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The premiere presenter of tribal and contemporary Pilipino arts. $$PLAIN_TEXT_PREVIEW$$
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WE STRONGLY CONDEMN THE RECENT ATTACKS
AND MURDERS OF MEMBERS OF OUR ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
ACROSS THE NATION We grieve the victims of the shooting in Atlanta on March 16, 2021: Daoyou Feng, 44
Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33
Elcias R. Hernandez-Ortiz, 30
Hyun Jung Grant, 51
Paul Andre Michels, 54
Soon Chung Park, 74
Suncha Kim, 69
Xiaojie Tan, 49
Yong Ae Yue, 63 We denounce the ongoing violence against our Asian American elders. We stand with the community against anti-Asian bias related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing racism and violence against Asians. __________________ Support the victims’ families in Atlanta
Sign a Collective Statement
Report Violence __________________ CAATA and AAPI Theatre Leaders’ Statement Denouncing AAPI Hate __________________ Here are some important organizations fighting for Asian American rights. Follow and engage: Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta (Website, Twitter, Facebook) Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AJC (Washington, DC) (Website, Twitter, Facebook) Stop AAPI Hate (Website, Twitter, Facebook) National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (Website, Twitter, Facebook) 18 Million Rising (Website, Twitter, Facebook) APIA Vote (Website, Twitter, Facebook) APIA Health Forum (Website, Twitter, Facebook) National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (Website, Twitter, Facebook)
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Active: Asian American Community Resource / Donor Post __________________ Safety Tips and Ways to Help: Stop AAPI Hate Safety Tips and Ways to Help Read about the history of discrimination against Asian Americans: America’s Long History of Scapegoating its Asian Citizens Volunteer and Support Opportunities: Oakland Chinatown Ambassador Program
Help Rebuild VACCEB
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Photo by Erina Alejo Lakbai Diwa, Diasporic Spirit Cultural Ceremony Saturday, May 1, 2021
Live Diwata Mural Painting, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
at Yerba Buena Gardens and Jessie Square
With DJ and Live Music
Ceremony, sundown at Jessie Square
Bring your parol lanterns and join the ceremony
Sunday, May 2, 2021 Live Diwata Mural Painting, 11:00 AM at Yerba Buena Gardens Ceremony, 3:00 PM at Yerba Buena Gardens __________________ |
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Enter the World of Musalaya’s Gift
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Illustration by Raf Salazar Featuring a terrain of soaring rocky mountains with steep treacherous cliffs, Agmana is an archipelagic land of adventure that is home to the Lukat, common-folk who are inherently warriors, whose lives are in constant threat from their colonizers. At the heart of the story is the young Lukat musician Alad, who, along with his friends and his people, encounter fantastic creatures and evil forces in their fight for their lives, territory, and heritage. In Alad’s quest for Musalaya’s Gift and the fulfillment of his dream of becoming a legendary kulintang musician lies the key to winning a battle and attaining freedom and peace in Agmana.
Watch the promo video Help Publish this Book! We have reached $5,455 towards our $7,000 goal! Help us reach our goal and bring this fantastic story to the world by giving your tax-deductible donations that will go towards the publication of Musalaya’s Gift. |
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For donations of $1,000 please enter in “Other Amount”
Donate $1,000:
Get your name printed in the book under acknowledgement. Donation must be received by March 31. Receive a signed limited edition copy of Musalaya's Gift. Receive an E-book copy of Musalaya's Gift. Receive digital copy of Kulintang Dialect's EP, Binalig a San Francisco
Donate $500: Receive a signed limited edition copy of Musalaya's Gift. Receive an E-book copy of Musalaya's Gift. Receive digital copy of Kulintang Dialect's EP, Binalig a San Francisco.
Donate $250: Receive a signed limited edition copy of Musalaya's Gift. Receive digital copy of Kulintang Dialect's EP, Binalig a San Francisco.
Donate $100: Thank You to Musalaya’s Gift Donors:
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Musalaya’s Gift
A debut fantasy novel by Conrad J. Benedicto Cover design by Nikila Badua To be published in spring 2021 “Musalaya's Gift” is a fantasy novel of epic proportions, beginning with a school confrontation and quickly moves to a world-changing battle at the border of earth and sky. From a school boy's struggle to refuse the conqueror's version of himself to a people's uprising against a foreign subjugator, Musalaya's Gift draws us into a story in a land that may be unknown to some but home to others. With a dazzling soundscape that includes kamamatuan, kangungudan, tidtu, tagunggo, and duyog, this gripping tale introduces us to a set of new heroes whose battle for their freedom we cannot but be a part of. — Lucy Mae San Pablo Burns Author of Puro Arte: Filipinos On the Stages of the Empire About the Author: |
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Conrad Benedicto is a teacher, author, and kulintang musician who studied with Master Danongan Kalanduyan from 1997 to 2016. He was Master Kalanduyan’s apprentice within the Alliance for California Traditional Arts’ Apprenticeship Program in 2007 and again in 2013. He teaches social studies, environmental education, and kulintang music at Balboa High School in San Francisco. In 2018, Conrad received an individual artist grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission to compose original kulintang music for his project called, “Kulintang Dialect.” “Musalaya’s Gift” is his first fantasy novel. __________________
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UPCOMING ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION
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“MacArthur Nurses” (2013) by Jenifer K Wofford Nurses Narratives in the Arts
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
5:00 – 7:00 PM PST / 8:00 – 10:00 PM ET Panelists:
Jason Magabo Perez, PhD
Writer; Educator Alleluia Panis
Choreographer, Kularts Executive & Artistic Director Jenifer K Wofford
Visual Artist Moderator:
Joyce Lu, PhD
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance, Chair of Theatre and Dance,
Pomona College; Contributor to California Dreaming: Movement and Place in Asian American Imaginary Registration coming soon. __________________ |
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“Thank you to all the Panelists and the organizers!! We have such a rich and empowering hxstory. Thank you for the Love that moves through all of your work as nurses and as artists !!!”
— Jana Templanza
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__________________ Nursing These Wounds Project Survey Maybe you’re a nurse, your tita or tito is a nurse, or your lola immigrated to the US to work as a nurse, or you might not be a nurse, but you have nurses in your family. Whatever the stories, we would love to hear them.
We welcome you to share as much or as little information as you are comfortable with. All of your responses will provide us the inspiration to tell a fictional story of healthcare workers in the US.
Please note that this survey may take about 10 minutes to complete. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at program@kularts-sf.org. Thank you for your support and we can’t wait to hear about your stories!
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“Maség: Typhoon,” choreographed by Sydney Loyola. Photo by Wilfred Galila New Philippine Folk Genre Dance Workshops
with Master Choreographer Sydney Loyola Intermediate / advanced dancers Sundays, May 16 and 23, 2021
Sundays, June 6 and 13, 2021
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco Learn New Philippine Folk genre dance and a chance to be cast in her new work: Kan-laon, Dancing in the Light. Registration opening soon. About Sydney Loyola |
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Sydney Loyola was a principal dancer and toured internationally from 1989-1998 with the prestigious Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company. Considered a protégé of Philippine National Artist in Dance Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula, Loyola served as her assistant choreographer in 1996-98. She is the adopted child of the baylan, or shaman, of Napsan Palawan’s Tagbanua tribe, Masikampo Nangki Bakaltos. As an honorary member of the tribe, she was able to immerse and participate in tribal sacred rituals and ceremonies. In 2007-2009, Loyola moved to San Francisco and became the choreographer and dance director of LIKHA Folkloric Dance Company. Together with Rudi Soriano, they received the Isadora Duncan Award for Kadayawan at the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. She co-founded American Center for Philippine Arts (ACPA)in 2009 and became adjunct lecturer of Philippine Dance and Culture at the University of San Francisco in 2012.
She has received grants awards from Creative Work Fund, National Endowment for the Arts and, SF Arts Commission.
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Sign up at myturn.ca.gov or call (833) 422-4255 to find out if it’s your turn. If you’re eligible, you can schedule an appointment, or register to be notified when one is available. Sign up for the COVID-19 Vaccine __________________ Free Reusable Masks SOMA Pilipinas is distributing free reusable masks on behalf the city's COVID Command Center. These masks were designed by Filipinx artists Lydia Ortiz and Kimberley Acebo Arteche. Pick up:
Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Bayanihan Community Center
1010 Mission Street, San Francisco If you have any questions or would like to pick up some for your organization members, clients, or families, email Teresita Naval at teresita@somapilipinas.org. |
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On December 23, 2020, Angelo Quinto, a 30-year-old Filipino American veteran and Antioch resident, needed support during a mental health crisis. His family called 911. When Antioch police arrived, police grabbed him from his mother’s embrace and Angelo pleaded for his life, literally telling the officers, “Please don’t kill me.” They continued to handcuff him and knelt on his neck for five minutes until he lost consciousness and his mouth and face were covered in his own blood. They brought him to the hospital and within three days, Angelo passed away.
Sign the Petition Community Letter Facebook Group
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YBCA: Guaranteed Income Pilot San Francisco rolls out guaranteed income program giving artists $1,000 a month. Apply here.
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