers. You can personalize the brick so that you and a loved one will be forever associated with the historical marker and the Filipino settlement at St. Malo and Manila Village. Click here to order your brick.

St. Malo Blessing of the Bricks

October 7, 2023

Bricks for St. Malo Fundraiser

A bricklaying project to enhance the St. Malo historical marker in St. Bernard Parish

Background Story

In the first half of the 19th century, Filipino sailors established a village on the southern shore of Lake Borgne on a site previously settled by Native Americans and Maroons. By the mid-19th century, St. Malo was the largest fishing village on the lake and a symbol of the growing Filipino presence in Louisiana.

Calling all Filipino Americans!

On behalf of the Filipino-American communities in Louisiana, the Honorary Consul Robert Romero invites you all to help us memorialize St. Malo, the first permanent Filipino settlement in the USA!

Bricks for St. Malo and Manila Village Markers

Bricks for St. Malo Fundraiser

A bricklaying project to enhance the St. Malo historical marker in St. Bernard Parish

Calling all Filipino Americans!

On behalf of the Filipino-American communities in Louisiana, the Honorary Consul Robert Romero invites you all to help us memorialize St. Malo, the first permanent Filipino settlement in the USA!

To register a brick in your name and learn more about this project,

scan the QR code or click here.