Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/October 2018

Everyone is cordially invited to attend a Filipino American History Month-themed Edit a thon in Mira Mesa, San Diego. This should be the 34th Wikipedia meetup in San Diego County.

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Meetup details

 * Date: October 7, 2018
 * Start time: 12:30PM PST / 1230
 * End Time: 3:00PM PST / 1500
 * Location: Mira Mesa Branch Library
 * Official site

Getting there
Mira Mesa is between Interstate 805 and Interstate 15, and is in the northern part of San Diego. Public transportation is available from Downtown San Diego, as well as from the Escondido Transit Center.

Internal location

 * We shall be in the "Computer Lab"
 * The computer lab can accommodate fewer than two dozen people.
 * For those using computer lab computers, one will need to have a San Diego Public Library library card
 * Wifi should be available for those bringing their own laptops.

Hosts


Those interested in attending, who please include your name in the category that best fits:

Likely

 * This gives me a reason to come down from Los Angeles. --Sky Harbor (talk) 06:36, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Event goals

 * Improve articles within the scope of both Tambayan Philippines and WikiProject Asian Americans
 * Work on creating an article on Dawn Bohulano Mabalon
 * Improvement of the article History of Philippine nurses in the United States
 * Improvement of the article Telesforo Trinidad
 * Improvement of the article Angela Perez Baraquio
 * Work on Strike section of Delano grape strike
 * Work to get Philip Vera Cruz article to meet Good Article status
 * Create articles about the following:
 * Antonio Miranda Rodriguez
 * Benjamin Menor
 * David Mercado Valderrama
 * Exeter Anti-Filipino Riot
 * Filipino Labor Union Incorporated
 * Magdalena Leones (recurrently a redirect)
 * Manilatown, San Francisco
 * Philippine Enlistment Program
 * Ramon Reyes Lala
 * Yakima Valley Anti-Filipino Riot
 * Wenatchee Valley Anti-Filipino Riot

External link

 * Library event listing
 * Meetup.com event listing
 * Facebook event page