Welcome to the Welga Digital Archive

The Welga Digital Archive focuses on preserving and presenting the broad aspects of the Filipino American experience. 

The Welga Project was officially merged into the Bulosan Center for Filipino American Studies, hosted at the UC Davis Asian American Studies Department. Please click this link to view the official press release. The Welga Digital Archive will serve as the digital research center for the initiative.  For reference questions, please contact Jason Sarmiento at ajsarmiento@ucdavis.edu. Please note that reference inquiries will generally be answered between 9am to 5pm during weekdays. 

In 2023, the Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies programs were transitioned into the Amado Khaya Foundation (https://amadokhaya.org/ https://www.capradio.org/articles/2023/10/16/after-5-years-bulosan-center-at-uc-davis-enters-new-chapter-outside-university/). For more information on the Bulosan Center, please visit our UC Davis web page at https://bulosancenter.ucdavis.edu/



RESEARCH FAQ
Question: Does the Bulosan Center house the Steffi Buenaventura Papers?

• No, the Steffi San Buenaventura Papers are housed at the UC Davis Library, Archives and Special Collections. Click this link to view the collection inventory. All requests should be made through Aeon (https://ucdlibrary.aeon.atlas-sys.com/logon). To learn how to make requests to Aeon, please see this tutorial.

Question: Does the Bulosan Center house Carlos Bulosan's Archive?

• No, Carlos Bulosan's personal papers and photographs are housed at the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. To view Bulosan's digitized items, please click this link.  To view the digital exhibit Author, Poet, and Worker: The World of Carlos Bulosan, please click this link. The Carlos Bulosan Centennial exhibit is housed in the Eastern Hotel at Seattle’s International District. For more information, please see this link.

Question: Does the Bulosan Center provide consulting services to help create my own archives?

• Although the Bulosan Center doesn't provide direct consultation, we have free, online webinar that will guide you in creating community and family archives through digital humanities platforms. To view the webinar, please see this link.