Mission:
The mission of Manilatown Heritage Foundation is to promote social and economic justice for Filipinos in America by preserving our history, advocating for equal access, and advancing our arts and culture.

Manilatown Heritage Foundation Board of Directors

In_Memoriam

• Bill Sorro, Founder

• Dixon Campos

• Rubin Luchica

• Jeff Trinidad

• Etta Chung-Moon
  

Advisory Board Members

• Benjamin Abarca

• Anna Alves

• Robert Bonta, Esq.

• Rolando Barlaan

• Cleotilde Dacut-Cabrera

• Harvey Dong, PhD

• Irene Estrada

• Ken Sungco

• Barbara Jane Reyes

• Erin Dawn Garcia Passaporte

• Marco Garcia

• Nelly Go

• Marie Romero

• Caroline Cabading

• Belvin Louie

• Dawn Mabalon, PhD

• Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, PhD

• Chelsea Sullivan
  Admin/Facilities Officer
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  DiAnne Bueno
  Admin/Program Assistant
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  Isaac Obenzinger
  Program Assistant/ Volunteer & Senior Program Coordinator
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  Rissa L. Duque
  Program Coordinator
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  Ron Muriera
  Executive Director
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  Welcome to our new Executive Director
  

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  Funders
  
  The Banatao Family Fund, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation
  
  
  Arts programs are supported in part by the California Arts Council
  
   
  
  
  
  California Council for the Humanities
       California Story Fund
  
  Chinatown Community Development Center
  
  Community Technology Foundation of California
  
  Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr Fund
  
  
  
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  Joseph R. & Mercedes Z. McMicking Foundation
  
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  PG & E Charitable Contribution Program & the Asian and Filipino Employee Associations
  
  San Francisco Foundation
  
  San Francisco Arts Commission
  
  Vanguard Foundation
  
  
  
  Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation
  
  Zellerbach Family Foundation
  
  ... and the generous support of our partner organizations, community members, and individual donors.

• International Hotel Manilatown Center:
  A fluid, flexible environment for gathering, remembering, and interacting. Activities will range from exhibits, performances, and film showings to classes and informal encounters where community members can share stories, teach and learn.
• Legacy Wall:
  Made from bricks from the foundation of the original International Hotel, this art installation will honor the people who helped build the Center and acknowledge their generous contributions.
• I-Hotel Art:
  Window glass depicting the family of the historic I-Hotel tenants will be installed on twelve floors of the new housing development. Each window will be a chapter in visual narrative of day-to-day events, militancy, celebration, and the eviction.
• Housing Access:
  Manilatown Housing Program assists Filipino/Filipino-Americans in accessing decent and affordable housing in the Bay Area. MHF strives to ensure equitable access to housing for the Filipino Community by collecting and managing information about our community and the current available housing.
• Volunteers:
  I-Hotel Manilatown Center is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help out in array of different activities. In the events section, volunteers are needed to help out in setting up and working for events. This includes setting up and working audio/video equipment (mixer, speakers, wires, mics, projector, and DVD player) and food.
• A Serving of Love: The Passion of Bill Sorro
  A history project, which included a multi-media gallery exhibit curated by Nancy Hom, documentary film by RJ Lozada, and a website (billsorro.manilatown.org) by Robynn Takayama, honors the life of Bill Sorro. It traces Bill’s life from the time his father was arrested and jailed for miscegenation, through his early life in the Fillmore District, to his legacy as as a housing and community advocate.Funded in part by California Council for the Humanities, MHF, and individual donors.