“Beat writer Jack Kerouac wrote about the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood’s reputation as a seedy skid row in his book Lonesome Traveler. But for decades, SoMa has also been the city’s center for Filipino culture.”
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In an effort to preserve community diversity and identity, the California Arts Council launched a cultural district pilot program as a way of “highlighting thriving cultural diversity and unique artistic identities within local communities across California.”
Two San Francisco communities, Calle 24 Latino Cultural District and South of Market (SoMa) Pilipinas, have been designated as cultural districts.
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