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San Francisco nonprofit looks to revive a local district with Filipino culture
“First, [we were] trying to carve out space for Filipino entrepreneurs, but now space is not really the issue,” said Danganan. “It’s really about leveraging the activities of the Filipino cultural district. Before, we were just trying to squeeze in, and now, we’re the only ones who want to come in and try to revive the area.”
San Francisco’s Kapwa Gardens continues ‘cultural rebirth’
An ongoing series of workshops hosted by Kapwa Gardens on traditionally informed art forms is carrying on the Filipino American “cultural renaissance” in SOMA Pilipinas, Filipino Cultural Heritage District.
Hundreds of Volunteers Turned a San Francisco Parking Lot Into a Healing Garden
Filipino-American artists and activists create a space to help their community recover.
SoMa’s Kapwa Gardens Provides a Lush Space for Community Growth
Hella calamansi trees, a revamped school bus painted with a giant bird’s head and flowing curls of colorful feathers, and turquoise-purple everything—that’s what you’ll find at 967 Mission Street in San Francisco, an old parking lot turned art and wellness pop-up.