Incorporating 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 MoreA partnership of local chefs, restaurateurs, small businesses and community organizations (SOMCAN, West Bay, United Playaz), launched the project and successfully raised over $149,000 from 1,314 donors, feeding 12,966 Frontline Health Workers & Scientists, & Communities Battling Covid-19. The project also amplified the alarming rate of Filipino healthcare workers being impacted by COVID-19 early on in the pandemic, garnering attention from the New York Times, amongst other news outlets. One study, cited by the New York Times, found that of nurses who died from Covid-19, Filipinos accounted for almost a third of them-- despite only making up 4% of nurses nationwide.
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 MoreNon-profit & incubator Kultivate Labs, illustrator & art director Andre Sibayan, and landscape practice CAMO Design Studio, are transforming a city-owned parking lot in SOMA Pilipinas into Kapwa Gardens — an upcoming art and wellness pop-up designed as a space for healing and economic opportunity for the Filipino American community in the midst of COVID-19. Construction is set to start this Fall.
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.
Read MoreIt has been a super informative process. The education we’re getting through this program is helping us to think about our external communication in a whole new light.
Read MoreI’m using new tech tools that I hadn’t utilized before, like Google Alerts, Google web analytics, Slack, and Zoom. I’m still working up the nerve to be on Twitter on a regular basis because now I know that’s where the journalists are.
Read MoreThe Pinays Rising Scholarship was created by Filipina Rapper Ruby Ibarra and Dr Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, to promote the continuation of higher education while excelling in the areas of arts (visual, performance/music, conceptual, etc.) and/or community service and activism.
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