FEBRUARY 26, 2010 – POSTMARKED DEADLINE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Filipinos in San Francisco Book Project
Pin@y Educational Partnerships at San Francisco State University, Manilatown Heritage Foundation, the Filipino American National Historic Society (FANHS) and the San Francisco Consortium are authoring a book by Arcadia Publishing titled Filipinos in San Francisco. This pictoral book highlights the contributions of Filipinos to the growth and development of San Francisco. This book will present the FIlipino community’s vibrant culture, active participation iin civic life, and the struggle to survive.
We need your photos! Please submit photographs of your family at work or play. Photos you have of family, individuals, community events, landscapes, and anything having to do with Filipinos in San Francisco.
Your contributions to this project will ensure the place of Filipinos in U.S. History.
Come to our submission day with your photographs and add to the richness and diversity of our community.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
1. Original photograph from your photo collection
2. Photographs need captions (names of people
pictured, location, date)
3. Photographs need to be in usable condition (no distracting
marks, deterioration, or sustainable fading)
4. Attend one of the submission days, OR scan your photos
according to our specifications, w/ detailed captions, and burn them to CD and mail them to Dawn Mabalon.
SCANNING SPECS
resolution:
300 dpi (prefer 600 dpi)
cropping:
crop all unecessary borders
output or print size:
8 inches wide
color:
grayscale (8-bit)
file format:
TIFF
IMPORTANT DETAILS:
• Photo collection day is Feb. 21, 2010, 11am-3pm at the Filipino Community Center (FCC),
4681 Mission St., SF, CA 94112 • Please bring scanned photos burned to CD
(preferable) or albums to scan
• If you cannot attend the photo collection day, please mail your photos (postmark deadline Feb. 26, 2010) to: PROFESSOR DAWN MABALON SFSU History Dept., SFSU, 1600 Holloway Ave, SF, CA 94132
For more info: filipinosinsanfrancisco@gmail.com
FEBRUARY 27, 2010 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA
CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE CELEBRATION, I-HOTEL MANILATOWN CENTER
868 Kearny Street @ Jackson
San Francisco, CA 94108
5:00pm-8:00pm
CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE PARTY
ALL OUTSIDE GUESTS NEED TO RSVP BY CALLING 415-777-1130. SPACE IS LIMITED.
Come celebrate the year of the Tiger with Manilatown Heritage Foundation and the International Hotel
Enjoy a view of the parade from the third floor window
Music, karaoke, raffles, arts, and crafts, mahjong, and picture taking
$2 FOOD FOR RESERVED GUEST
All International Hotel tenants please notify Tenant Services Coordinator Jennifer Chan if you’re coming and are inviting friends and family. [From Facebook]
FEBRUARY 28, 2010 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Event: CELEBRATE PEOPLE POWER DAY!
“Let’s celebrate the anniversary of the EDSA event that inspired the world!”
What: Rally
Start Time: Sunday, February 28 at 2:00pm
End Time: Sunday, February 28 at 5:00pm
Where: UNION SQUARE in SAN FRANCISCO
Organized by West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service Center
together with other community-based organizations such as NaFFAA Region 8
