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June 15, 2021

Monuments are being toppled all over the country as old and new ones alike face greater scrutiny amid the movement for racial justice. Meanwhile, communities have embraced public art to redefine the politics of space. In SOMA Pilipinas, examples of this abound.

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Producers: Aureen Almario, Joe Cascasan, Jud Ferrer, Lian Ladia, Rachel Lastimosa & Oliver Saria

FOBcast’s logo and Episode 2's artwork, "Just Dewey It" is created by England Hidalgo

Theme music by Ron Ramos aka Matellica

Edited by Rachel Lastimosa

Ending music: Ibilin & Oblivion O' Sanguine Heart | Ibilin & Oblivion

FOBcast would like to thank Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, SOMA Pilipinas, SF Arts Commission, SF Grants for the Arts, Cheyenne Concepcion, MC Canlas, Sami See, Ibilin & Oblivion, & Conrad Benedicto.

SHOW NOTES:

To learn more about the people and topics featured in this episode, please visit:

Cheyenne Concepcion

MC Canlas

Monuments and Markers: Uncovering the Philippine American War in San Francisco

Sami See

SOMA Pilipinas Advisory Group meeting on July 1, 5-6pm. For more info contact rlastimosa@somapilipinas.org

SFAC Monuments And Memorials Advisory Committee (MMAC)

October 12, 2016

Bukas-Bukas Podcast is an open mic talk approach in storytelling which is inspired by StoryCorps' mission to record, preserve, and share stories of Filipinos in their journey and in search for "sarili, kapwa, and bayan" wherever they may be. Featuring in this episode is Cristina Sprague, a longtime nurse and nurse practitioner of SoMa Health Center, and MC Canlas, a local historian. They talked about the help seeking behavior, attitude, and mindset of Filipinos with regards to their health and health care system. It is a good insight in the "barrio" mentality and rural culture of immigrant residents in San Francisco.

May 1, 2011

Bukas-Bukas Podcast is an open mic talk approach in storytelling which is inspired by StoryCorps' mission to record, preserve, and share stories of Filipinos in their journey and in search for "sarili, kapwa, and bayan" wherever they may be. This is a story sharing of MC Canlas and Tina Alejo on their work in SoMa Pilipinas in San Francisco. It was taped on May 1,2011. Among the topics shared are parenting in this environment as immigrant family; The concept of Kapwa as immigrant Filipinos; the school system and Galing-Bata; sikolohiyang Pilipino and pantayong pananaw in history; building community and activism; bilingual education, and Filipino Education Center; The sense of longing and belonging.