Posts tagged honoringancestors
The Sampaguitas: Reviving Legacy + Memory Through Harmony

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Sampaguitas sing Filipino folk songs and originals in three-part harmony. Drawing influences from folk, blues, doo-wop girl groups, and the Filipinx-American diaspora, Jenevieve Francisco, Cristina Ibarra, and Aireene Espiritu share music from their roots and explore what it means to be in a “third culture” between worlds…

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The Real 'Oakland Ilokana' Story: Lola Marie Rivera Yip and Elenita Makani O'Malley Heal Through Intergenerational Storytelling

Elenita Makani O’Malley is a queer Filipina-Irish American film producer born and raised in the East Bay. In her day job, Elenita uses video to unpack complex narratives about the planet, the universe, + the tools scientists are developing to solve our world's challenges. She's worked for Stanford University, the American Museum of Natural History, + more…

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“Yes Vibes” to “No Vibes, Just Plans”: Pinay Voltron’s Guide to Balancing Music, Identity, + Community Building

Pinay Voltron is a vibrant, multi-generational collective of Pinay + Queer musicians from the Bay Area, CA. With over a decade of experience each, they span genres from Filipino cultural sounds to R&B, Soul, Rock, Hip-Hop, and Jazz…

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Allan Samson Manalo: Grief, Love, Identity, + Everything “In Bituin”

A. Samson Manalo is a Filipino American writer, director, producer, and stand-up comic, who has performed throughout 46 States and 3 countries. Along with his wife Joyce, he ushered in the Filipinx era of Bindlestiff Studio, a San Francisco black box theater in the heart of SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural District

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Francis Garcia: Bridging Accessibility, Art, + Education w/ Baybayin Flashcards

Francis Garcia was born and raised in the Bay Area. In 2018, he graduated with a Bachelor’s in Cinema at SF State. He has always been passionate about the many forms of visual arts. He’s a Baybayin artist and an avid practitioner of Filipino Martial Arts...

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