Filipino Diaspora Part III

image by england hidalgo

i'm honored to be part of this photography and art exhibit at the manila town in san francisco. nancy hom curated the show. i showed with her at the berkeley arts festival gallery maybe about 4 years ago. we talked a bit about doing an exhibit and it took 4 years to materialize.

we had a panel discussion that i was nervous about but everything went okay because i just wrote and read my speech. there were about 50 to 60 people at the discussion. i intended my talk to be very clear and i guess they understood because no questions were asked after.

arvin flores is a fellow member of kwatro kantos. http://sitekreator.com/curatorialprojects/main.html
he's very articulate and i'd like to thank arvin for doing most of the talking. he's also the main writer in our group.



i have met ric rocamora a few years back at pusod, berkeley and i like his work on creating awareness on the plight of filipino ofws and veterans. he and his photographs were featured in pbs regarding the filipino veterans.

the i-hotel is historic regarding filipino-americans. this hotel became the symbol of our struggle here in the land of plenty and i'm excited to be part of this even if i was years late. that struggle happened in the seventies. the original building was demolished and all the chinese and filipino tenants were literraly dragged outside the building.



i'm not sure how it got built again but i can say that it's a great space for showcasing filipino artists. we need this badly and thanks to all the people who got this going again.



the exhibit will be up until december 31 so please come by. here are some details...

‘The Filipino Diaspora Part III: International’

EVENT: Exhibition presented by Manilatown Heritage Foundation

DESCRIPTION: Photographs by Rick Rocamora and Vic Valbuena Bareng; artwork by Mel Vera Cruz, England Hidalgo, Arvin Flores and Sharon Hing.

DETAILS: Oct. 13, 4-6 p.m. (opening reception), Oct. 13-Dec. 31 (exhibition), 1-6 p.m. (Tues.-Sat.), Manilatown Heritage Foundation, 953 Mission St., Ste. 30, San Francisco.

Oct. 27, 2007 730pm Sat - open mic

Nov. 9, 2007 Fri 730pm - Film premier: Bill Sorro: His life and activism

Nov. 14, 2007 7 - 9 pm wednesday - Book launch: God of luck and new edition of wooden fish songs
by Ruthanne Lum McCunn

Dec. 5, 2007 Wednesday 7pm - Film screening: Bloodlines

CONTACT: (415) 777-1130, mhf@manilatown.org, manilatown.org