“I feel that there are narratives of the Filipino experience that tend to get told a lot. I think those are important, but I think especially for this season, we are really trying to dive a little bit deeper. It’s not just about being a Filipino person, it’s really about being a person and finding your place in the world.”
Highlighting Filipino American filmmakers at CAAMFest 2018!
Your chance to win a children’s book package, including the new book by late historian Dawn Bohulano Mabalon and Gayle Romasanta, and illustrated by Andre Sibayan, about the Filipino American farmworker and leader.
This month, we’ll be highlighting Filipino American community leaders.
The cultural district gets state recognition. Check out some of our SOMA Pilipinas stories.
The school has a long history of providing Filipino language and culture to San Francisco students.
“I think the visibility of Filipio Americans is now coming to the forefront because we’re finally realizing, we have really arrived.” – Alleluia Panis, Kularts
Bindlestiff was a second home to many Filipinos and had become a multi-generational cultural hub, a beloved and important space within the community.
Dive deeper into “We Like It Like That” documentary with filmmaker, culture and music influencers, including Joe Bataan and Oliver Wang.
San Francisco’s South of Market area is known for swank tech-company offices, gleaming luxury apartments, a baseball park with breathtaking views of the bay. Few know that it was also home to one of the country’s earliest Filipino communities.
“Finally, I decided, I am not a doctor. I am going into my profession, which was dance.”
“I wasn’t faced with a lot of obstacles in being in the arts. It was always something that was very supported by my parents.”