Manilatown Heritage Foundation

Please join us for our first Club Mandalay of the year! Carlos Zialcita is back with Manilatown Music one June 5th where he will talk with members of our house ensembles The Autonomous Region and Kultura Kapwa about their latest joint creation, "Ullalim-Sugilanon".

We would like to recognize those who recognize us in the Arts & Cultural community. It also goes to show for our small yet mighty organization how far our impact and reach is. We would like to thank the very prestigious consulting and marketing firm, Capacity Interactive - Digital Marketing Consulting for the Arts of New York City for recognizing and featuring Manilatown Heritage Foundation last month. Capacity Interactive is the premier digital marketing consulting firm ...for the arts. They help clients engage audiences, build community and market smarter. At Capacity Interactive, they also are committed to becoming an Anti-Racist organization in all areas of their internal and external work. This commitment is grounded in a belief that change is possible, and the acknowledgement that this work is and will be ongoing. Some of their clients just to name a few are a slew of prestigious organizations that we are so proud to be in community with; - Alvin Ailey American Dance - American Ballet Theater - American Conservatory Theater - The Apollo - Atlantic Acting School - Baryshnikov Arts Center - Berkeley Rep - Boston Ballet - Boston Children's Chorus - Broadway.com - Carnegie Hall - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Cincinnati Art Museum - Educational Theatre Association - Friends of the National Zoo - International Festival of Arts and Ideas - Jazz at Lincoln Center - La Jolla Playhouse - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - New York City Ballet -The Kennedy Center - San Diego Opera - San Diego Rep - San Francisco Conservatory of Music - San Francisco Opera - San Francisco Symphony - New York Academy of Art - New York City Ballet - New York City Center - New York Theatre Workshop - The Joyce Theater - The Kennedy Center - The Moth - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - The National Ballet of Canada - The New 42nd Street - Oregon Shakespeare Festival - The Pasadena Playhouse - The Public Theater - TheatreWorks Silicon Valley - Pratt Fine Arts Center - Public Art Fund - Round House Theatre - Royal Court Theatre - Yale Repertory Theatre Please join us in thanking them in spreading the word about our organization and the work we do within not only the Fil-Am and AAPI communities but that our legacy and history should be known and shared worldwide too. In Gratitude, The MHF Board, Staff, and Team #CreativeInteractive #digitalmarketingagency #DigitalArts #Marketing #SocialMedia #SocialMediaMarkting #Analytics #AntiRacist #SocialJustice #FilAmHistory #AAPI #AAPIHistory #AsianAmericanPacificIslanderHistory #CaliforniaHistory #AmericanHistory https://www.facebook.com/139859929019/posts/10158975272284020/

This is board member, Eleanore Fernandez, sharing a meaningful connection, as we all continue to speak-up about Asian attacks. I met many caring community leaders at the C100 S.F. Chinatown Community Renaissance kick-off meeting. A dozen personally welcomed me, too just as I was about to leave at the end of this event. As I was going out the door, Mr. Carl Chan from the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce said some kind words to me about a statement I made at the meeting, ...about telling our stories, that we worked hard alongside each other in our neighborhoods for years. He wished me well for the community work I am trying to do. I only told him if I can have the courage & strength of heart he has shown, even within this week, I will continue to be as passionate as him. If you didn't hear in the local Bay Area news, Carl just last week was attacked, the assailant hurled racial slurs at him before hitting him on his head, as he was walking in Oakland to visit an elderly Asian man who was also assaulted. He had fallen, blacked out for a moment, had the presence of mind enough to snap a pic of him as he walked away. So, because of that pic,the police were able to I.D. him and arrest the man. Yet, here he was days after that terrible incident, in the room with us all. I admire him for always being vocal and standing up for what is decent and right in protecting our elders and making us aware of these assaults in Oakland. I asked him if he was doing okay and he just said he is just fine, just bruises, don't worry, we are all just helping. Also, he said he is always going to remember me the next time he sees me because his wife's name is Eleanore, too. He said that everyone loves "Eleanors/ Eleanores" I am inspired by selfless, brave leaders like him. It shores me up, mentally bolsters me for this work we do. I will continue to pray for his safety, too. His presence and our brief conversation motivates me to do more and keep our voices heard. #Chinatown #ChinatownOaklandChamberofCommerce #StopAPPIHate #CarlChan Committee of 100 More about Carl's recent attack; https://www.ktvu.com//president-of-oaklands-chinatown-cham

We would like to thank David Lei, Vice Chairman with the Chinese American Community Foundation (http://www.chineseamericancf.org) and also Chairman with the Chinese Performing Arts Foundation for inviting Manilatown Heritage Foundation to the Committee of 100/ C100 and the Asian Pacific Islander Council Asian Pacific Islander Council Chinatown Renaissance 2021 Initiative at Victory Memorial Hall at 827 Stockton Street this past Tuesday. It was compromised of over 60 leaders... in business, community based orgs, non-profits like us, and civic leaders brought together to come up with ideas to revitalize Chinatown post-COVID and develop a unified grant proposal seeking new and incremental foundation funding for Chinatown revitalization projects in San Francisco and other major American cities. It was their kick-off meeting and very much appreciate David's warm introduction of our organization and his memories of the I-Hotel manongs when he was a teen. His story about playing pool with them was uniquely Manilatown. We hope to hear more personal histories like the ones David shared to get a sense of the close ties our manongs/ Fil-Ams had with the Chinese American community in the past. Also, that we still should have now today. This year the impact of the pandemic, shutdowns, and anti-Asian xenophobia has had a big economic impact in Chinatown and therefore, now is the time that we need to all come together as good neighbors to help each other during these tough economic times. The speakers at the event were David Lei, Jane Chin, co-chair for the BOD of the Chinatown Community Development Center and formerly the Interim Director of the Chinese Historical Society of America, Attorney Nancy Yu with the Chinatown Merchants United Association, Buck Gee with the Chinatown Business Consortium, and Dan Lee with the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. #SFChinatown #SanFranciscoChinatown #SFChinatownRenaissanceInitiative #Revitalization #COVID19 #EconomicImpacts #EconomicDownturn #StopAPPIHate #Xenophobia #Grants #Funding #WorkTogether #BuildABetterChinatown #ManilatownHeritageFoundation #ManilatownCenter #IHotel #InternationalHotel #Manilatown #GoodNeighbors #Neighborhood #BelovedCommunity Committee of 100

Manilatown Heritage Foundation celebrates AAPI/ Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May with all our diverse, creative, innovative, and resilient artists, educators, activists, and thought leaders all month and each day. We recognize we are fortunate to be in a community where the role of advocacy, education, art, and music is seen as vital in building up our society. We invite you to also share your stories, histories, and art with us this month. Tell us how... you will recognize our flourishing AAPI cultures and people. We will post what enriches us within our community throughout this month, we hope you can share with us, too. Click on the video: Kultura Kapwa playing "Binalig" The I-Hotel's House Kulintang Ensemble "Kultura Kapwa" playing "Binalig", a traditional Maguindanao kulintang song from the Southern Philippines. (Original post from January 27, 2020 at https://www.facebook.com/ManilatownHeritageFoundation/videos/524610871515982) #AAPIHeritageMonth #AsianAmericanandPacificIslanderHeritageMonth #FilAm #FilpinoAmerican #FilipinaAmerican #FilipinxAmerican #ManilatownHeritageFoundation #InternationalHotel #IHotel #Manilatown #Celebrate #Diversity #Art #Culture #Education #Music #AndStillWeRise #LongLiveManilatown #WeWontMove

Note from Eleanore Fernandez, board member with MHF; If we could ever say we have an instant family/ real pamilya then it would be this tight crew right here. Ladies & gents, all the props and shine go to this amazing group of folks who all through this pandemic year make-up the engine that run the International Hotel Manilatown Center via Manilatown Heritage Foundation. All the virtual events would not have been possible from b.t.s./ behind-the-scenes, without from the firs...t photo, (L to R) Sheryl Maria Fontanilla , Jibril Alvarez , Tony Remington, (me, Eleanore), Caroline Julia Cabading ,Marielle Concejo,and Chet Canlas. Without them, we could not have brought all these worthwhile events, discussions, panels, and watch parties without their planning, organization, quick thinking, and know-how. They are our production team, photographers, camera, lights, musicians, artists, customer service reps, techies, A/V, and plain super humans who work so hard and at same time, play hard when we broke bread and celebrated"face-to-face-all-of-us-vaccinated-time" last night at Caroline's fave Italian spot, TOMMASO's. Please show them some love because they are unsung over the years with the organization and we need to give props where props are due. This is the small and mighty team and they get it done I have nothing but love for each of them. #SquadGoals #BehindTheScenes #Staff #ProductionTeam #LightsCameraAction #ManilatownHeritageFoundation #IHotel #InternationalHotel #Teamwork #Dreamwork #ManyHands #LightWork

The World Premiere of Lumpia with a Vengeance is TODAY! See the schedule below. Congrats to Patricio Ginsela & his entire cast, crew, and team @kidheroes @ajxy @carloricafort @leroid.david @lovethatlumpia ... @insaver.best #BELIEVE #Repost @lumpiamovie WORLD PREMIERE of LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE Schedule of Events 3pm PST THE RED CARPET PRE-SHOW presented by @llhawaiianbbq @filamcreative https://www.twitch.tv/lumpiamovie 3pm PST THE GREEN ROOM presented by @KumuPH Follow us on Kumu @LumpiaMovie 5pm PST THE PREMIERE SCREENING @HIFFHawaii Hawai‘i International Film Festival Ticketholders only - http://bit.ly/lumpiapremiere 7pm PST THE CAST & CREW Q&A @HIFFHawaii Hawai‘i International Film Festival FREE - http://bit.ly/lumpiahiffqa 8pm PST THE AFTERPARTY Presented by @iamslammin https://www.twitch.tv/iamslammin #LumpiaPremiere #LumpiaWithAVengeance #filipinoamerican #pinoyfood #lumpiamovie #lumpia #representationmatters #HIFF #diversitymatters #asianrepresentation #supportindiefilm #independentmovie #filmfestivals #indiefilmmaker #crowdfunding #kickstarter #filipinx #lumpia #believe #filam #dalycity #filipinofoodmovement #kidheroesproductions #xylophonefilms #asamcreatorrollcall #filamcreatorrollcall #representationmatters #hawaii #HIFF40 #worldpremiere

Please join us TONIGHT Friday, Nov. 6th at 6:15 PM for another evening of Dinner Jazz at Club Mandalay, the Manilatown Heritage Foundation's Virtual Jazz Club! Emcee Carlos Zialcita will be starting this evening off with some local jazz history followed by a set of jazz standards by the I-Hotel’s house band, The Autonomous Region. Holding it down with vocalist Caroline Cabading will be Raymond Bambao on Bass, Chris Planas on guitar, Harold Ohashi on Drums and Imanuel Junaedy on piano. #ClubMandalay #ManilatownHeritageFoundation #Jazz #JazzStandards #AutonomousRegion #Houseband

CLUB MANDALAY ~ Tonight at 6PM Pacific Time is the latest segment of Manilatown's tribute to the era of the Forbidden City and Club Mandalay in the Chinatown / Manilatown district of San Francisco. The in-house jazz band - The Autonomous Region with vocalists Caroline Cabading and Raymond Calica Bambao with be featured along with Carlos Zialcita as your host. Gonna be fun - Join Us! https://www.facebook.com/events/353073619252684

This is LUMPIA the Movie's origin story. Discover how all this #LumpiaMovie madness started. Posted online here for the first time is our 2004 doc ORIGIN OF LUMPIA Full video LINK IN BIO #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #LumpiaTheMovie #Lumpia #KidHeroes #PatricioGinsela ... Manilatown MovieTime Presents "LUMPIA" by Manilatown Heritage Foundation $10 Tickets Sat, Nov 14, 2020, 6:00 PM PST Please join us for a "LUMPIA" Online Watch Party & Community Discussion! Please join the Manilatown Heritage Foundation for an OnlineManilatowm MovieTimeWatch Party of the filmLUMPIAfollowed by a Community Discussion with the LUMPIA Director,Patricio Ginelsa. Upon registration on EventBrite you will receive a link to watch the film at 6pm and another link to join the Panel Discussion at 7:30pm. Written and directed by Patricio Ginelsa Jr., LUMPIA (2003) takes you back to the late-90s where tension is at an all-time high in Fogtown High School. This becomes the setting for a low-budget movie taken to new heights. Shot in Daly City over a period of six years, this genre-spoofing film delightfully gets out of hand with Leroid David’s deft cartoon panels framing the action and setting the tone for Patricio Ginelsa’s street-level affectionate look at kid-culture among Filipino immigrants. Grab your tix at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/manilatown-movietime-presents- #filipinoamerican #pinoyfood #filipinofoodmovement #pinoyfoodie #lumpia #dalycity #representationmatters #diversitymatters #asianrepresentation #asamcreatorrollcall #supportindiefilm #IndependentMovie #filmfestivals #quarantinelife #quarantineandchill #indiefilmmaker #ManilatownHeritageFoundation #ManilatownMovieTime #Repost @lovethatlumpia #inrepostme @insaver.best @ihmanilatown @lumpiamovie @kidheroes @leroid.david @ajxy @autonomousregion

On pins and needles waiting for election results? Let Club Mandalay relieve this week's stress with a little Dinner Jazz broadcast from the International Hotel Manilatown Center. Please join us this Friday, November 6th at 6:15pm for a FREE live music set hosted by Carlos Zialcita and featuring the musicians of the I-Hotel's house band, The Autonomous Region: Raymond Calica Bambao on bass, Harold Ohashi on drums, Chris Planas on guitar, Caroline Cabading on vocals and Imanue...l Junaedy on piano. Hope to see you there! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/club-mandalay-presents-dinner-

LUMPIA ~ More then ever we need something to soothe our nerves and our soul at this critical moment. When the Election is all over in a few days - we'll be able to breathe again. Go see LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE The World Premiere of "Lumpia With A Vengeance" - directed by Patricio Ginelsa is on NOV 7 at 3:00 PM Honolulu Time. The film will be making its nationwide virtual world premiere as an official selection of the 40th edition of the Hawai'i International Film Festival. T...he Manilatown Heritage Foundation and Manilatown MovieTime is extremely proud of Patricio and this accomplishment. To get more information and to reserve your seat go to http://lumpiamovie.com/news/article/?id=632180604451110900 Lumpia Movie Carlos Zialcita Oscar Peñaranda Ddla Asun Jibril Alvarez Caroline Julia Cabading Marielle Concejo Chet Canlas Estella Habal Carmencita Nerpiol Monteclaro Choy Tony Remington Patricio Alicaway Ginelsa LeRoid David Carlo Ricafo See more

Remember, Recover, Reclaim with Dr. Estella Habal: Resilience and Relevance by Manilatown Heritage Foundation Sat., Nov 21, 2020, 1:00 PM PST Please join us for Resilience and Relevance: A Discussion on the 1968 San Francisco State Strike and the 1969 College of Ethnic Studies... Please join us in our third discussion in the Remember, Recover, Reclaim series, hosted by Dr. Estella Habal. This series remembers our Filipino-American community members who labored, organized, worshipped, danced, lived and died in San Francisco’s Manilatown neighborhood and beyond. This program recovers these stories to reclaim our heritage. Our November 21st program will discuss the little known but salient and pivotal role of Filipino American students in the most successful campus strike in United States history and the creation and growth of the discipline of Ethnic Studies and the first College of Ethnic Studies in the nation. We will be speaking to leaders who protested, built the curriculum and fought to maintain it. Joining Dr. Habal will be a founding member of SFSU's Pilipino American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE) and the longest serving Judge of the Superior Court of San Francisco County, The Hon. Ronald Quidachay, Author and Federal Demographer Juanita Tamayo Lott , San Francisco State University Professor of Asian-American Studies Daniel Phil Gonzales, and Ethnic Studies students Sheryl Fontanilla and Marielle Concejo. We look forward to having you join us for this FREE Family-Friendly program. #PACE #SanFranciscoState #SFState #UCBerkeley #ThirdWorldLiberationFront #TWLF #EthnicStudies #ManilatownHeritageFoundation #MHF #IHotel #InternationalHotel RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/x/remember-recover-reclaim-with-

This is starting now under an hour, 6 PM Pacific and 9 PM Eastern. You can watch it on YouTube at https://youtu.be/muIbt6Ir2YE brought to you by The GFN Channel Happy last day of Filipino American History Month! Again, honored that Manilatown Heritage Foundation is receiving a TOFA Award with this esteemed list of fellow Fil Ams! Maraming salamat again Elton Lugay @elton_lugay founder of TOFA and Arnold Pedrigal with GFN! ... Excited! Thanks so much again! #TOFA #TheOutstandingFilipinosInAmericaAwards #100MostInfluentialFilipinoAmericans #FAHM #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth #FAHM2020

From Manilatown Board President & Chair, Eleanore Fernandez; Maraming salamat to reporter Manzel Delacruz and the team at Positively Filipino its founder and publisher Mona Lisa Yuchengco for this article, writing how Manilatown Heritage Foundation is reinventing its direction while staying the course in holding-up the legacy of the I I-Hotel during these challenging, unprecedented times and especially during COVID-19. We appreciate your reporting and the detailed article. Ta...Continue reading

Wow! Founder of TOFA, Elton Lugay @elton_lugay fit each awardee in one flyer! So impressive! Again, Manilatown Heritage Foundation 's staff and board are so honored to be included. We can't wait to watch Elton. This list is just inspiring! Check out these individuals, some of these amazing Pinoys and Pinays we happen to know, too! We feel blessed to know some of these amazing awardees, as well. Watch the TOFA Awards/ The Outstanding Filipinos in America Awards on Face...book and Youtube this Saturday, Oct. 31st at 9 PM ET friends! Way to end Filipino American History Month! We may dress-upfancy that evening for it #TOFA #TheOutstandingFilipinoinAmericaAwards #Inquirer #InquirerNET #PhilippineInquirer Also, again HUGE SALAMAT to the Manilatown Heritage Foundation Board, Elder Board, and staff who have been there for so many years keeping the International Hotel/ I-Hotel legacy lit. This award is mostly for Caroline Julia Cabading, Oscar Peñaranda, Carlos Zialcita, Annie Panlibuton-Barnes, Carmencita Nerpiol Monteclaro Choy, Jibril Alvarez, Marielle Concejo, Chet Canlas, Estella Habal, Tony Remington, and the late great, Bill Sorro's son who isn't on social media, Desu Sorro. Please give them all the props, as I told them this year, they all have done tremendous work over the years and TOFA is shining a light on them and their efforts in this meaningful way. Thank-you Elton and TOFA for elevating our work!

Please join us on Friday, Nov. 6th at 6:15 PM for another evening of Dinner Jazz at Club Mandalay, the Manilatown Heritage Foundation's Virtual Jazz Club! Emcee Carlos Zialcita will be starting this evening off with some local jazz history followed by a set of jazz standards by the I-Hotel’s house band, The Autonomous Region. Holding it down with vocalist Caroline Cabading will be Raymond Bambao on Bass, Chris Planas on guitar, Harold Ohashi on Drums and Imanuel Junaedy on piano. #ClubMandalay #ManilatownHeritageFoundation #Jazz #JazzStandards #AutonomousRegion #Houseband

Go see LUMPIA WITH A VENGEANCE Yup. That's right. What good is a great movie if there isn't an ever better sequel. The World Premiere of "Lumpia With A Vengeance" - also directed by Patricio Ginelsa is on NOV 7th at 3:00 PM Honolulu Time. The film will make its nationwide virtual world premiere as an official selection of the 40th edition of the Hawai'i International Film Festival. The Manilatown Heritage Foundation and Manilatown MovieTime is extremely proud of Patricio a...nd this accomplishment. To get more information and to reserve your seat go to http://lumpiamovie.com/news/article/?id=632180604451110900 Lumpia Movie See more

Manilatown MovieTime presents Lumpia on Sat., Nov. 14th, 6 PM Please join us for the "Lumpia" Online Watch Party and Community Discussion Please join the Manilatown Heritage Foundation for an Online Manilatown MovieTime Watch Party of the film LUMPIA followed by a Community Discussion with the LUMPIA Director, Patricio Ginelsa.... Written and directed by Patricio Ginelsa Jr., LUMPIA (2003) takes you back to the late-90s where tension is at an all-time high in Fogtown High School. This becomes the setting for a low-budget movie taken to new heights. Shot in Daly City over a period of six years, this genre-spoofing film delightfully gets out of hand with Leroid David’s deft cartoon panels framing the action and setting the tone for Patricio Ginelsa’s street-level affectionate look at kid-culture among Filipino immigrants. The plot centers on the conflict between established immigrants, shown here entrenched with a straight-outta-Compton attitude, and the more naive islanders fresh off the boat. For those not familiar with the term "F.O.B.", the term is a negative term given to Filipinos who have recently immigrated to America from the Philippines. For many Filipinos, and depending where you live, there has always been tension among Filipino Americans towards Filipino immigrants. It can be the differences of clothing style, speaking in the native language instead of English, or whatever reason Filipino Americans have used against Filipino immigrants. Unfortunately, this is something that many Filipinos have seen and experienced but "LUMPIA" shows that unity amongst our community members is important, and has to be advocated for. The cast features a newly-named James (Francis Custodio) and his nerdy crew who are always in danger from big cheese Tyrone (Edward Baon), but all James wants to do is get with cute Kelly (Elizabeth Mendoza), while a slow R&B tune plays whenever she appears. The FOBs have a protector, the Silent Avenger (mustachioed Carlos Baon) who has, as a snack or a weapon, lumpia,our world-famous, deep-fried eggrolls. #LUMPIA #lumpiawithavengeance #ManilatownHeritageFoundation #ManilatownMovieTime #DalyCity #Bullying #comingofagemovie #FilAm EVENTBRITE (RSVP HERE): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/manilatown-movietime-presents- FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/276057556876868/ Manilatown.org EVENTS: manilatown.org/events/#movie Donations: paypal.me/manilatown "Manilatown Heritage Foundation accepts donations of any amount. Please indicate in the Note that you would like your donation to go towards the Manilatown MovieTime program."

Please join us for our next REMEMBER, RECOVER, RECLAIM with DR. ESTELLA HABAL program on November 21st at 1pm when we present RESILIENCE AND RELEVANCE, a discussion about the little known but salient and pivotal role of Filipino American students in the most successful campus strike in United States history and the creation and growth of the discipline of Ethnic Studies and the first College of Ethnic Studies in the nation. We will be speaking to leaders who protested, built the curriculum and fought to maintain it.