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 Pilipinas
Filipino Americans Hope to Revive Cultural Neighborhood in San Francisco
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently gave SOMA Pilipinas a $100,000 “Our Town” arts grant that will go toward the Filipino Cultural Heritage District.
SOMA Pilipinas Recognized by CA as Cultural District
The cultural district gets state recognition. Check out some of our SOMA Pilipinas stories.
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.
Filipino Americans Make a New Name for Their San Francisco Neighborhood
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.