2017 — Press — SOMA PILIPINAS

California’s New State-Designated Cultural District: SOMA Pilipinas in San Francisco

In July, the California Arts Council announced that the SOMA (South of Market) Pilipinas — Filipino Cultural Heritage District in San Francisco — will serve as a state-designated Cultural District. California’s newly launched Cultural District program will support 14 cultural districts to promote the Golden State’s cultural diversity. The California Arts Council will provide statewide marketing strategies, technical assistance and branding resources to selected cultural districts for the next five years, partnering with Visit California and the California Department of Transportation.

MediumSOMA PilipinasAugust 25, 20172017

First Filipino Cultural District in U.S. To Launch In San Francisco

Filipino-Americans - one of San Francisco's oldest ethnic communities - are looking to launch a cultural district in the U.S. to ensure they continue to have a place in a city that is quickly gentrifying.

Coming from a community that has experienced racism and displacement since the early nineteen-hundreds, San Franciscans of Filipino descent living in the industrial South Of Market Area (SOMA) are raising $65,000 to fund their long-awaited cultural district…

ProgrssGuest UserJuly 14, 20172017

New cultural districts announced in SoMa and Mission

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.

Curbed SFSOMA PilipinasJuly 14, 20172017

California Announces Recipients of New 'Cultural District' Program

Fourteen communities around California received a special state designation Thursday to help raise awareness of their artistic and cultural significance….

KQEDGuest UserJuly 13, 20172017

Mayor's Budget Earmarks $150K For SoMa Pilipinas Cultural Heritage District

Last April, the Board of Supervisors voted to designate part of the South of Market neighborhood as a Filipino Cultural Heritage District, SoMa Pilipinas.

This year, Mayor Ed Lee released a budget that earmarks $150,000 for the district to create new programing and support Filipino-owned businesses in the neighborhood.

HoodlineGuest UserJune 17, 20172017