StoryCorps: Filipino American History in San Francisco’s SOMA
Bernadette Sy and Teresa Yanga talk about the founding of the Bayanihan Community Center, and Rico Riemedio and Tim Figueras chat about the changing SoMa neighborhood.
SOMA StoryCorps
StoryCorps: Rudy Corpuz Jr. of United Playaz Shares Memories of Growing up in SoMa
An activist shares memories of growing up in a neighborhood now designated the SoMa Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District, and about the violence-prevention youth nonprofit he founded.
StoryCorps: Exploring Filipino Arts in SoMa
“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
StoryCorps: Exploring Filipino Arts in SoMa through Bindlestiff Studios
Bindlestiff was a second home to many Filipinos and had become a multi-generational cultural hub, a beloved and important space within the community.
StoryCorps: Carlos Carvajal and Four Generations of Filipinos in the Arts
“Finally, I decided, I am not a doctor. I am going into my profession, which was dance.”