By design, The Village San Francisco — a recently announced social services, cultural & spiritual center envisioned by an inter-tribal coalition of Native American organizations, led by The Friendship House Association of American Indians — is increasing opportunities for American Indians living in the city to access public green space.
Read MoreSOMA Pilipinas celebrates five years as San Francisco’s Filipino Cultural Heritage District on Thursday, April 29, 2021, 4-6pm PST at new art and wellness pop-up Kapwa Gardens. The cultural heritage district honors the over 120-year Filipino history and living legacy of making home, celebrating culture, building community and fighting for economic and racial justice. Embodying the spirit of bayanihan, SOMA Pilipinas supports a community-in-action in the highly gentrified South of Market neighborhood — the technology capital of the world for the last decade.
Read MoreFilipina American chef and restaurateur Reina Montenegro will be launching a brick-and-mortar storefront for her online concept Chef Reina — formerly known as Nick’s Kitchen, Nick’s on Grand and Nick’s on Mission — at 33 Visitacion Avenue, Brisbane, CA 94005, on April 8, 2021 from 11am-8pm. Montenegro’s new space will include a to-go window for online orders, and a studio space for her to produce online cooking demos and other digital events. This launch marks a significant step toward Montenegro’s vision of introducing vegan Filipino comfort food to the masses and, ultimately, of culinary activism.
Read More“Dr. Kevin Nadal’s book is a must-read for anyone interested in the psychological experiences of Filipino Americans,” says Dr. E.J.R. David, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage and author of Brown Skin, White Minds: Filipino -/ American Postcolonial Psychology, among other books. “This book contains critical information and analyses that will be helpful for everyone, from the general public all the way to researchers, educators, and service providers who work with the Filipino American community.”
Read MoreBalay Kreative (‘Creative Home’) — a pop-up Filipino-American arts hub and cultural center led by Kultivate Labs — will open a pop-up workspace and studio to support artist grantees in Republika SF, a future artisan marketplace in SOMA Pilipinas. While COVID-19 has delayed Kultivate Lab’s ultimate goal of building an approximately 8,000 square-foot space with a visual arts gallery, a multi-purpose event space, food court and artist’s space by 2025, the pandemic challenged the organization to fulfill their mission to support local artists, with economic sustainability as a foundation.
Read MoreIncorporating ingredients from countries like Africa’s Fatalii Chilies and Mexico’s Morita Chili Peppers, Love Burn takes an international approach to their spice levels, not wanting to limit their recipes to the popular Ghost Pepper or Carolina Reaper. Love Burn is confident their chicken sandwiches are not only the hottest, but the tastiest and biggest in the Bay Area, boasting a ½ lb of chicken in each sandwich.
Read MoreThe Friendship House Association of American Indians, together with an inter-tribal coalition of organizations serving San Francisco’s Indigenous population, is preparing to launch The Village — a groundbreaking physical and cultural home in the United States by and for urban American Indians. The Village is a central hub that will be built on traditional knowledge, collective decision-making and collaborative practices to provide essential services, community resources and social connection for urban Native Americans, of which there are approximately 6,000 in San Francisco alone. For too long, Native Americans have been underserved and largely invisible, leading to disparities experienced by other communities of color.
Read MoreFilipinos Feed The Frontlines — a meal distribution & restaurant stabilization initiative by Kultivate Labs — is expanding to service frontline and essential workers in impacted Stockton communities beginning December 7, 2021. The campaign will be partnering with Little Manila Rising, Papa Urb, and Island Gourmet to deliver meals in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to the disproportionately impacted communities of Stockton
Read MoreFilipinos Feed the Frontlines — an ongoing, local meal distribution & restaurant stabilization initiative by Kultivate Labs — is partnering with an anonymous local donor who is contributing funds for 500 meals to frontline & essential workers, while providing financial relief to restaurants in San Francisco's Filipino Cultural District SOMA Pilipinas.
Read MoreFirst introduced at the historic 7 Mile House as a one night only pop up for Filipino American History Month (FAHM) four years ago, we wanted to share this recipe as a way to celebrate not only FAHM, but Artnelson’s 21 years as an educator at San Francisco’s Unified School District.
Read MorePopular Filipino vegan restaurant, Nick’s on Grand has closed their doors in South San Francisco due to the Coronavirus pandemic and is revamping as ‘Chef Reina’ through an online storefront www.chefreina.com. The delivery service will include care packages, dishes from their original menu, and pre-packaged Vegan Filipino “Meats”.
Read MoreKularts, San Francisco’s premiere presenter of contemporary and tribal Pilipinx arts in the United States, to bring forth ‘Lakbai Diwa,’ a multi-disciplinary project that explores ancestral oceanic culture of survival, resilience and prosperity. The project incorporates a film (to be released at a later date), street mural tour, and diasporic cultural ceremony that can be experienced outdoors in compliance with COVID-19 safety measures.
Read MoreWhile the COVID-19 pandemic has postponed AHOR exhibitions, including my solo show, I learned to adapt by promoting the online events through which I present AHOR, honing my writing skills through crafting photo essays and newsletters, intentionally using social media to share bits about my practice, and pitching my story to media outlets.
Read MoreAfter months of pivoting in the pandemic, serial restaurateurs Jason Angeles and Ronnie Taylor, partners in several Bay Area businesses have turned a corner, committing to a weekly monetary donation of $1,500 to the Bay Area’s #FilipinosFeedTheFrontlines campaign and support the program expansion to Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown (HiFi).
Read MoreFilipinx-American non-profit Kultivate Labs will host “UNDISCOVERED X,” a 2-day virtual gathering of Filipinx entrepreneurs, creatives and thought leaders, from October 17-18, 2020. With four virtual stages, four streaming hub cities, over 60 key guests and 50+ sponsor & vendor expo booths, “UNDISCOVERED X,” will showcase a range of Filipinx stories, art, music, panel discussions and more.
Read MoreThe creation of this virtual office redefines the world of co-working and social interaction in the tech space. Pinayista disrupts the platform, originally designed for virtual events, utilizing it to continue their efforts in community building.
Read MoreProfessor of Psychology, queer activist and author Dr. Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal publishes his latest book “Queering Law and Order”, a non-fiction book that examines how the criminal justice system affects lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people and offers recommendations for queering and disrupting the justice system.
Read More“With the help of over 1,000 donors from around the nation, we were able to hit our lofty goal of $100,000 to stabilize Filipino food businesses and send food to hard-hit communities and frontline health care workers. The only problem is that the crisis is not over. COVID-19 continues to decimate communities and the restaurant industry. Our model of community stabilization works, so we’re going to scale it nationwide, to support Filipino American restaurants across the country, and their respective communities,” shares Desi Danganan, Kultivate Labs Executive Director.
Read MoreI think the biggest lesson for me personally is that mindset is such a huge part of pitching yourself. Several years ago I did a lot of work to get over self-promotion, but after taking this workshop I realize that I still have some ways to go to get over artistic insecurity. I have been examining a lot of the limiting beliefs that are holding me back from diving into self-promotion.
Read MoreThe 2020 Pinays Rising scholarship attracted 115 applicants from across the United States, and raised over $16,000 in donations in just a few weeks.
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