Kawayan Folk Arts

Much Love and congratulations to the Trinidad Family. God bless Fr. Victor.

Happy Anniversary, Ruben and Josie! Kawayan Folk arts wraps up our 2018 year celebrating the Golden anniversary of the Bartolomés.

We want to take this moment to also wish everyone warm holidays and Merry Christmas!

Join Kawayan Folk Arts as we kick off the festive season at UNDSCVRD’s season finale on December 1st at a brand new location, Colorbloq! Featuring the best retailers and artisans from the Bay and beyond, third wave Filipino food and desserts, live music, and an art auction!

Saturday, December 1, 2018
UNDISCOVERED SF Holiday Pop-Up
@ 435 Brannan St. #110 in SOMA Pilipinas
All Ages | 11:00am-6:00pm | FREE
Info: undiscoveredsf.com

Wishing comfort and peace to all of you this season. From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving!

سلامات [SLM, Arabic]
Maraming salamat [Tagalog]
Muchas Gracias [Spanish]
Daghang salamat [Cebuano]
Agyamanak [Ilocano]
Tey B**g Nawa hu Kuy [T'boli]
Matamang salamat [Tagbanwa]
Madakel a salamat [Maranao]
Dakal a salamat (capampangan-pampanga)
Manyamanak [Kalinga]
Mabbalo' [Ibanag]
Salamat karajaw [Surigaonon]
Magsukul [Tau Sug]

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Election day, 2018!

Please join us in congratulating one of Kawayan Folk Arts founding board members in being elected to South San Francisco's city council last night. Many of our early meetings were in her home and we've always appreciated her genuine love of the performing arts and work in the community.

Mabuhay, Tita Flor!

The Kawayan Family has had our own share of engagements & weddings, new homes, losses, babies, moving away, and moving back.
Today, we celebrated Victor's ordination as a Deacon of the Catholic Church. Everyone, please join us in congratulating our dancing, singing, and kulingtan-playing, rondallista, the Reverend Mr. Victor Trinidad!

"Sotu Nawa"
The literal translation of this phrase is "One Breath" in the T'boli Language.
Figuratively, this phrase can mean "unity." The T'boli people of SouthWestern Mindanao number between 100-120 thousand, roughly the same population as Daly City, California.
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In the Philippines, October is recognized by presidential proclamation as National Indigenous People’s Month. According to the United Nations State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Philippines displaced many Lumad communities from their ancestral lands and promoted discrimination to support large-scale mining by foreign corporations and destructive projects.

Balikbayan and supporters in the United States can support the indigenous peoples by learning and sharing about Lumad schools and human rights, and donating.
Rappler "Who are the Lumad": https://goo.gl/kkaBhb
Save-Our-Schools on Facebook: https://goo.gl/fSnxVc
Vice Mag Human Rights in the Philippines: https://goo.gl/17pQvc

is a Cebuano term meaning "native" or "indigenous". Considered as vulnerable groups, they live in hinterlands, forests, lowlands and coastal areas. Some of these tribes are the B'laan, Bukidnon, Tagakaulo, Manobo, Subanen, Higaonon, Mamanwa, Mandaya, Mansaka, Sangire, Tagabawa, Tasaday, T'boli

Photos by Jason Samy & Jocelyn Hung

Happy International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples!

To appreciate the diverse culture of the Philippines and its art forms, you must understand the geography and influences that have developed it's people. Practitioners of the ethnic arts are, by practice, anthropologists and must take responsibility to research and give back to these communities. The Lumad indigenous of Mindanao are subject to violent intervention and assimilation. To love their art forms requires that we recognize their humanity.

https://www.vice.com/en_nz/article/qvmzed/indigenous-human-rights-activists-face-targeting-death-in-the-philippines

The Pistahan Parade on Saturday, August 11 is the traditional kickoff for the Pistahan weekend. Come see the largest Filipino parade on the West Coast.
We'll be dancing in the streets of San Francisco!

We'll see you at the parade on Saturday!

https://sf.funcheap.com/filipino-cultural-festival-parade-sf/
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Join Kawayan Folk Arts musicians tonight in closing out our PCN music season at 's Pilipino Cultural Night in Hayward. Today and tomorrow 5/18-5/19!

Students at Local Colleges and Universities in the United States express their experiences as Filipino-Americans, exploring both modern and traditional performing arts, social issues, and tell stories of their families and friends, and their experiences of Barangay, Barkada, & balikbayan.

Some students will go on to join local dance and music companies. For others, their paths may never participate in cultural arts again. We're happy to support and participate in these experiences.

Many congratulations to the Filipino community at CSUEB!

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