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…
Read MoreElenita 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…
Read MorePinay 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…
Read MoreA. 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…
Read MoreMatthew Espina Harris is a San Francisco-based musician and cultural researcher. He is a proud member of Agos Rondalla and is a student of traditional Kulintang music, having learned from numerous mentors in California and the Philippines...
Read MoreFrancis 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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