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MITCH FRANCO EXPO M A G A Z I N E FREE ADMISSION TONI GONZAGA SWAY THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PISTAHAN PARADE AND FESTIVAL MICHELLE MARTINEZ CONSUL GENERAL MARIANO PAYNOR & MRS. TESSIE PAYNOR HERMANO & HERMANA MAYOR DJ ROCKY ROCK JAY NICOLAS SARIO MONA PASQUIL

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The official publication of the Pistahan Parade and Festival – an international festival of Filipino culture and cuisine in San Francisco. Copyright 2010. The Pistahan Parade and Festival is brought to you by the Filipino American Arts Exposition (FAAE). For more information, visit www.pistahan.net.

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MITCHFRANCO

EXPOM A G A Z I N E

FREEADMISSION

TONIGONZAGA

SWAY

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PISTAHAN PARADE AND FESTIVAL

MICHELLEMARTINEZ

CONSUL GENERAL MARIANO PAYNOR &MRS. TESSIE PAYNOR

HERMANO & HERMANA MAYOR

DJ ROCKY ROCK

JAY NICOLAS

SARIOMONA PASQUIL

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FOR FAMILY & KIDS:

» Baybayin Workshop Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Creativity Pavilion

» Filipino Street Games: Sipa, Sungkaan and

Luksong Tinik Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Play Pavilion

» Hep B Screening Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Health Pavilion

» KULayan Art Exhibit Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Art Pavilion

FOR THE FOODIE:

» Beard Papa Cream Puff Eating Contest

Saturday 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Bayanihan Stage

» Adobo Cook-off Saturday 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Culinary Pavilion » Kulinarya: Filipino

Culinary Showdown Sunday 11:00 am – 4:30 pm SOMA Room, Metreon

» Balut-Eating Contest Sunday 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Bayanihan Stage

» Sinigang Exhibit Saturday & Sunday All Day Culinary Pavilion

FOR THE CULTURE VULTURE:

» Folk, Hip-Hop & Ballrooom Dance Workshop

Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Dance Pavilion

» Live Art Demo Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Art Pavilion

» Mangyan Poetry Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Creativity Pavilion

» Martial Arts Demonstrations

with Escrima, Arnis, WuShu & Tae Kwon Do

Saturday & Sunday 12:00 am – 5:00 pm Play Pavilion

MUST-SEE ENTERTAINMENT:

» Pistahan Parade 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Market Street from

Embarcadero to Yerba Buena

» San Francisco Filipino American Jazz Festival

Saturday & Sunday 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Pistahan Stage

» Passion for Fashion: Jay Nicolas Sario (Bravo

TV’s Project Runway) Saturday 1:00 pm – 1:15 pm Pistahan Stage

» Pinoy Poetry Saturday 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Bayanihan Stage

» Balagtasan Saturday 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Pistahan Stage

» The TFC Hour with Toni Gonzaga and TFC Personalities

Sunday 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Pistahan Stage

» Tribute to Al Robles Sunday 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Bayanihan Stage

» Meet and Greet Your Favorite Performing Artists, Up-close and Personal – Photo-ops, Autographs, CDs and More!

Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am – 4:30 pm Meet & Greet Booth

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08/14/09 ! 08/15/09

FREE ADMISSION!

PISTAHAN FESTIVALSATURDAY, AUGUST 14 –SUNDAY, AUGUST 15

An international festival of Filipino culture and cuisine at the Yerba Buena Gardens.

11:00 am – 5:00 pm, at Mission @ 4th Streets. Located next to the Metreon, across the street from the Moscone Convention Center

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:

World-class entertainment on two stages » Art Pavilion » Creativity Pavilion » Culinary Pavilion » Dance Pavilion » Health Pavilion » Heritage Pavilion » Play Pavilion » Pistahan Stage » Spintronix Bayanihan Stage » Live Art » Mama Sita Adobo Cookoff » Beard Papa Cream Puff Eating Contest » Balut Eating Contest » Baybayin » Arnis, Escrima, Kali and Tae Kwon Do » And more!

FILIPINO HERITAGE GAME SERIES

Pistahan Festival @ CyberspaceFollow the Pistahan Social Media Team as they create a virtual Pistahan online! Video streaming and photos updates of Pistahan highlights as they happen!

Blog.pistahan.netFacebook.com/PistahanTwitter.com/PistahanYouTube.com/PistahanSFFoursquare.com/venue/6851782www.Pistahan.net

Tuesday, September 287:15 pmGIANTS FILIPINO HERITAGE NIGHTSF Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks

AT&T Park24 Willie Mays Plaza, San FranciscoTickets: $18 / $24www.SFGiants.com/Filipino

Sunday, October 311:05 pmRAIDERS MABUHAY FIESTAOakland Raiders vs Seattle Seahawks

Oakland Coliseum7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CAwww.Raiders.com

November Date TBAWARRIORS FILIPINO HERITAGE NIGHTGolden State Warriors vs TBA

ORACLE Arena7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CAwww.Warriors.com

December Date TBAKINGS FILIPINO HERITAGE NIGHTSacramento Kings vs TBA

ARCO ArenaOne Sports Parkway, Sacramento, CAwww.Kings.com

Explore & Savor Philippine Cuisine. Let’s Go Filipino!

Call For Participation:Professional and amateur chefs are invited to participate in a Philippine culinary competition

One Grand Prize in Each Category will Receive:A round trip ticket to the Philippines and a tour to culinary destinations in the Philippines

Semi-Finals: Sunday, 08/15/10SOMA Room, 2nd Floor, MetreonBy invitation only, RSVP by August 14 at the Department of Tourism booth during the Pistahan Festival

Finals: Sunday, 10/24/10City View Room, 4th Floor, Metreon

For more info:» [email protected] » (415) 956-4060 » ExperiencePhilippines.org» Facebook / Kulinarya » Twitter / Kulinarya2010 » http://kulinarya2010. wordpress.com

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www.pistahan.net

Events subject to change. For more information visit: [email protected](415) 325-EXPO

SEVENTEEN YEARS OF CELEBRATING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY.

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Message from the Hermano & Hermana Mayor As Hermano and Hermana Mayor, we are honored and take great pleasure in

welcoming you all to this year’s Pistahan Parade and Festival 2010. In its 17th year, Pistahan has truly established itself as a landmark showcase of

Philippine culture and heritage, and spotlight event for Filipino talent, artistry and creativity.

It has likewise institutionalized itself as one of the great annual events to look forward to by members of the Filipino American community in the Bay area, as well as the mainstream public. This is an event for all to come together and share in the spirit of celebration, festivity and thanksgiving –the very essence of the word Pistahan.

Indeed there is much to celebrate and be thankful for.Let us give thanks for the recent peaceful elections in the Philippines, which has

given the country and people a revitalized opportunity to look forward and continue nation-building under its new set of leaders.

As we celebrate Pistahan, let us be thankful for our heritage – for it is the base by which we anchor ourselves, the compass that guides our directions, and the well by which we draw our essence of being as an individual, a family, community and nation.

Pistahan 2010 will not be as it is without the vision of its founding organizers, and the selfless efforts of the men and women behind it, the sponsors, the volunteers, and the members of the Filipino American community who have continuously supported it through the years. To them we give once more our whole hearted appreciation.

Mabuhay to Pistahan 2010 ! Mabuhay to one and all ! Mabuhay!CONSUL GENERAL MARCIANO & TERESITA PAYNOR

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FILIPINO AMERICAN ARTS EXPOSITION2010 SEASON | JANUARY - DECEMBER

M A N A G I N G E D I T O RTony Villegas, Jr.

E D I T O R & M E D I A C O O R D I N AT O R

Angela Pang

C O N T R I B U T O R SAngela Pang

Carlos ZialcitaCyril Sosa

Emil GuillermoGemma Nemenzo

Ivan NatividadJudy Romanenkov

Kriti RajputLinda Ong

Lloyd AlabanMC Canlas

Noelle de la PazRodel Rodis

Tony Villegas, Jr.

C R E AT I V E D I R E C T O RAl S. Perez

D E S I G N E R SCarrie Doung

Kristian DatangelNick Terry

Raymond Virata

EXPO Magazineis the festival publication of the

Filipino American Arts Exposition (FAAE), a nonprofit

arts-presenting company based in San Francisco, California,

in celebration of its 17th Annual Pistahan Parade

and Festival, August 14-15, 2010 at the Yerba Buena Gardens

564 Market Street, Ste 320San Francisco, California 94104Email: [email protected]

(415) 325-EXPO

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Special thanks to David CeccarelliSan Francisco Examiner

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Enjoy our 17th Annual Pistahan:

Let’s Create, Educate, and Celebrate! That’s our theme for Pistahan 2010. As we venture to a new decade of the new millennium, we CREATE new precedents.

We have numerous FIRSTS. In addition to our website at www.pistahan.net, we have new Social Media sites including Blog.pistahan.net, Facebook.com/pistahan, Twitter.com/pistahan, and YouTube.com/pistahansf. Our first Filipino California Lt. Governor and our first Filipino finalist to Bravo’s Project Runway TV show join us as our Parade Grand Marshals. Selecting Ambassadors to be Our Hermano and Hermana Mayor is a first. Have a marching band during the parade is another first. A surprise number at the festival is going to be unforgettable.

As we endeavor to EDUCATE and share our culture, we invite you to our ongoing workshops at all seven pavilions – ART with Kulayan live art demo, CREATIVITY with Baybayin script writing, CULINARY with Mama Sita’s Sinigang exhibit, DANCING with instructors from Cheryl Burke Dance Studio, HEALTH with California Pacific Medical free HEP B screening, HERITAGE with Filipina History and pop culture, PLAY with Planet Infinity Martial Arts and Filipino street games. We again are staging Balagtasan (spoken word or poetic debate), this time on the controversial issue of Prop 8 same sex marriage.

We CELEBRATE as we honor our heritage through our Philippine-themed parade floats, Filipino food, songs, dances, and games. In our celebration, on behalf of FAAE, I wish to thank our presenting sponsors and strategic partners: Ted Fang and AsianWeek Foundation, MJM Management, Yerba Buena Gardens Management. I also thank our Presenting Sponsor ABS-CBN as well as Platinum Sponsors: Xfinity, Kaiser Permanente and PG&E. Your patronage has been truly invaluable and instrumental to our success. Finally, I want to thank our volunteers, vendors, performing artists, dignitaries and guests who celebrate with us.

Together, we Create, Educate, and Celebrate! Mabuhay kayong lahat!

Maraming Salamat Po! AL S. PEREZ

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CONSUL GENERAL MARCIANO & TERESITA PAYNORHermano & Hermana MayorPistahan Parade and Festival 2010

AL S. PEREZ, PresidentFilipino American Arts ExpositionExecutive Director, 16th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival

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Message from Mayor of San Francisco

On behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the

17th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival at the Yerba Buena Gardens on August 14-15, 2010.

Over the past 17 years, the Pistahan Parade and Festival has honored the customs and traditions of

Filipino Americans through arts, crafts, performances and cuisine. This event highlights and celebrates the

diversity and multiculturalism that make San Francisco such a unique place to live, work and play—a city

embraced by many from all around the world. This is an event that promises a wonderful glimpse into the

exciting and vibrant experience of the Philippine culture that San Franciscans and the surrounding Bay Area

have come to appreciate every day. This year the festival celebrates education, a theme that is very important

to the City and County of San Francisco.

Congratulations Filipino American Arts Exposition, Commissioner Al Perez and the many volunteers who

have worked to make this event a success. I encourage all of you to come and enjoy the many sights, sounds

and flavors of Filipino culture! Mabuhay ang Pistahan!

With warmest regards,

GAVIN NEWSOMMayor, City of San Francisco

WELCOME HOME | CREATE. EDUCATE. CELEBRATE.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Experience the best of Filipino art, dance, music and food at the 17th Annual Pistahan Parade and

Festival on Aug. 14-15 at the Yerba Buena Gardens. As the largest celebration of Filipino Americans in San Francisco, the event features the return of the popular Adobo Cook-off and balut eating contests, delectable Filipino cuisine and desserts, and cultural exhibits.

The Pistahan Parade takes place Saturday Aug. 14 and features beautifully themed floats and an estimated 100 colorful and entertaining contingents. The parade begins at Beale St., marching down Market Street, left on 4th Street, left on Folsom Street and end on 3rd St. This year, the Pistahan Parade and Festival recognize Filipino American educators as Pistahan Honorary Parade Marshals.

The two-day event is expected to draw over 50,000 people. Both days feature an array of entertainment, exhibits, and immersive cultural opportunities.

There are seven fun, educational, and interactive pavilions:

ART PAVILION Visual art exhibits showcase an eclectic genre and styles of Filipino artists from local areas and abroad through the cooperation of gallery owners, schools and art groups. Meet the artists and discover the rich artistic heritage of the Philippines.

CREATIVITY PAVILION A creative space is reserved for children to get hands-on experience learning Filipino arts and crafts activities, traditional games Filipino children play and hear folklores and folktales.

CULINARY PAVILION Celebrating the many flavors of Philippine cuisine, local restaurants are invited to feature their specialty dishes and participate in the 6th annual Adobo Cookoff. New this year is a sinigang display! Also, don’t miss the 4th annual Balut Eating Contest!

DANCE PAVILION Festival attendees can catch the rhythm and participate in folk dance demonstra-tions and workshops. This interactive pavilion teaches traditional folk dances for a memorable cultural experience.

HERITAGE “PINAY TUNAY” PAVILION A Filipina women’s center highlights the richness of the diverse regional customs, practices and traditions of Filipina culture—including artifacts that have been passed down from previous gene-rations. A heritage interpretation methodology similar to story telling and interactivity explains the nature, origin, and purpose of historical, natural or cultural resources, objects of phenomena of the Philippines as a people.

HEALTH PAVILION Various community organizations provide useful information, provide awareness, and addressing the health care issues of our community. Free hepatitis B screenings are available.

PLAY PAVILION Before indoor video games, Filipino kids played outdoors on neighborhood streets devising games from household items of cloth, coins, rubber band, sticks, cans, slippers, shells and boards. Experience this Filipino ingenuity with sipa, luksong tinik, tumbang

preso, and sungka. You’ll laugh and have fun.

Founded in 1994, Pistahan Parade and Festival commemorate its 17 years at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens with the theme “Create Educate Celebrate.” Contributing to

its artistic and cultural pride, Pistahan is hosted by the Filipino American Arts Exposition empowered by its hundred volunteers, supporters and sponsors.

Enjoy our international festivity of Filipino culture and cuisine!

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SoMa Pilipinas Special Use District Is Coming SoonBY MC CANLAS

SoMa is short for South of Market, one of the downtown districts in San Francisco, and

Pilipinas is the term that refers to and about the Filipinos, Filipino-Americans and the Philippines. Hence, SoMa Pilipinas is the home of Filipinos in San Francisco where the Filipino plaza (i.e. kabayanan or town center) thrives.

For many years now there has been a community initiative that the proposes the naming and designating a Filipino Social-Heritage Special Use District (SUD), the portion of South of Market neighborhood that has large concentrations of Filipino cultural assets.

For the Filipino community within SoMa, social heritage is valuable and an important part of local, regional and world history. Filipino assets have

therefore been identified and mapped according to grassroots methodologies for identification and analysis. The community has also provided recommendations for celebrating these past and present neighborhood resources.

The local Filipino community, spearheaded by the Filipino American Development Foundation, is working with the San Francisco Planning Department, Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force and the Office of District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly to get approval on the proposed SoMa Pilipinas as a City’s special use districts (SUD).

The proposed Filipino Social Heritage Special Use District (SUD) aims to perpetuate the Filipino heritage in Western SoMa and beyond. The proposed SUD includes streets named after Philippine national heroes.

The proposed SUD highlights the long-standing cultural institutions in the neighborhood as they have served as places of worship, community services, art expression, and as sites for cultural activities and folkloric events in the same manner “a plaza” would function for towns in the Philippines. The popular Pistahan Festival and Parol Lantern Festival are among the many annual Filipino festivities held in South of Market (SoMa).

The Filipino Social Heritage Special Use District, referenced by the community as SoMa Pilipinas, has evolved as a territorial-based ethnic identity in America. SoMa Pilipinas has emerged as a framework of uniting the Filipinos in the Bay area into one community system or an ideation of whole community, which in Filipino is called sambayanan,

particularly linking the Filipinos to the center or plaza, or kabayanan.

So next time you think about the Filipinos in the Bay Area, you don’t only mention the Filipino community in Daly City, Hercules, Vallejo, Union City, Milpitas, and other municipalities where Filipinos live. The SoMa Pilipinas is also historically connected to the Filipino communities that thrived in the past such as the Manilatown in Kearny Street, Fillmore and South Park.

If you want more information and wish to support our community undertaking, please contact the Committee for the Filipino Social Heritage Special Use District at the Bayanihan Community Center on 1010 Mission Street, San Francisco, or call 415-348-8042 or send email to [email protected].

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SoMa Pilipinas Special Use District Is Coming SoonBY MC CANLAS

SEVENTEEN YEARS OF CELEBRATING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY.

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2010 PARADE COMMUNITY GRAND MARSHAL 2010 PARADE CELEBRITY GRAND MARSHAL

What does Sacramento and San Francisco have in common with Filipi-nos? Both have large

Asian Pacific Islanders as their largest ethnic group. Both have Filipino festivals and parades during summer. Both have been sister cities of Ma-nila, Philippines. And both have links to the office of California Lt. Gover-nor. Sacramento-based Mona Pasquil occupied the office in 2009 while SF Mayor Gavin Newsom is aspiring to be elected for it in 2010.

We are honored to have Mona F. Pasquil as our 2010 Pistahan Parade Community Grand Marshal. When she became California Lt. Governor on November 5 2009 after the elec-tion of her predecessor John Gara-mendi to US Congress, Pasquil made unprecedented history. She broke the glass ceiling and became the first woman, the first Filipina, and the first Asian Pacific Islander to occupy the office. She’s been there. She’s done that. On April 27, she signed off.

Known for her effective leadership, Pasquil has managed presidential, gubernatorial, and local campaigns nationwide. She served as political director for twice-elected California Governor Gray Davis, Deputy CEO for the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California political director for the Gore/Lieber-man campaign, as well as western political director for the White House Office of Political Affairs under Presi-dent Bill Clinton.

Her success has been defined by her earlier ascent as vice presi-dent for MSHC Partners, Inc. and as strategic consultant for IBM’s national state and local government sales team. She also served as chair of the Asian Pacific Legislative Staff

Caucus and president of the Angel Island Immigration Station Historical Committee.

Pasquil is most proud and passion-ate of mentoring California’s youth to become deeply engaged in commu-nity political empowerment. She is the founding president of the Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project of California, an organization dedicated to increasing Asian Pacific Islanders’ (API) involvement in California policy.

For her exemplary leadership and achievements, Pasquil received numerous laudations including the 2010 JFK “Profiles in Courage” Award from the L.A. County Demo-cratic Party, the Torchbearer Award from the Asian Pacific Islander Capitol Association, Top 100 Most Influen-tial Women in USA by the Filipina Women’s Network, Presidential Citation from outgoing Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for her being the first woman, Asian Pacific Islander, and Filipino-American to occupy the office of Lieutenant Governor of the State of California.

A third generation Filipino and daughter of a gifted jazz pianist and community volunteer who grew up listening to all-night jam sessions, Mona loves to sing. She gives back to her community by serving on com-munity service boards, and trains for a Grand Canyon hike or marathon to fight cancer and raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Mona lives in the Sacramento River Delta with her fiancé Chris and their dog Manny.

Watch her as our Pistahan Com-munity Grand Marshal leading the largest Filipino Parade in the West Coast. She is our trailblazer, our very own, our beloved Mona Pasquil.

Jay Nicolas Sario, pop culture star of Project Runway season 7, serves as our 2010 Parade Celebrity Grand Marshal on

Saturday August 14. Sario, 32, is the first Filipino to compete in Project Runway, the hit reality TV fashion de-sign competition. He finished fourth in 2010 season. Philippine-born and Hawaii-raised, he graduated from Mililiani High School and attended Honolulu Community College to study fashion design. Feeling frus-trated with boring college curriculum unrelated to his career interests, he quit and started work. On his own time, he designed and sew dresses since he was 17 and has never stopped for the last 15 years.

Sario says “Project Runway show has done a lot for my career as a fashion designer. I never really went after it, before the show. Now there is great demand and I have to deliver.” He says his design is “tailor made with a sense of fierceness, that all women, regardless of size or race, can wear.” He prefers to design for rock stars more than for actors. He likes glitzy casual wears of Grammy winners more than for glamorous rigid formals of the Oscar nominees. “Rock stars are like me, they have no shame and I like to design for people that are like that,” he said.

Near the finals, TV show’s fashion host, Tim Gunn, visited the final four contestants at their respective hometowns. “I was really happy that my family was able to be part of my experience. My mom cooked Filipino food for Tim Gunn! I mean who does that? My mom did! That’s what all Filipino moms do.” Sario gushed.

Sario reflections on our 2010

Creativity is a gift that should be treasured. He considers himself lucky for he has the talent to continually redefine what is fashionable in a fickle market. He remains on the cutting edge of trends, leading rather than lagging.

Education is held in high re-gard by our Filipino parents. Sario says that he is constantly learn-ing through creative exploration, practical application, and hands-on experience. “I did not want to learn rigid fashion design in traditional classrooms. I wanted to learn things on my own and think outside the box.” When he learned to sew, he ventured into jobs that enhanced his skills.

Celebration can come in many forms. Some sing. Some dance. Some play instruments. Some portray characters in a play. Sario celebrates by sewing. He imitates the design of Pitoy Moreno whom he considers as the top world class fashionista. He adds “We Filipinos have a very strong sense of pride for our culture, and that’s one of the things I took with me, when I left the Philippines.” Indeed, he celebrates his Filipino-ness through his work.

Sario currently works as a visual merchandiser and lead stylist for Gap Inc. He is completing his spring 2011 collection which is driven by auto wear pieces. He will be showing his collection in Baltimore, and Port-land’s Fashion Week with Season 7 winner Seth Aaron Henderson, with expansion plans for runway shows in Denver and San Francisco. Take it away Jay! The Project Runway is yours!

Mona Pasquil, 1st Filipino

California Lt. Governor

BY TONY VILLEGAS, JR.

Project Runway Star Jay Nicolas SarioBY ANGELA PANG & TONY VILLEGAS, JR.

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At a Christmas party in 2009, Consul General of the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco, Ambassador Marciano “Jun” Paynor,

was called upon to sing and sway with the Filipina entertainer who had earlier rocked the hall with a rousing medley of hiphop/rock songs. Being the compleat diplomat that he is—always aware that among Filipinos, “song and dance” is a necessary part of effective diplomacy—he gamely obliged.

For a brief, stomach-churning moment, the guests held their breath in quandary. Is this going to be one of those episodes where the guest of honor embarrasses himself and the entire party? Do we want to see our homeland’s highest official make a fool of himself?

As it turned out, doubters became believers. The Consul General sang so well that people responded with standing ovation. What explains his sterling performance? As a cadet in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) he was part of a singing group called Four Winds and A Shadow which performed at school socials and occasionally on television whenever the PMA cadets were in Manila to march in official parades. Our ConGen is actually a seasoned performer! [Before anyone entertains any ideas, however, he quickly emphasizes that his experience was 40 years ago and the group never performed again after graduation.]

Aside from his good singing voice, Paynor’s mistahs (classmates) remember him as one of the “snappy” cadets that belonged to the famous/notorious Class of ’71. This batch produced members like Senators Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan and Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, and General Carlos Garcia, now in jail for hoarding an unexplained wealth of more than P200 million. The Class of ’71 numbered more than a hundred, the biggest class in PMA since World War II. It was the Class of

’71 that formed the bulk of the Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM) that initiated the EDSA People Power Revolution of 1986; it was also the class that led most of the coups against the Cory Aquino administration.

Paynor wasn’t one of those class rebels, however. On his senior year as a cadet, he was the S1 of the regimental staff—one of four cadet captains who would stand behind the Baron (Corps Commander) who happened to be Honasan for their class. This happened whenever the entire cadet corps marches in formation, occurring three times a day.

Cadet captains, which used to be 11 members in each senior class, were the top officers in the corps. They are chosen through rigorous three-year process of evaluation by peers and upperclassmen, as well as by the tactical officers tasked to spot leaders from followers. Each cadet is rated for such factors as leadership qualities, military aptitude, posture, attitude and efficiency, from the moment he begins his military career as a plebe to the last days of his junior year. Their cumulative scores determine who will be the baron, the regimental staff, the battalion commanders and the company commanders.“Snappy” is the all-encompassing term for these stand-outs who comprise the face of the cadet corps of their time.

As S1, Paynor was in charge of personnel, a glamorous name for what was essentially an attendance monitor. At 0600 each morning during reveille, he would get the attendance reports from the battalion commanders and would pass them to the tactical staff for recording. Not exactly a challenging job but it was intensive training in efficiency, getting things done, following orders and living true to the PMA’s creed of honor and integrity, that helped shaped Paynor’s career in military and in diplomatic service.

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2010 HERMANO & HERMANA MAYOR

THE SOLDIER TURNS DIPLOMAT

When Paynor graduated from the PMA, he chose to join the Philippine Constabulary (PC), known today as the

Philippine National Police (PNP). His first assignment after the requisite in-service training courses was with the Presidential Guard Battalion (PGB) whose mandate was to guard Malacañang and provide protection to the presidential family. Ex-Colonel Irwin Ver of PMA Class ’70 remembers choosing Paynor and his mistah, Ed Finones, for the PGB from several members of their class whose names were submitted to them by the PC. “I knew [the two] well as cadets. I knew they were responsible, reliable and professional.”

PGB was a relatively cushy assignment compared to other units of the PC. Paynor recalls that during his time there, he, Ver and the other young and single officers would spend their after-duty hours drinking and having a good time. There was also a lot of flirting with the nurses at the camp’s station hospital. It was there that Paynor met his future wife, Teresita

Bustamante, a 1971 graduate of St. Luke’s College of Nursing, who enlisted as a military nurse after basic military training at the nursing school in V. Luna.

Tessie Bustamante is a great addition to and the better half of Paynor. She has an illustrious career in health care and diplomatic affairs and won meritorious laudations in her own right. She was an obstetrics nurse in 1971, a neuro surgery nurse in 1972, a presidential security nurse corp in 1973-79. In 1980, she worked as Information Officer at the Philippine Consulate in Chicago. From 1981-84, she worked for Philippine Airlines sales office in Washington, DC. In 1986, she worked as substitute peace corp nurse in Libreville, Gabon. From 1990-91, she worked as a school nurse at the American International School in Budapest, Hungary. From 1992-98, she worked as Palace Manager of Internal House Affairs and thereafter worked for the Office of the Executive Secretary at the Presidential Malacañang Palace. Her gleeful eyes and inviting smile captivated the young officer and gentleman Paynor to propose and she acquiesced. Together, they make a handsome couple who can

Consul General Marciano B. Paynor and wife Teresita

The Snappy Career Diplomat

By Gemma Nemenzo

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Consul General Marciano B. Paynor and wife Teresita along with the consulate staff

be seen as they parade along Market Street in San Francisco during the Pistahan Parade which culminates at Yerba Buena Gardens for the Pistahan Festival.

At Presidential Guard Battalion in Malacañang Palace, Paynor’s future civilian career began, though he was unaware of it at that time. In 1974, after taking a course on Systems Analysis and Project Management, he was appointed Computer Systems Project Manager at the Information Systems Division of Malacanang. Among the applications his team developed were databases for passport issuances and name clearances, both important parcels of martial law which was then in effect.

In 1976, Paynor left the PGB to join the Department of Trade, where he became special assistant to the Trade Secretary, an assignment that gave him his first taste of the diplomatic life. As co-manager of strategic trade information systems that tracked the country’s major exports, he was sent to international conferences in various countries in Europe and Asia. The job exposure prepared him for his next designation—as Market Analyst at the Philippine Trade Office in Chicago from 1979 to 1981, handling product research and market monitoring for such Philippine exports as gold, copper, sugar, garments, produce and micro chip production, then an emerging industry.

His last assignment as a military man was as Special Assistant to the Philippine Ambassador to the U.S., at the Embassy in Washington, D.C. It was there that he began his lifelong friendship with Winston Arpon, PMA Class of ’64, then the Senior Aide to Ambassador Benjamin Romualdez. To this day, Arpon speaks highly of Paynor, describing him as a trustworthy professional who can be counted upon to do his job and serve his country well. “He is closer to me than my own brother, “ Arpon continues, and when asked why he invokes the term “snappy,” but in another non-military context. Snappy means he can trust Paynor with his life; snappy because more than anything, he is a good person.

Paynor’s stint at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. enabled him to make up his mind to leave military service and enter the diplomatic service in 1983. After passing the tough Foreign Service exam “I found diplomacy interesting,” he recalls. His departure from the military was also a calculated move. “Since class ’71 was a very big class, there were already too many of us in the [military] service.” Meaning he had

to tread a different path to distinguish himself in government.

A NATURAL FOR DIPLOMACY

I wasn’t surprised that Jun joined the diplomatic corps,” his mistah, Gringo Honasan, says. “He is cut and dried for that calling because he’s naturally amiable,

approachable, articulate.“ Another mistah, Archie Almario, who was also one of the cadet captains of ’71, concurs. “[Jun is] a stickler for rules and procedures. His background as adjutant and S1 [as a cadet and at PGB] gave him the discipline for paying attention to details. He’s perfect for protocol.”

With his new badge as a diplomat, Paynor returned to Washington, D.C. where he became Third Secretary and Vice Consul at the Philippine Embassy until the end of the Marcos administration in 1986. He then proceeded to Libreville, Gabon in Africa, a post that provided oversight over 12 other African countries, then on to Budapest, Hungary before being recalled to Manila for home office assignment in 1991.

Paynor was based in Manila for seven years, a break from diplomatic tradition that required a three-year home office stint before another foreign assignment. Then-President Fidel V. Ramos chose him to be chief of Presidential Protocol, overseeing all official events in Malacañang and all presidential trips within the country and abroad.

So effective was Paynor in this role that when President Gloria M. Arroyo assumed office in 2000, she asked the

chief of the Presidential Management Staff, Vicky Garchitorena, now president of Ayala Foundation USA, to look for him and appoint him as Presidential Assistant for State and Foreign Visits, concurrent to his assignment as Ambassador to Israel and Cyprus (following a two-year stint as Charge d’Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission in Rome, Italy).

Even as Paynor assumed the Consul General posts in Los Angeles in 2002 and in San Francisco in 2007, he would still be pulled back home constantly to manage the president’s foreign visits. “I serve at the order of the Philippine president,” Paynor states, not bothering to add “whoever he or she may be” because for him, there is no ambiguity about where his marching orders should come from.

“I am a career diplomat, not a political appointee,” he asserts, in response to those who would ask him if he has to leave his post as Consul General in San Francisco. “Many people forget that.”

When he took over the Consulate three years ago, Paynor brought with him—as he did in his other posts—the discipline and the lessons that he learned from his military training. Management by objective is one of them. Every action has to be based on defined objectives, he explains, so that success can be measured on how those objectives were met.

He is also big on leadership training for his staff. “A good leader has to be a good follower first, a team player. We were taught that we have to tackle life and death situations as a group, to depend on one another for our survival. No one is indispensable, the job has

to be done. If one falls, another will immediately take his place.”

At the Consulate from day one, he laid his proverbial cards on the table so the staff doesn’t have to second-guess his goals and his style. One major change he instituted is the three-month rotation of jobs. Except for the finance section, all Consulate staffers have had their stints in all the departments and services of the office. “No one can say that he or she doesn’t know how to handle visa services because his assignment is with the cultural section. Anyone can take over another’s job when called upon to do so.”

Paynor also emphasizes command responsibility as the head of office. “I take responsibility for anything that happens or doesn’t happen here,” he has told his staff. This is his way of telling them that he won’t leave them out to pasture if something goes terribly wrong. The caveat though is “don’t go on top of my head.” He wants to be told everything significant that happens in the Consulate, a challenging demand, we surmise, since he was called home a lot under GMA.

Paynor is aware that the common criticism that has dogged him through most of his posts the past nine years is that he is hardly around. This is why he wants to stay on in San Francisco “at least for another year” to prove his mettle to the community and “disabuse some people’s thinking that he is a political appointee.”

Meanwhile, he proceeds with his stated goals as Consul General: to improve the delivery of consular services to the community, to continue encouraging his staff to shift from a bureaucratic mindset to a service-oriented one, and to prod the Filipino American community to be actively engaged not only in Philippine affairs but also, more importantly, in U.S. affairs.

Ambassador Paynor is most impassioned in helping Filpino-Americans become a major force in America as they contribute nearly 100 Billion to the US economy and remit over 10 Billion to the Philippines. It is the one goal that will require his entire personal arsenal of skills, training and experience to accomplish. His beautiful, loving wife Tess will always be at his side, fully supportive of this goal and his passion to serve Filipinos in the Bay Area and throughout America for years to come.

Gemma Nemenzo was Managing Editor of Filipinas Magazine. She is the author of “Heart In Two Places: An Immigrant’s Journey.”

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17TH ANNUAL PISTAHAN PARADE AND FESTIVAL | AUGUST 14-15, 2010

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With 170 Filipino Americans, I attended the June 30 inauguration of

President Noynoy Aquino in Manila. We all witnessed the resurgence of “Pinoy” pride. We saw evidence of this phenomenon through t-shirts worn by young and old and billboard signs along malls, streets and highways. “Proud to be Pinoy!” was everywhere including the highest office of the land.

Prior to his inauguration, President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III announced that he prefers to be called “P-Noy” for short. After inauguration day, we held a global conference where we renamed our “US Pinoys for Noynoy-Mar” group to “US Pinoys for Good Governance.”

“US Pinoys” seemed redundant. The term “Pinoys” originated in USA, used by early Filipino migrant workers to identify themselves. Since Philippine natives were called “Pilipinos,” “Pinoys” exclusively referred to Filipinos in US.

In his 1946 book, America is in the

Heart, Carlos Bulosan, pre-eminent Filipino American author, used the term: “The Pinoys work every day in the fields but when the season is over their money is in the Chinese vaults.”

Earlier in 1936, writer Alfredo B. Palencia described his travels in “Alaska through Filipino Eyes.” He visited Seattle and was surprised by “the presence of so many gambling houses and pool rooms, centers of corruption among Filipinos, where they squander their earnings without any thought of the morrow. No wonder Pinoys there are up to their neck in debt—always.”

Even earlier, faculty member of Schurz School in Chicago, Dr. J. Juliano, used Pinoy twice in his 1926 article in The Philippine Republic: “Why does a Pinoy take it as an insult to be mistaken for a Shintoist or a Confucian?” and “What should a Pinoy do if he is addressed as a Chinese or a Japanese?”

These writers were not inventing a new term but merely repeating what they heard from friends and from local neighborhoods. After all in USA, if Mexican could be called

TELLTALE SIGNS

P-Noy InaugurationBY RODEL RODIS

T he name flashed back: “Rapisura.” Not exactly like Citizen Kane’s “Rosebud,” but a name held in regard.

Rapisura owned a store in San Francisco’s Fillmore district where Filipinos buy their rice, toyo and patis to authenticate their “Filipino-ness?”

One “Amok” column reader, Harold Lumiliban, a retired octogenarian, remembers others like him. He confided “I remember SF community activitst and poet Al Robles and SF Giants Fan Vincent Gomez as childhood friends in San Francisco Fillmore District from 1930’s through 1950’s along with others.”

And then Lumiliban recounted a list from memory: “Celestino Alfafara Jr., Anita Alfafara, Esther Domingo, Filamer Jularbal, Ramey Robles, Henry Robles, Jimmy Abad, Mary Lampitoc, Lourdes Ayon, Teresa Ayon, Herbert Rillera, Allen Rillera, Buddy

Rillera, Leon Mazon, Richard Mazon, Sylvester Pasatiempo, Jack Liban, Betty Liban, Rudy Liban, Harold Liban, Gaudencio Pinaroc Jr., Ester Pinaroc, Betty Pinaroc, Audrey Pinaroc, Elinor Pinaroc, MacArthur Pinaroc, Pearl Pinroc, Henry Delfino, Hansel Delfino, Rudy Calica, Benny Calica, Ben Cachapero, Fred Basconcillo, Ben Basconcillo, Leonard Austria, Lous Cubillo, Johnny Cubillo, Kenji Matulac, Chuck Gavin, Mary Gavin, Rhoda Buted, Lydia Buted, Rebecca Buted,

AMOKAre you a Native SF American Filipino?BY EMIL GUILLERMO

Who can recount American Filipinos in San Francisco?

Art Suguitan, Lourdes Suguitan, Larry Elizarde, Lorraine Elizarde, Lolita Elizarde, Tom Elizarde, Lambert Rax, Dicky Mendoza, Ralph de la Vega Jr., Daniel de la Vega, David de la Vega, Jerry de la Vega, Yngojo Brothers, Nancy Musgni, Dolores (with a short forearm), Walter Yuponco, Agnes Yuponco, Carl Guererro, Leonard Falcatello, Bob Lualhati, Pauline Lualhati, Celso Mesa, Linda Bigornia.”

Harold thought a dozen died while the rest lives on but their whereabouts unknown. It didn’t matter. We are bounded as one community. We shopped at the same grocery, Rapisura’s!

My family used to live in South of Market by the old St. Joseph’s Church. We later moved to Fillmore to be closer to other relatives. Tito Joe with assorted relatives and boarders shared top floor flat on McAllister Street in the Fillmore, next to the appliance store with big flashing “Hotpoint” sign. Fillmore became the hot spot for American Filipinos.

American Filipino?I like the moniker “American

Filipino.” “American” is the adjective. “Filipino” is the noun. No need for

hyphen nor distinction between Filipinos born here and those who immigrated. We’re one Filipino community in USA.

I use the Census Department’s rubric:“you are what you say you are.” Flipping (pun intended) the phrase of “Filipino American,” we have “American Filipino.” It is all encompassing for the natural born, immigrant, naturalized, Tago Ng Tago. It even includes dual citizens who yearn for both the brown and blue passport. They can straddle the Pacific and proudly declare they are “American Filipino.”

American Filipino reminds us who we are. It’s the last word—for emphasis, yet it places “American” first – on purpose. It intentionally wards off critics who think all ethnic groups hate America. On the contrary, we love America. Likewise, we love our Filipino-ness. We can be both if we say so. We’re American Filipinos.

Emil Guillermo is an award winning journalist, a former host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” and the winner of an American Book Award. He blogs at www.amok.com. Follow him: www.twitter.com/emilamok

AL ROBLES

“Chicanos” then Filipinos could be called “Pinoys.”

News columnist Benjamin Pimentel recounts this history. “By 1960s, Pinoy was the accepted term for Filipinos in America. Old-timers, also known as the manongs, used it. And so did their children, American-born Pinoys who grew up in working class households.” However, changes in US immigration laws opened doors to educated professionals who considered the term Pinoy to be a pejorative, racial slur. They preferred to be called “Filipino” distinguished from “Pilipino” in the Philippines and “Pinoy” migrants in USA.

During 1970s, second generation Filipino-Americans proudly affirmed their “Pinoy” roots. “It became a battle cry, a badge of honor.” By

1980s, “Pinoys” expanded from early farm workers through young second generation Fil-Am whippersnappers to include Filipinos worldwide.

“Proud to be Pinoy!” went global. Philippine media promoted it. A major TV network called itself GMA Pinoy TV. Two top-rated shows included it in their titles: Pinoy Idol and Pinoy Big Brother. Now in 2010, new Philippine President proudly calls himself “P-Noy” as all Global Pinoys do.

Rodel Rodis taught Philippine History and the History of Pilipinos in America at San Francisco State University before becoming a lawyer and a regularly syndicated columnist for Filipino American community newspapers.

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{ 2009 } Hermana Mayor Marily Mondejar, Parade Community Grand Marshal Hydra Mendoza, Parade Celebrity Grand Marshal Paolo Montalban, ABC Dancing with the Stars Cheryl Burke, ABS-CBN TFC Stars (Jason Gainza, Giselle Sanchez, Patricia Javier and the Asian Dolls), Aftermath, American Center of Philippine Arts, Angela Joanne Slipper, Aris Garcia, Aristedes Santos Candelaria, DJ Delrokz, DJ Rocky Rock, EyeASage, Filipino America Jazz Festival, Filipino Education Center Galing Bata, Franco Finn, Gabe Bondoc, Honey Circuit, International Eskrima/Serrada Association, Jo.Ill, Kapakahi, Leejay Abucayan, Lifted Roots, Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Lori Abucayan, Lumaya, Mabuhay Folkloric Society, Manny Garcia, Mark Agustin, Parangal Dance Company, Philippine Martial Arts Academy, Prime Note Ensemble, Raquel Berlind, Stephanie Reese, Steps, Styles and Spotlight School of Dance, Te Oama of the Westlake School of the Performing Arts, Viddy V.

{ 2008 } Hermano/Hermana Mayor Dan & Sunny Dykwel, Parade Grand Marshalls Adam & Arielle Jacobs, ABS-CBN Talents (Balitang America, Myx, and Speak Out!), Adrianna “Yanna” Andal, Aftermath, Al Manalo, Anna Marie Perez, Anthony “Tony” Castelo, Aris Garcia, Autonomous Region, Avegay Libiran, Bais Tres Manos and Miss Teen Filipina, Balagtasan Iskolars of Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila, Bayanihan Hip-Hop Workshop, Ben Pimentel, Calisus, DJ Mista-B-4onefunktion, DJ Rocky Rock, Hiyas, Emil Guillermo, Filipino America Jazz Festival, Ground Work Music with Rappers Kiwi Phatrick and Kasmas, Herb Diggs, Hustla Boys, Ivy League, Jason Mateo & Marissa Santos, Jerald Mutia, Joedobo Aivy, JT, Kabayan Dance Troup, Kapono Kobylanski, Kelly Jacobs, La Villatuya, Leslie Guevarra, Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Mabuhay Folkloric, Marissa & Getty Santos, Maryanne Lacayanga, Michael Tongko, Michele Kain, Miriam Pantig, MYX TVs Mike-E and The League, Native Elements, Nomandic Messengers, Oceana Dance crew, PAC Modern, Parangal Dance Troupe, Passion, Rendezvous Band, Rodel Guadalupe, Romeo Reyes, Ryan Corbitt, Stephanie Reese, Steps, Styles and Spotlight, Tita Aida.

{ 2007 } Hermano/Hermana Mayor Greg & Gigi Macabenta, Parade Grand Marshal Gen. Tony Taguba, Parade Celebrity Martin Nievera, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Consul Antonio Morales, Consul General Marciano Paynor, ABS-CBN Talents (Balitang America, Myx, and Speak Out!), A1 Sauce, Aftermath, Ana Julaton, Angelace, Angelo Pizarro, Aris Garica, Autonomous Region, Avegay Libiran, Bambu, Barangay Dance Company of San Francisco, Bar None Lansky, Ben Pimentel, Bernardo Bernardo, Brigada ng Bangketa, Cathy Querubin, Celskiii & Deenadroid, Chayah Miranda, Citizen Pinoy, Dance Quorum, Dave Rodriguez, DJ Chicken Scratch, FCC Hip Hop Workshop, Downe DX, Edwin Espera, Florante Aguilar, For U, Fr. Ed Dura, Frances Ancheta, Fusion Dance Team, Gboogs, Ginoong Pilipino Getty Santos, Giovannie Pico, Herb Felina, International Eskrima/Serrada Association, J.O.A.L., Jason Mateo, Jasper Pugao, Jayar Pugao, Jeffery Deguia, Jern Eye (Lunar Heights) Go-Ill, Jolibee Mascot, Justin Jayubo, Katrina Julian, Kiwi, Koponang Kulapo, Leila Ponce, Leslie Guevarra, Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Lil Tyler Weaver Jr., Lirio Vital, Lori Abucayan, Maharlika Cultural Troupe, Mark Figueroa, Merve Lupus, Michelle Kain, Ms. San Francisco Krizia Sapida, Nemenzo Group, Not Your Average Superheroes, Nump, Olivia Hurt, Olivia Jasmine, Omar Luib, PAC Modern, Philippine Children’s Fund of America, Romedigs, Roscoe Umali, Sandamukal Bad Boys, SF Modern, Stephanie Reese, Susan Johnson, Swish, Those Kids, Tita Aida, Trinity Project, Yamot-Pinatubo Cultural Ensemble, Yanna Andal.

{ 2006 } Hermana Mayor Yolanda O. Stern, Parade Grand Marshal Consul-General Rowena Sanchez, Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco, Mayor Ruth Asmundson of Davis, Mayor Chris Cabaldon of West Sacramento, Vice Mayor Ed Balico of Hercules, Vice Mayor Ken Ibarra of San Bruno, Councilmember Hermie Sunga of Vallejo, Councilmember Larry Formalejo of Colma. Councilmember Manny Fernandez of Union City, Apl.de.Ap. of the Black Eyed Peas, American Idol Sway Penala, ABS-CBN Talents from: Balitang America, Citizen Pinoy and Speak Out!, 205 Bangsamoro Art Exhibit, Ad Solid, Villez, AfterMath, Angelina Cantada, Bangketa, Barangay of San Francisco, Bayanihan Cultural Organization, Bernardo Bernardo, Bucc Rogerz, Consul General Rowena Sanchez, DJ Chicken Skratch, DJ Rocky Rock, Dream Stat, Dyna Ondoy, E. Massin of ELEMNOP, Emy Baysic, Eunice de Asis, Fe de los Reyes, Fil-Am Musika, Florante Aguilar, Franco Finn, Fusion Dance Team, Genevieve Manalo, Getty Santos, Henni Espinosa, High Fly, Hiyas of San Jose, Iris, Janelle Tillotson, January Reclosado, Jason Mateo, Jeremy Bautista, Joel Janer, Kaisera, Jose Jeline Laporga,

J-Soul, Jun Taniang, Katalyst, Kulturang Pilipino, Legacy, Lori and Leejay Abucayan, Mabuhay Folkloric Society, Maganda Magazine, Maharlika Cultural Dance Troupe, Mango Kings, May Nazareno, Melody Lakayanga, Michelle Kain, Motivate Movement, Noel Bote Bautista, Not Your Average Superheroes, Nump, Pol Mesina Jr., Raquel, Remy Aquino, Rene Belison, Rhythm Rockets, Rhythm, Sandamukal Bad Boyz, Shadow Al, SIKAT Artist Group, Stephanie Reese, The Cast of “Americana Made in the Philippines,” Those Kids, Tita Aida, Tracy Sarmiento, Youth Speaks.

{ 2005 } Hermano/Hermana Mayor Rudy & Esther Asercion, Parade Celebrities (Geoff Eigenmann, Heart Evangelista, Rodel Rosel, Sheryn Regis), Apl.de.Ap of the Black Eyed Peas, AfterMath, Al Perez, Ambassador Rafael A. Gonzales, Barangay SF, Bayanihan, Bindlestiff Studio artists, Check the Blue Print, D’Journey artists, DJ Qbert, DJ Rocky Rock, Famas, Fusion, Gabe Bondoc, Genevieve Miranda, George Ng, Giovannie Pico, Hiyas of San Jose, Jo Awayan, Julius Limpe, Justine Jayubo, Khaotic Groovermintz, Khymme, Kulturang Pilipino, Leulani Mariano, Maharlika Cultural Dance Troupe, May Nazareno, Miriam Pantig, Philippine Barangay Performing Arts Society, Praxis Rocs, Ramon Silvestre, Rhythm, Sarah Jane Gloria, Shadow Al, Soul Control, Thage, Yamot-Pinatubo Cultural Ensemble.

{ 2004 } Hermana Mayor Jacquie Lingad-Ricci, Parade Celebrities (Jericho Rosales and Kristine Hermosa), AfterMath, Alfred Galura, Aris Garcia, Barlaan family (Rolando, orrie, Calo & Kristina), Brian Redrico, Carlos Rocha, Chain Reaction, Christoffels, Cota Deles Yabut, Cris Villanueva, Danongan Kalanduyan and Palabuniyan, Del Bermudez, England Hidalgo, Ensemble, Filipiniana Dance Troupe, Five:15, Fusion, Garnett Alexander, Generation 2, Gesel & Alam Swearington, Gherlie Dancel, Gil Portes, Hiyas, Ilaya, Jhelle Rosaroso, Joel Fabonan, Jojo Lofrancom, Jordan Segundo, Joy de Leon, Joy Mallari, Kamandag, Karaoke Divas, Kariktan, Khaotic Groovermintz, Kinetix, Kiwi, Kulturang Pilipino, Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Louie Reyes, Mark Justiniani, Marvin de Leon, Mel Vera Cruz, Melissa Nolledo Mia Herbosa, Michelle Kain, Mirian Pantig, Native Guns, Next Phaze, Philippine Rondalla of Chicago, Stella Herber, Steps Styles & Spotlights, Tap Dancing and End of the Line, Toots Magsino, Ulysses Duterte, Yamot Pinatubo Cultural Ensemble, Pamana awardees: (Al Perez Jr., Bernardo Pedere, Cecile Azarcon, Chris Millado, Gil Portes,Virginia Cerenio).

{ 2003 } Hermano/Hermana Mayor Dennis & Lynda Normandy, Parade Grand Marshal SF Mayor Willie Brown, Parade Celebrities (Judy Ann Santos, Celebrity Paolo Montalban), Araceli Limcaoco-Dans, Art Lane, Bill Bon, Bob Manalo Jr., Carrie Arguelles, Cota D. Yabut, Dr. Lorenza Calpotura, Jeryl Ray Concepcion, Jocelyn Enriquez, Joy Mallari, Kinetics, Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Linda Ty-Casper, Louella Albornoz, Lucy Fernando, Maharlika Cultural Troupe, Mario J. de los Reyes, Mark Justiniani, Mat Relox, Orlan Distor, Papo de Asis, Prodigy, Robert Manongdo, Tessie Dichupa, Tito Galvez, Ulysses Duterte Jr., Vic Magsaysay, Pamana awardees (George Hernandez, Noel “Sonny” Izon, Polly Herrera, Stephanie J. Castillo).

{ 2002 } Festival Celebrities (Lorna Tolentino, Rudy Fernandez), Alexa, Ames, Andrea Veneracion of Philippine Madrigal Singers, Angel?s Disciples, Ashley Nagrampa, B4ten, Bernardo Bernardo, Bliztr, Brittany Andres, Carlene Ocampo, Cory and Dario, Dan August Cabiling, Dennis Jermin, Drastik, Edwin Espera, Estelle, Ethereality, Eulisha J, FilmAm Vets Rondalla, Fleerbox, Fourth Inversion, Gen II, Jeryl Ray Concepcion, Joanne Lorenzana, Karilagan Dance Troupe, Kinetix, Leilani Briones, Lemming Pie, Leslie Bernabe, Leslie Bernabe, Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Luella Albornoz, Mac & Cheese, Malu Rivera Peoples and Westlake School for the Performing Arts, Marshall Jaggears, Nataie, Native Elements, Nel Nino, Nemesio Paredes, Noly, Philip Garcia, Pinay, Prodigy, Robert Manongdo, Shadow Al, Sharyn Maceren, Sicjs, Adam and B-Style, Spamsilog, Star of Gladness, The Restitution, Tia, Tracy Cruz, Tracy Sarmiento, Tres Mejeres, Visual artists: (Bill Bon, Cota Deles Yabut, Dulcie Dee, Matt Relox, Orlando Distor, Ro, Tessie Dichupa, Ulysses Duterte Jr.), Pamana awardees: (Angie Pasamba, Benjamin Pimentel, Brian Ascalon Roley, poet Jaime Jacinto, Rick Rocamora, Rod Pulido, Rudi Soriano).

{ 2001 } Festival Celebrity Miss America Angela Perez Baraquio, Amanda, Angel’s Disciples, Bayanihan Cultural Organization, End of the Line, Fabrizio School of Music, FilAm Vets Rondalla, Janice Foronda, Jeryl Ray Concepcion, Jhele Rosaroso, Joey Ayala, Joey Camins and Friends, Karilagan, Likha

Gallery of Talent !rough the Years1994-2009

SEVENTEEN YEARS OF CELEBRATING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY.

Kristine Hermosa and Jericho Rosales

Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Love Daria, Magic Alex, Manalo School of Escrima, Maridel Terciano, Next Phaze, Romeo Candido, St. Andrew’s Parish Chorale, Star of Gladness, Teatro sa Lupa, Till Dawn, 25 artists from the Philippines (Al Manrique, Arnold Arre, Art LaneCarlo Magno, Carlos Gabuco, Cris Cruz, Dopy Doplon, Emil Davocol, Fil dela Cruz, Ige Ramos, Joel Mendez, John Marin Flores, Jose Tence Ruiz, Kiko Escora, Lydia Velasco Cruz, Manuel Baldemor, Mario Parial, Mona, Pandy Aviado, Prudencio Lamarroza, Ramon Orlilna, Ronald Ventura, Rose Capili, Soler, Steve Santos), Pamana awardees (Bayani Tan, Gene Cajayon, Loy Arcena, Malu Rivera Peoples, Nicole Agbayani, Rene Ciria Cruz, Ross Capili).

{ 2000 } Hermano/Hermana Rodel & Edna Rodis, Festival Celebrity Joan Almedilla (Les Miserables), Anna Maria Manalo, Bigg Saint, Bobby Banduria Band, Devotion, Edgar Soller, Expressions, Fatima, Irish Fullerton, Jackie Kookorithchkin, Jason Mateo, Joe Mangrum and Destini West Records. Kayumanggi Band, Love Daria, Nemesio Paredes, Pinay, Pinoy artists from Manila (Buds Convocar, Danilo Garcia, Fidel Sarmiento, Godo Zapanta, & Pablo Mahinay), Robert Manongdo, Rubymar, Sinagtala Theatre Ensemble, Son La Tierra, and Star of Gladness.

{ 1999 } Festival Celebrity Billy Crawford, Adrian Bermudez, Amber Patterson, Bay Area Cultural Group, Branon Beliso, Chris Abad, Christine Adiaz, Classified Records, Dan Harana, Danongan Kalanduyan and Palabuniyan Kulintang Ensemble, International Escrima Serrada Association (IESA), IP Rondalla West, Island Savages, Kaisahan Dance Company of San Jose, Michael Quebec, Parangal Choral Group, Patricia Yu-Vanesse, Pinoy/Pinay Artists from Academy Art College, Raq, Sacramento-based visual artists (Magda, Wiji, and Tito Gallardo), Sarimanok Children’s Dance, Son La Tierra, Te Mana O Tera, and Yvette.

{ 1998 } Festival Celebrities: Martin Nievera, Paolo Montalban, Aber Patterson, Aliaata Collective: Visual artists from San Francisco Art Institute, Big City Revue, Chris Millado, Joe Mangrum, Karilagan Dance Company, Papo de Asis and People’s Artists from Los Angeles, Patricia Yu-Vanasse, Perry Manaril, Pinay, and Yuriko Doi of Theater of Yugen (Sisa: FilipiNOH theater project).

{ 1997 } Festival Celebrity (Sharon Cuneta), BJ Formento, Dawn Nakanishi, Genara Banzon, Johnny Rojo Orchestra, Mahal, Nathan Scott, Pinay, Sinagtala Theater Ensemble, Terry Acedo Davis, and Tita Pambid-Domingo.

{ 1996 } Festival Celebrity (Jocelyn Enriquez), Avic Ilagan, Barangay Dance Company, Carmela Millado, Emil Dunga, Ibong Adarna Children’s Theater, Leo Bulatao, Likha, Nanette Inventor, Palauniyan, Pamela Serrano, Pinay, Ray-An Fuentes, and Tita Pambid.

{ 1995 } Festival Celebrity (Gary Valenciano), Barangay Dance Company, Bayanihan Cultural Organization, Carlos Zialcita, Domingo Balinton, Lorraine Bell, Filipino Dance of Sacramento,Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Maharlika Dance Troupe,Sampaguita, and Sugar Pie de Santos.

{ 1994 } Festival Celebrity (Andrew E.), Angel Shaw, Carlos Villa, Ceres Doyo and Doreen Fernandez from the Philippines, Chris Millado and Treatro ng Tanan, Danongan Kalanduyan, Isabel Escoda Taylor from Hong Kong, Jessica Hagedorn, Kayumanggi Presence Artist, Lav Diaz, Lenny Limjoco, psychologist Margie Holmes from North Carolina, Sheila Coronel, and Violeta Noriega from Seattle.

Cheryl Burke and Paolo Montalban

Stephanie Reese

Heart Evangelista and Geoff Eigenmann

Apl de Ap

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

M A N A G E M E N T G R O U P

PISTAHAN STAGE

11:00 AM OPENING ENTERTAINMENT Kulintronica electronic dance music

12:00 NN SF FIL-AM JAZZ FESTIVAL Host: Carlos Zialcita Nerio DeGracia, Mambo Jazz Sextet Filipiniana and Jay Sario Fashions (Bravo TV’s Project Runway)

1:15 PM WELCOME PRESENTATION VIP Presentations & Proclamations, Raiderettes & Junior Raiderettes

1:45 PM DANCE SPECTACULAR Host: Marissa Santos Westlake School of Performing Arts (Polynesian), Steps, Styles, and Spotlights (Cultural), AM Juniors (Hip-Hop), Aftermath (Hip-Hop), Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble (Cultural)

3:15 PM BONGA STARZ Host: Al Manalo “Balagtasan” (Spoken Word), Rocky Rock & Know-Madik (DJ/Hip-Hop), OK!DK (Hip-Hop Dance), Michelle Martinez (Singer – R&B)

4:15 PM PARADE AWARDS

PARANGAL

SWAY

TONI GONZAGA

JONATHAN BAUTISTA

BART...and you’re there.

SEVENTEEN YEARS OF CELEBRATING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY.

PISTAHAN STAGE 11:00 AM OPENING ENTERTAINMENT My Peoples (formerly Kapakahi)

11:55 PM SF FILAM JAZZ FESTIVAL Host: Carlos Zialcita Jonathan Bautista Quartet Angela Gacad

12:50 PM VARIETY IN THE GARDENS Host: Tita Aida

Funk Beyond Control (Hip-Hop Dance), Planet Infinity

(Martial Arts), Jose “Sway” Penala (Vocalist), The Cast of RENT (Contra Costa Musical Theater), Parangal featuring

Kawayan Folk Arts (Cultural Dance)

1:50 PM SOULCIETY Host: Aron Horner B.E.A.T.S. Crew, Groovemekanex, Josh & Jeremiah, Headhunters vs. Beatz N Pieces, Wikitribe

2:30 PM ABS / CBN CONCERT Toni Gonzaga & other TFC Personalities

3:30 PM FINALE Hosts: Avegay Libiran & Getty Santos Stefan Sanchez, Volunteer Recognition PISTAHAN CLOSING CEREMONIES

BAYANIHAN STAGE

11:00 AM OPENING ENTERTAINMENT Spintronix –DJ

12:00 NN Maddie B & Company Fresh Dynamix (Dance)

12:30 PM Beard Papa Cream Puff Eating Contest

1:00 PM Bayanihan (Hip Hop), Mr. Rey & Brigada Ng Bagketa (Hip Hop), Bwan (Hip Hop)

1:30 PM Brian Dublin (Vocalist), Nemenzo (Polynesian Dance), Joel Dela Merced (Vocalist)

2:30 PM Allison (Vocalist), Ariane (Modern Dance), Jon Bayani (Popper), Jason Bayani (Poet), Dante Casuga (Poet), Charito (Vocalist), Philtered Soul (Band)

BAYANIHAN STAGE

11:00 AM OPENING ENTERTAINMENT Mighty Delrokz (DJ)

12:00 NN Boondocks (Band)

1:00 PM Balut Eating Contest

1:30 PM Kristiana Sunga (Vocalist) JVoqalz (Band)

2:00 PM Al Robles Tribute

2:15 PM Jo Ill (Hip-Hop) Nomadik Messengers (Hip-Hop)

3:30 PM Erika David (Vocalist) Eye Eighty (Band)

DJ ROCKY ROCK

KULINTRONICA

FRESH DYNAMIX

MICHELLE MARTINEZAFTERMATH

ERIKA DAVID

NERIO DEGARCIA & MAMBO JAZZ SEXTET

JOEL DELA MERCED

STEPS, STYLES, AND SPOTLIGHTS

THE CAST OF RENT

TITA AIDAMITCH FRANCO

JAY NICOLAS SARIO

ANGELA GACAD

AVEGAY LIBRIAN

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

M A N A G E M E N T G R O U P

PISTAHAN STAGE

11:00 AM OPENING ENTERTAINMENT Kulintronica electronic dance music

12:00 NN SF FIL-AM JAZZ FESTIVAL Host: Carlos Zialcita Nerio DeGracia, Mambo Jazz Sextet Filipiniana and Jay Sario Fashions (Bravo TV’s Project Runway)

1:15 PM WELCOME PRESENTATION VIP Presentations & Proclamations, Raiderettes & Junior Raiderettes

1:45 PM DANCE SPECTACULAR Host: Marissa Santos Westlake School of Performing Arts (Polynesian), Steps, Styles, and Spotlights (Cultural), AM Juniors (Hip-Hop), Aftermath (Hip-Hop), Likha Pilipino Folk Ensemble (Cultural)

3:15 PM BONGA STARZ Host: Al Manalo “Balagtasan” (Spoken Word), Rocky Rock & Know-Madik (DJ/Hip-Hop), OK!DK (Hip-Hop Dance), Michelle Martinez (Singer – R&B)

4:15 PM PARADE AWARDS

PARANGAL

SWAY

TONI GONZAGA

JONATHAN BAUTISTA

BART...and you’re there.

SEVENTEEN YEARS OF CELEBRATING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY.

PISTAHAN STAGE 11:00 AM OPENING ENTERTAINMENT My Peoples (formerly Kapakahi)

11:55 PM SF FILAM JAZZ FESTIVAL Host: Carlos Zialcita Jonathan Bautista Quartet Angela Gacad

12:50 PM VARIETY IN THE GARDENS Host: Tita Aida

Funk Beyond Control (Hip-Hop Dance), Planet Infinity

(Martial Arts), Jose “Sway” Penala (Vocalist), The Cast of RENT (Contra Costa Musical Theater), Parangal featuring

Kawayan Folk Arts (Cultural Dance)

1:50 PM SOULCIETY Host: Aron Horner B.E.A.T.S. Crew, Groovemekanex, Josh & Jeremiah, Headhunters vs. Beatz N Pieces, Wikitribe

2:30 PM ABS / CBN CONCERT Toni Gonzaga & other TFC Personalities

3:30 PM FINALE Hosts: Avegay Libiran & Getty Santos Stefan Sanchez, Volunteer Recognition PISTAHAN CLOSING CEREMONIES

BAYANIHAN STAGE

11:00 AM OPENING ENTERTAINMENT Spintronix –DJ

12:00 NN Maddie B & Company Fresh Dynamix (Dance)

12:30 PM Beard Papa Cream Puff Eating Contest

1:00 PM Bayanihan (Hip Hop), Mr. Rey & Brigada Ng Bagketa (Hip Hop), Bwan (Hip Hop)

1:30 PM Brian Dublin (Vocalist), Nemenzo (Polynesian Dance), Joel Dela Merced (Vocalist)

2:30 PM Allison (Vocalist), Ariane (Modern Dance), Jon Bayani (Popper), Jason Bayani (Poet), Dante Casuga (Poet), Charito (Vocalist), Philtered Soul (Band)

BAYANIHAN STAGE

11:00 AM OPENING ENTERTAINMENT Mighty Delrokz (DJ)

12:00 NN Boondocks (Band)

1:00 PM Balut Eating Contest

1:30 PM Kristiana Sunga (Vocalist) JVoqalz (Band)

2:00 PM Al Robles Tribute

2:15 PM Jo Ill (Hip-Hop) Nomadik Messengers (Hip-Hop)

3:30 PM Erika David (Vocalist) Eye Eighty (Band)

DJ ROCKY ROCK

KULINTRONICA

FRESH DYNAMIX

MICHELLE MARTINEZAFTERMATH

ERIKA DAVID

NERIO DEGARCIA & MAMBO JAZZ SEXTET

JOEL DELA MERCED

STEPS, STYLES, AND SPOTLIGHTS

THE CAST OF RENT

TITA AIDAMITCH FRANCO

JAY NICOLAS SARIO

ANGELA GACAD

AVEGAY LIBRIAN

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Artists’ Re!ections on 2010 "eme: Create, Educate, and Celebrate BY TONY VILLEGAS, JR.

Our 2010 Pistahan Theme is

CELEBRATE. Let’s ask: Q1. What do you CREATE

and how do you employ your CREATIVE skills in your work?

Q2. -TION in your life, family, career, and community?

Q3. How should we CELEBRATE our culture, heritage, uniqueness at our Pistahan?

We present here the responses and relevant achievements of our sampling of our artists: DJ Rocky Rock (DJRR – music turntable artist), JR Ignacio (JI – dinosaur illustration artist), Judy Romanenkov (JR – oil painting artist), Marlon Ingram (MI – urban mural artist), Robby Lee (RL – logo graphic artist), and Sherwin Rosario (SR – toy animation artist).

Let’s CREATE Art!DJRR: My artwork is people’s moods

(glad, mad, sad, scared) which I shape through my turntable music with varying beats and pitches for them to sing with or dance to.

JI: My artwork is my dinosaurs in its bubbly world which I create impromptu from the top of my head or from plan-ning extemporaneously, using acrylic paint, pens, or markers.

JR: My artwork is oil painting of land-scapes, portraits, and still life. People may take it for granted but everyone employs some kind of creative skills in everything that they do. When one can find meaning and enjoyment and excitement in mun-dane things - that is creativity!

MI: My artwork is wall paintings with fusion of cultures from my mixed ancestry. I employ creativity in my work

as I work, experience, and discover the meaning of my work.

RL: My artwork is logo, graphics, busi-ness cards. I transfer ideas in my head into paper through thumbnail sketch illustrations which are not final but only prototypes that still evolves.

SR: My artwork include animation, paintings, stuffed and custom toys. My Independent studio (shwsinstarstudio.com) features more of my personal & freelance work.

Let’s Learn and EDUCATE!DJRR: I learn from my parents, Raquel

Santos Grio and Alejo Aujero, the values of respect, honesty and hard work. I learn musicality from my friends like Apl.de.Ap of Black Eyed Peas. I learn from kids, like my own daughter Michaela Jolie, to love unconditionally.

JI: Education is very important, as it

guides us into the real world. There is always something new to learn. We even learn about ourselves as we learn about other matters.

JR: Knowledge without art is soul-less. Our heart looks for finer things in life, family, career and community and in turn positively contributes to them.

MI: I’ve been a teacher for over 10 years creating an urban learning curricu-lum that has been used in four schools and three school districts. I continue to impart what I learned.

RL: Art education provides a founda-tion to train my eyes to be precise and my hands to be steady. I yearn to learn more to be better. Learning is never end-ing. With practice comes perfection.

SR: Education is my job as I find creative ways to impart knowledge. I developed kid-friendly characters that both entertain and educate. I’ve always

dreamed of working in edutainment. Now I live that dream.

Let’s CELEBRATE!DJRR: Music is our way of celebrating.

Music invokes memories, excites us and gets us to dance. All cares and worries fade away. Music allows us to live fully for the here and now.

JI: We celebrate through food, dance, and art. I do not know what to expect as it is my first time at Pistahan. I hope to be pleasantly surprised.

JR: I should say that we really haven’t fully explored how to truly showcase our varied and colorful culture into the parade… in ways and in numbers that would make viewers say “WOW!!!!“ That is bound to happen in time. Let’s celebrate!

MI: Celebration means being at home. My parents made sure I celebrated my

ancestral connection by flying me back to San Juan, Ilocos Sur and Ayod from age twelve to twenty-three. Regardless of our whereabouts, as we come together to remember our culture and traditions, we are home. Let’s Paty!

RL: Celebration is recognizing our uniqueness. We are not a carbon copy of another. We are original in our attire, song, dance, music and the food we eat. Lumpia, adobo and balut are unique delicacies we can celebrate with!

SR: In celebrating our culture, let’s

Street art, Graffiti and Vinyl Toys are a few of the outlets of today’s youth. The Pistahan Festival continues to thrive as we showcase and foster the talents of our youth. Their innovation combined with our tradition equals celebration.

In conclusion, let’s all Create, Educate, and Celebrate!!!

SEVENTEEN YEARS OF CELEBRATING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY.

DJ Rocky Rock

Judy Romanenkov

JR “Dyno” IgnacioRobby Lee

Sherwin Rosario

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FEATURED ENTERTAINMENT:

Jazz at NoonBY CARLOS ZIALCITA

The San Francisco Filipino American Jazz Festival is pleased to present the following performers at this year’s Pistahan Parade and Festival.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14Nerio de Gracia Mambo JazztetNoon at the Pistahan Stage

Nerio de Gracia is a drummer, pianist, percussionist and vibraphonist who grew up in San Francisco, California. He attended Cleveland Elementary School and went to Luther Burbank Junior High School in the Excelsior District. He moved to the Mission District and attended Horace Mann Junior High and then to Mission High School where he first encountered his first sense of musical awareness. Nerio has played with a virtual “Who’s Who” of San Francisco Bay Area Latin and Jazz talent including Carlos Federico, percussionist Babatunde Lea and Pete and Sheila Escovedo’s band. Nerio is a dedicated music educator and gives privates music lessons on drums, percussion, and vibes. He shares his knowledge and experience from many years of performing along with the history of jazz and Afro-Cuban music with his students.

In more recent years, Nerio has developed close ties with some of the Bay Area’s finest musicians, many of whom are found on his critically acclaimed album, “An Evening in Luzon.” Nerio de Gracia has appeared as a guest artist on several CDs by Bay Area Latin and jazz artists including “Soul Shadows” by SF Pinoy Jazz Festival 2008 artists Little Brown Brother. His group is called the “The Nerio de Gracia Mambo Jazztet.” Their own interpretation of Mambo Jazz improvisation can surely mesmerize you.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15Jonathan Bautista Jazz QuartetNoon at the Pistahan Stage

Jonathan Bautista is a Bay Area saxophonist, composer and educator. Born and raised in San Francisco, he attended the SF School of the Arts, San Jose State University (SJSU) and the Manhattan School of Music for graduate work. Jonathan received honors as a California Arts Scholar, California Pre-Doctoral Scholar and was awarded scholarships from the Organization of Filipino educators, SJSU school of music, and the Manhattan School of Music. He recently played in Paris and has also performed at the San Jose Jazz Festival, the Stanford Jazz Festival, the SF Filipino Jazz Festival, and at the Great American Music Hall, Davies Symphony Hall, Kuumba’s and Kimble’s. Jonathan has played with James Williams, Pete Escovedo, John Santos, and others, as well as with the Monterey Bay Symphony, the Monterey Wind Symphony and the San Jose Symphony. He has studied both classical and jazz repertoire with Melecio Magdaluyo, William Trimble, Dr. Paul Cohen and Bobby Watson. Jonathan performs regularly throughout the Bay Area and is available for clinics, coaching, and lessons in his woodwind studio. Jonathan has appeared as a member of the SF Pinoy Jazz Revue in performances at the SF Main Public Library as part of the Jazz Appreciation Month Concert on April 3rd, and recently at the 6th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration on May 15th.

SAVE THE DATEThe 3rd Annual San Francisco Filipino-American Jazz Festival will take place

on October 10 at Yoshi’s San Francisco, located at 1330 Fillmore Street. For more info visit: http://www.sfpinoyjazzfest.com/

Nerio de Garcia

Jonathan Bautista

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21SEVENTEEN YEARS OF CELEBRATING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY.

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Sponsors SpotlightASIANWEEK FOUNDATION

AsianWeek Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and develop Asian Pacific American identity, community and diver-sity. AWF does this by bringing people together through cultural events, media campaigns, consulting and innovative pro-grams. AWF encourages the sharing of differences and appreciation of diversity, working to strengthen relations between all Asian and Pacific Islander cultures, between seniors and young generations of Asian Pacific Americans, and between Asians and non-Asians.

On May each year, in honor of Asian Pacific American heritage month, AWF organizes the annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration, the largest pan Asian street fair nationwide. done in coopera-tion with over 150 organizations in the Asian American community.

AWF is also one of the founding members of San Francisco Hep B Free - a citywide campaign to turn San Francisco into the first hepatitis B free city in the nation.

To partner or volunteer with the Asian-Week Foundation, contact Angela Pang, Community Relations Manager, [email protected], (415) 373-4002.

ABS-CBNWith the launch of The Filipino Chan-

nel (TFC) 16 years ago, ABS-CBN Global became the first and most successful Fili-pino broadcast station in North America. The company offers telecommunication, retail, movies, money remittance and cargo services, online audio and video streaming, Internet protocol television (IPTV) along with philanthropic support for Filipinos and the communities they now call home.

Distributed by major cable operators as well as satellite operators and now avail-able on the Internet via live audio and video streaming and through IPTV, TFC has over a million U.S. Filipino viewers watching the Tagalog-language premium

programming service 24/7 in North America. With content originating both from Philippines

and the U.S., TFC is the world leader in providing relevant news and entertain-ment programs to its subscribers, Filipinos in USA and Canada.

In USA, TFC has solidified its com-munity relations with many relevant partnerships. “Part of TFC’s community building efforts is to work together with local organizations in endeavors that unite, empower and enhance the Filipino presence wherever they live,” said by Jun Del Rosario, TFC Director for Cable & Satellite. TFC Kapamilya Summer Saya sa North America allows TFC to partner with various Filipino organizations in key cities throughout USA and Canada from May through September. “We are pleased to work together with the Filipino American Arts Exposition (FAAE) and its annual event, Pistahan Parade and Festival, to animate the heart of San Francisco with Filipino culture and talent.”

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PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric Company

(PG&E), a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest com-bined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation’s cleanest energy to 15 million people in Northern and Central California.

PG&E is proud to sponsor this year’s Pistahan Parade and Festival. PG&E has long been a part of California’s Filipino communities, delivering gas and electric services for over 100 years. PG&E’s participation is part of its long history and commitment to support the diverse com-munities it serves.

PG&E’s Samahan Employee Resource Group (formerly known as Filipino Employees Association) consists of Filipino employees who are committed to making a positive contribution to PG&E and the communities they serve. Since 1971, PG&E’s Samahan Employee Resource Group has contributed significantly to en-hancing its inclusive culture within PG&E and equally played an active civic role. It awarded scholarships to stellar students, raised funds, and did volunteer service to the community.

Since 2003, PG&E’s Samahan ERG provided over $72,000 to the Bayanihan Community Center of San Francisco to fund its social service and educations programs.

In addition, PG&E and the Samahan ERG have a long time tradition of partici-pating in a series of parol lantern festivi-ties with Bay Area Filipino communities during the holiday season. Through an

energy-efficient lighting exhibit inside the Serramonte Mall in Daly City, handmade parols by PG&E’s employees and Christ-mas trees are displayed with varying types of holiday lights and wattage meters to demonstrate how replacing conventional holiday lights with energy efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights can save cus-tomers money, reduce carbon footprints and preserve our environment.

Healthy, vibrant communities are critical to the long-term growth opportu-nities available to PG&E as a company. In addition to being a source of economic opportunity, the utility is focused on building strong and enduring long-term affiliations with local partners to help expand its vital services, foster diversity, enrich cultural life and to provide much needed aid to underserved populations. Whether through employee volunteers or charitable contributions, PG&E pursue these efforts in the same spirit of service that has been at the heart of its bond with the Filipino communities for over 100 years.

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WELLS FARGOWells Fargo is proud once again to

sponsor this year’s Pistahan Parade and Festival. The company has a long history of serving the Asian community. Wells Fargo is the Bay Area’s top corporate giver among financial institutions to local nonprofit organizations. Last year, Wells Fargo donated more than $16.7million dollars to Bay Area non-profit organizations, and many of those non-profits serve the Filipino community. Wells Fargo is also proud to be the first major bank in the country to offer a remittance product to the Philippines. Visit any of the bank’s 200 Bay Area locations to identify strate-gies to help you become more financially successful.

“Wells Fargo is proud to once again support this year’s Pistahan Parade and Festival,” said Maggie Mui, Wells Fargo’s San Francisco Region President. “Wells Fargo team members look forward to this festive event that brings the community together to celebrate the Filipino culture.”

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SPINTRONIXSPINTRONIX is pleased to partner with

the Filipino American Arts Exposition for a sixth year and once again provide sound reinforcement and DJ entertainment for the “Bayanihan Stage” at this year’s Pistahan Parade and Festival. A company with a long history of philanthropy and a passionate supporter of Filipino-related causes, SPINTRONIX takes great pride to be associated with the Pistahan Parade and Festival.

Since 1985, SPINTRONIX has been Northern California’s leader in DJ enter-tainment, sound reinforcement, custom lighting, and video services.

For 25 years, SPINTRONIX has enter-tained over a million people at thousands of events - Corporate Events, Weddings,

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INQUIRER.NETINQUIRER.net is pleased to be a

sponsor of Pistahan which brings out the best of the Philippines and the Filipino in a global setting. It never fails to bring together Filipinos from all over the Bay Area into one big “family” party. Food, dancing, singing, trinkets, Pacquiao t-shirts, and everything else that reminds one of “home” can be found at Pistahan. Mabuhay on your 17th anniversary.

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All programs at the Library are free. Supported by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library Main Library, 100 Larkin St. (at Grove)

Photo courtesy of Filipinas Magazine

Singgalot (The Ties That Bind) was developed by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and organized for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The national tour has been made possible by Farmers Insurance. The Smithsonian Community Grant program,

funded by MetLife Foundation, is a proud sponsor of these public programs.

The San Francisco Public Library presents

Smithsonian Institution

To see all related programs and displays, go to sfpl.org.

SINGGALOT(The Ties That Bind)

O P E N I N G P R O G R A M

History of Filipinos in the Bay Area Saturday, August 21, 1–3 p.m.

Koret AuditoriumMain Library, Lower Level

E X H I B I T I O N

August 14 - October 24, 2010Jewett Gallery

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23SEVENTEEN YEARS OF CELEBRATING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY.

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Saturday, August 14 – Sunday, August 15

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Yerba Buena Gardens EsplanadeSan Francisco

PISTAHANFESTIVAL

2010

INTERACTIVE CULTURAL PAVILIONS

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Art PavilionF E A T U R I N G

Kulayan – 14 Visual ArtistsLive Art Demo – 7 Assistants

P R E S E N T E D B Y

KULARTS InstructorsJudy Romanenkov

James GarciaChristopher de Leon

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Bulletx Marasigan Dance Pavilion

F E A T U R I N G

Cheryl Burke Dance StudioDell Clemena Singing

Robert Manongdo MusicP R E S E N T E D B Y

SOMA Filipino Seniors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Creativity PavilionF E A T U R I N G

Babayin WorkshopCommunity Mural

Story TellingP R E S E N T E D B Y

Christian Cabuay and Ray Haguisan

of Malaya Designs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Culinary PavilionF E A T U R I N G

Mama Sita’s Adobo CookoffBalut Eating Contest

Beard Papa Food Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Health PavilionF E A T U R I N G

Healthy LivingHep B ScreeningP R E S E N T E D B Y

Kaiser Permanente

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Heritage PavilionF E A T U R I N G

Filipina HistoryT’nalak WorkshopRest & Recreation P R E S E N T E D B Y

Filipina Women’s NetworkWells Fargo BankArkipelago Books

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Play PavilionF E A T U R I N G

Filipino Street GamesMartial Arts Demonstration

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Planet Infinity

CULINARY PAVILION

Showcases and EducatesBY KRIJI RAJPUT

Adobo

CREATIVITY PAVILION

Learn Baybayin, Ancient Filipino CalligraphyBY LLOYD ALABAN

Visit our Creativity Pavilion and learn baybayin, the ancient pre-Spanish writing system of the Philippines. Discover our ancient writing system through different exhibits such as the Mangyan Heritage Center Exhibit from Mindoro, Philippines featuring ambahan - a photo display of poetry spelled out in beautiful baybayin calligraphy - believed to be the first exhibit of its kind in the Bay Area. Learn how this writing system came to be, how it survived colonization, and how it is experiencing a resurgence among young, soul-searching Filipinos through elaborate tattoos. Get your name translated into baybayin, and take home jewelry adorned in beautiful calligraphy!

Baybayin, which stems from the Tagalog word baybay meaning “to spell,” has been documented by Spanish explorers as far back as the 14th century. Natives used the script to write poetry,

songs, and rituals on mediums such as bamboo and tree bark. They adorned the entrances of their homes with the script in order to ward off evil spirits. Baybayin fell out of common use around the 16th century after colonization by the Spaniards, but has enjoyed a small comeback among Filipino tattoo enthusiasts looking to ink themselves with a piece of their ancestors’ past.

Creativity Pavilion organizer Christian Cabuay, overseer of PinoyTattoos.com is a baybayin enthusiast. Since 1990, Cabuay has been promoting baybayin script through pen, paint, markers, and tattoo ink. Another bababyin enthusiast is Ray Haguisan, avid baybayin practitioner and woodburning artist. In 1997, Haguisan established Malay Designs company which has promoted Filipino culture and art education through bracelets and necklaces made of leather, wood, and

bamboo, with traditional baybayin writings.

Join Christian and Ray as they lead workshops on how to read and write baybayin. Watch as they demonstrate wood burning, carving, and painting, all in beautiful calligraphic form. Get involved as Ray and Christian offer name cards and bracelets, and coloring sheets for kids, and guide visitors to writing baybayin on the community wall. The history of baybayin is deep rooted and colorful. Take home a piece of history. Visit our Creativity Pavilion.

Baybayin

Saturday, August 14 – Sunday, August 15

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

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Our Culinary Pavilion features many exotic tastes that have defined our Pistahan for seventeen years. They can be sweet, sour, spicy, familiar or strange. We have several epicurean delights and educational highlights you can witness and experience.

Watch or participate in our balut eating contest held yearly at the Bayanihan Stage! Wince in awe as over twelve competitors race to swallow duckling eggs known as balut! This Philippine delicacy has been featured in the TV show Fear Factor and has become one of our biggest spectacles that exults those with guts and glory.

Another big sensation is our Adobo Cook-Off Contest. This soy sauce and vinegar marinated meat stew, Philippine signature dish called Adobo, is well-known for its many regional variations. Be among the lucky audience to taste the various entrées! Enjoy tasting the samples to your heart’s delight! Cheer for your favorite and join our judges in selecting this year’s best adobo dish.

Nourish your mind as you do your body. Learn more about preparing balut, adobo, or sinigang, a sour, tamarind-based meat stew—the ultimate companion to the tropical culture that is the Philippines. The Culinary Pavilion provides chef-led cooking demonstrations and recipe sharing with cookbooks

provided by Archipelago Books.Leading this year’s Culinary Pavilion is

Pearl Parmalee, a seasoned chef and head of marketing for Mama Sita’s which manufactures seasonings and sauces for Filipino dishes. She has taught culinary classes on various Filipino dishes at various University of California campuses. Mama Sita and Parmelee’s plan to continue in making culinary art education a rewarding experience.

“This year, we will showcase and educate people on Filipino food,” says Parmelee, “We want to show people how food and [Filipino] celebration come together.”

Mama Sita’s company wish to bring Filipino food into mainstream American culture, a threshold that Filipino cuisine has yet to break despite millions of Filipinos in the United States.

Parmalee adds “Our goal is getting people to recognize that Filipino food is good as well. “I really wish it [Filipino food] was more mainstream, but it is getting there. I know we’re going in the right direction.”

Join Mama Sita’s as they provide epicurean delight and unique experience at this year’s Culinary Pavilion. From adobo to balut, Mama Sita’s will bring you a taste bud journey that will leave you saying, “Ang sarap!” How delicious indeed!

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ART PAVILION

Kulayan Visual Arts –14 Artists & 7 AssistantsBY JUDY ROMANENKOV ET AL.

P istahan Art Pavilion showcases an eclectic array of genres from Bay Area artists. They display Art influenced by religion, spirituality,

identity, graffiti, animation, illustration, beautiful collages, modern portraitures and breathtaking landscapes.

KULAYAN is a Visual Arts program of San Francisco based KULARTS exploring topics on community identity, art activism, art history and trends, Filipino myths, legends, and folklores.

With coordinator Romanenkov and Kulayan teachers Garcia and De Leon, Kularts students will assist exhibit artists and pavilion guests. Student volunteers include Jana Templaza, Ben Yu, Bean Rabino, TJ Basa, Elaine Villasper, Michael Luat and Glenn Aquino.

ART INSTRUCTORS:Judy Romanenkov has been painting since

childhood. Her original oil paintings of landscapes, portraits, still life in impressionistic, realistic and modernistic styles have been displayed in various galleries. She is Treasurer of San Francisco Women Artists established in 1887. She has a BS in Accounting and MA in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila.

James Garcia, received his BA in Arts from SFSU in 2002. Known as a “character” artist, he blends world of creatures and beings -– contrasted in alternate realities. He curates art exhibits around the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Maryland, and Philippines.

Christopher de Leon studied at Cal Arts, Art Institute and Academy of Art. He uses oil, gouache, acrylics and charcoal to paint live street scenes which are displayed in urban art galleries. He is also versed in sculpture, storyboarding and graphic design.

PAVILION ARTISTS:Aimee M. Espiritu, a visual and

performance artist, has been creating art workshops and directing theater for eight years. His first Bay Area production was “Pagbabalik (Return)” (2006-2007), merging Pinoy customs with balikbayan experience.

Gem Mateo is a graphics designer for Levi’s. Partnering with Invisible Stripes, he designs kids clothing line called GEMS. He paints during leisure time.

JR Ignacio aka Dyno’s art work creates gigantic dinosaurs. Influenced by street art, he combines clean, bold outlines with raw mess, creating his unique, evolving style.

Marcius Noceda received his BFA in painting at San Francisco Art Institute. As a member of the distinguished Filipino American art collective Kwatro-Kantos, he organizes shows in San Francisco, Oakland and Manila.

Marlon Sagana Ingram’s portrays

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Mia Ante, 3rd generation Filipina/Chinese/Spanish American is a San Francisco born native. She designs jewelry as form of healing since age seven.

Paolo Salazar scours the corners of San Francisco to observe city scenes and people which he transforms into oil painting based on perception, impressions, and interpretation.

Peabe Byan Odiamar, born in Chicago and transplanted in Oakland, portrays melodrama with “zombie-esque” train passengers who eventually awakens. She captures these moments with textures, colors, and beautiful cityscapes.

Robby Lee is Chinese-Filipino artist from East Bay, CA. Graduating with a BFA degree in 3D computer animation from Academy of Art, he does illustrations, logo, production designs and business cards. He launched his line of t-shirts which are viewable at www.robbyleedesigns.weebly.com

Sherwin Rosario is a video game artists inspired with early start at Kirby’s Dreamland. He received his Art Institute degree which landed him his current position as Art Director of a Preschool Prep Company. He organizes various collaborations and shows.

Tim Guitarte born in 1983 received his BA degree in Arts from UC Davis. He ventures in underground scene backdrops for his foreground characters with subtle expressions of deep-seated emotions. His unique style combines the illuminated characters against dark backgrounds.

You are invited to free workshops and live art demo. Meet our seasoned artists and instructional assistants. Create, Educate, Celebrate! Come, learn, enjoy!

Saturday, August 14 – Sunday, August 15

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

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Tuesday, September 287:15 pmGiants Filipino Heritage NightSF Giants vs Arizona DiamondbacksAT&T Park24 Willie Mays Plaza, San FranciscoTickets: $18/ $24www.SFGiants.com/Filipino

Sunday, October 311:05 pmRaiders Mabuhay FiestaOakland Raiders vs Seattle SeahawksOakland Coliseum7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CAwww.Raiders.com

November Date TBAWarriors Filipino Heritage NightORACLE Arena7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CAwww.Warriors.comFor more information visit:www.Pistahan.net

Celebrate Filipino culture and community at the Filipino Heritage Game Series.

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Heritage, by definition, is tradition passed down through generations. However, when ethnic practices fuse with

American lifestyle, one’s heritage becomes hazy and lost.

To remember Philippine traditions and commemorate Filipino achievements, our Heritage Pavilion spearheaded by the Filipina’s Network (FWN) showcases the role of Filipino women of the past and the present.

On August 14 and 15, Heritage Pavilion offers free 30 minute educational seminars every hour to participants who registered for the presentations listed on the schedule outside the tents. Presentations include Bayanihan Art, SHEroes (women heroes) Legends, Textile and Babylan, Seminars feature distinct, defining heritage topics about Filipino culture. At each session, facilitators share their experience, lead

discussions and encourage feedback from participants.

One of the seminars focuses on the T’nalak, a woven cloth created by women living in the province of Cotabato’s (Mindanao) T’boli tribe. The cloth is meant to symbolize the blending of culture, strength, and unity of various ethnic groups living in Southern Philippines.

According to Marily Mondejar, FWN President and Heritage Pavilion coordinator, “Only women, not men, are allowed to produce the sacred cloth, not men. T’nalak are produced only in certain patterns and styles.”

Another highlight is a contemporary art painting on Filipina created by world renowned Philippine national artist Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972). Amorsolo counters the westernized commercial image of women by depicting Filipina beauty in traditional attire and natural settings.

“Since Amorsolo’s canvas was Filipina women, we will talk about how his portrayal of women is influential of pop culture, and what we are doing today about that,” said Mondejar.

However, in addition to hourly seminars, all are welcome to sit, recollect, and connect with one another at the pavilion tent. The tent is fully decorated – colorful maps cover the surface of the ground, while pillows provide added comfort for women to bond – all of which resembles a place of refuge for women.

“Not like other booths, our booth would be rather quiet,” said Mondejar. “It is a place to renew, refresh, and revitalize - a place where women can be energized.”

In addition to learning about Filipina women’s history, the public would learn the long history within the Filipino community of Wells Fargo (one of the sponsors of the Pistahan Festival and a partner sponsor of

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Come Take A Historic Look at Filipina WomenBY LINDA ONG

Saturday, August 14 – Sunday, August 15

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Yerba Buena Gardens EsplanadeSan Francisco

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the Heritage Pavilion). Some of the artifacts that are on display at the booth include pictures of a Wells Fargo office in Manila and a 1917 document of a money transfer from New York to Philadelphia.

“We fully support community events,” said Denise C. Miles, Vice President of Community Development at Wells Fargo. “This is our sixth year sponsoring the festival and parade and we’re really excited about the opportunity.”

Wells Fargo has a history of serving the Asian American community for over 158 years and has donated much time and resources to help multiple non-profits within the Filipino community. Therefore, Wells Fargo team members, alongside family members, are actively participating in the parade and festival. “Some are going to wear traditional Filipino garments, and others will be wearing Wells Fargo shirts,” said Miles. “We’re just really excited.”

The public can take home a bit of Filipina heritage at the bookstore which offers Filipino arts and crafts, books, and trinkets. After the two days of fun, education, and festivities, Mondejar hopes that people learn more about the traditions and mementos of Filipino culture. “We tend to forget since our history is becoming diluted in America,” said Mondejar. “But, it is necessary to revive interest in our culture and education and to honor our heritage. We are a community of immigrants and our roots will always be from our motherland.”

Visit our Heritage Pavilion. Let’s create, educate, and celebrate!

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We’re lucky to have Cheryl Burke Dance Studio back. They’ll display their

exceptional talents and share their amazing skills once more. Cheryl Burke is well known for being the first two-time champion on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

Dance Pavilion showcases a variety of dances from ballroom flips through

folk dances to modern flash mob moves. Folk dance lessons include:

Cariñosa: This Filipino Folk Dance is a courtship ritual through flirtatious acts between a man and woman. The steps are similar to hide-and-seek movements where the woman hides using a handkerchief or fan while the man seeks and pursues her through the dance floor.

Curacha: Known as Kuradang, this

popular Filipino wedding dance is performed in three parts with different rhythms. The first part begins with a ballroom waltz at slow tempo. The music changes to a faster beat for the “chase” as the female flees and the male pursues her across the floor. For the finalé, tempo picks up faster as the chase ends with a flirtatious scene where the female is won over and the male does a mating dance

resembling a flamboyant bird.Line Dancing: This form of dancing

is one of the earliest folk dances from a time before men and women did couples dances or even danced in the same line together. The dancers commonly form lines or circles and perform a repeated sequence of steps with everyone facing the same direction and executing the steps at the same time.

BULLET X MARASIGAN DANCE PAVILION

BY KRITI RAJPUT

Saturday, August 14 – Sunday, August 15

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Yerba Buena Gardens EsplanadeSan Francisco

Located on the second floor esplanade above the Gardens’ waterfall, the Dance Pavilion entices festival attendees to catch the rhythm of Filipino folk dance. From the melodic sounds from the Philippines to the jiving beats of modern day dance halls, this interactive pavilion promises an invigorating and immersive cultural experience.

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One in ten people in the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community are diagnosed with Hepatitis B which causes

80% of all liver cancer. Prevent cancer. Get your free test at our Pistahan Health Pavilion!

APIs are 100 times more likely to have chronic Hepatitis B than Caucasians. APIs have the highest rate of liver cancer of any racial/ethnic group. Hepatitis B causes serious damage to the liver and leads to cancer. It can result in liver failure and eventual death, but it can be cured. If detected early, Hepatitis B can be avoided with simple vaccine.

Free screenings are available on site both days of the festival from 11-5 pm on Saturday Aug. 14 and Sunday Aug. 15. As a partner of San Francisco Hep B Free program—a citywide effort to raise awareness and prevention of liver cancer, California Pacific Medical Center provides free screening and low-cost vaccination.

HEALTH PAVILION

Hep B A!ects 1 in 10 APIs Get Screened at Our Health PavilionBY ANGELA PANG

Saturday, August 14 – Sunday, August 15

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Yerba Buena Gardens EsplanadeSan Francisco

Located on the northwestern side of the festival area, the Health Pavilion informs and educates about health care issues in our community, provides resources and referrals, and engages visitors to connect with local community organizations serving our community.

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W ithin every Filipino is a warrior waiting to be discovered. Flowing through our veins is the

same warrior spirit from our early ancestors like Lapu-Lapu who used his excellent organization and fighting skills to lead his people to win victory against Ferdinand Magellan and the Spaniards.

The skill and spirit of our ancestors pass through the invisible bloodline of die hard warriors and noble fighters to a new generation of Young Filipinos. They are now made visible through the demonstration of character and martial art skills at this year’s Pistahan Festival. Planet Infinity hosts the play pavilion. Through a series of Taekwondo, Wushu, and FMA (Filipino Martial Arts) demonstrations, one will surely be inspired to discover what it takes to be a true warrior and a champion in the game of life survival.

John Corcoran once emphasized that martial arts is not just about fighting and improving the physical aspects of the

body. It is more about living a life of excellence. Planet Infinity concurs and believes that the heart of the martial arts lies not only in the improvement of one’s body but also in the deepening of the soul and the development of one’s character. While watching the action packed and jaw dropping martial arts demonstrations, look closely at the fire in the eyes of these young “More Than Medals” students and athletes. They are experienced fighters and celebrated champions in local, national and international title competitions. These young Filipinos march to a different drummer. They are driven to fight not for recognition or applause but for their strong desire to uplift their country and their culture.

Beside Martial Arts, the play pavilion also provides other forms of entertainment. Families and children of all ages are invited to experience traditional Filipino games of sipa (kicking), luksong tinik (jumping), tumbang preso (throwing and running),

luksong tinik (jumping), sungka (board game). These fun interactive games help participants develop agility, endurance, prowess and strategic intelligence that our Filipino heroes used to welcome friends and to rid of enemies. Parents, children, siblings, relatives and friends can yearn, learn, and enjoy an afternoon delight of laughter and surprises. Games we play at the Play Pavilion preserve our culture and celebrates the victory of our warrior spirit that dwells deep within.

PLAY PAVILION

Discover "e Warrior In You!BY LLOYD ALABAN

Saturday, August 14 – Sunday, August 15

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Yerba Buena Gardens EsplanadeSan Francisco

Another Hep B program partner, Subaru is sponsoring a free drawing of a Flip Cam for those who complete a short survey. Other SF Hep B Free campaign partners include Asian Week Foundation and UC Berkeley which provide free materials and staff volunteers to answer any question you may have about the disease, its detection and cure.

API residents make up 34% of the city’s population and bear a significant

instance of liver cancer due to undetected Hep B infection. Health Pavilion provides relief.

“Providing free testing at the Pistahan Parade and Festival is a great opportunity for us to screen and educate the Filipino community about hepatitis B. It is estimated one in 10 Asians living in San Francisco is infected. If left untreated, Hep B can cause liver cancer,” says Paula Lykins, Community Relations Manager for

California Pacific Medical Center. “We encourage people to stop by our booth to get tested and learn more about the disease.”

The San Francisco Hep B Free campaign is appearing in the Pistahan Parade on Saturday August 14. Assemblywoman Fiona Ma is riding in the Subaru Hep B Free mobile.

For more information go to www.SFHepBFree.org.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSAl Perez, Jr.

Cesario CalanocHydra MendozaShirley MananSunny Dykwel

ADVISORY BOARD Marily MondejarPearl ParmeleeRudy Asercion

Tony Villegas, Jr.

HERMANAS & HERMANOS MAYOR2010

Tessie & Marciano Paynor2009

Marily Mondejar2008

Sunny & Dan Dykwel2007

Gigi & Greg Macabenta2006

Yolanda & Tom Stern2005

Rudy Asercion2004

Jacquie Lingad-Ricci2003

Lynda & Dennis Normany2000

Edna & Rodel Rodis

STEERING COMMITTEEAl Perez

Alberic RiveraAngela PangAris GarciaBob Manalo

Carlos ZialcitaChristian Cabuay

Cyril SolaFlorence Mendoza

Franklin RicarteGavin Tolentino

Genevieve Jopanda - Festival DirectorGeorge Bauto

Gerard Talampas - Parade DirectorGeraldine Punzalan

Gerry PangilinanJason Mateo

Jo-Ann AgcaoiliJudy Romanenkov

Ken MarquisMae Ruiz

Marie RomeroMarily MondejarMichael Tomas

Michelle Caabay-BroksteinNorma EdarOlive Parina

Pearl ParmeleeRay Haguisan

Raymond VirataRichelle Mae RuizRowena Martinez

Steve IkeTed Fang

Tony Villegas Jr.

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VOLUNTEERS

Carrie DoungDevon DykwelIvan NatividadJohn JuanYvane MirabuenoAbigayle HaguisanJames GarciaElvie GordonMark AngelesEdna Murray Chris Ian ParadoPrincess AngelesFernando GuarinLuke Wiltshire Gene ApellidoSam ApellidoJim Maliksi Rasol Feleyeh Daniel HirschRogelio ArcegaPaul HodgesMarie Antoinette ArquizaJimmy OngRichard ChewChristyne Ordiniza Morgan TranRami BanaagClaireace Anne BennettFedenia Presa

Paolo CardenasMaria MindanaoChrishermin PabalanAbraham James MagsombolRose SilvestreAriel ArenasMarie Lorraine MallareElizabeth FroncekR. Gerry PangilinanHerman CapatiHernan CapatiAva AlbanoYvane MirabuenoKolyne De JesusHeidi MondragonRichelle AlamanQuynh NguyenNicholaus CunhaBlesilda CarmonaAida CarmonaSheena FrancoAmber BerryEmmielyn NicdaoNancy TongAustin GatanVanessa LacayangaJasmine RoseLuibJimmy OngMichelle CorderoViet TranMarco Candelaria

Dane OcampoJim NguyenJaundis RoxasChristine RoldanChris BradleyJoseph LozadaNicholas TerryAnthony VillanuevaJavier CabrallesLloyd AlabanAlan KalawRich YeeDaisy HerreraJoerel QuintanaMark BelloSunny DykwelCharleen CaabayPhil CastilloRosalind Rae MaraniaGregory OzmentDanny DykwelThuy PhanMa. Candace Joy CruzEmmeline AngelesMarygrace VargasAlbert ChanJanice YenpasookChristian De LeonMicaela SabinoCarrie DoungRick SeguraRaymond Virata

Devon DykwelEmmeline AngelesJoycelyn JallorinaGarrett ChoyJesus ZapantaRoy Simeon MartinezGuiller GamataMeinard LimpahanLeanna YipMark DuldulaoJennifer HsuEd Ignatius SalvanaKier CustodioWayne JopandaJohn OrtizJose CortesDeanne PalaganasGloria PalaganasYasmin OpladoClifford ReyesKrista Joy MoraJoshua VezMarilou AnunciacionArnel VictorioEugene LibadiaMyles DeemerShannon LeeDaisy HerreraMarife SevillaMaribel AporilloLourdes PerezRezza Allauigan

Teresita BaluyutNick BaluyutGlory BaluyutRezza AllauiganLowelyne CadizKali AlhambraJusmin AbagaVictoriano SaldanaJohn NguyenJillian EncarnacionEdna Austria RodisJosep MojaresKen Simon Tonichi Lorenzana Andrea Paredes Jun Galicha Myles JavilionarSommer Casco Albert Balbutin Aster Aguinaldo Claireace Bennett Julian Aurigui Alister Alarva Diano MalimbuyanChristopher De La RosaTracey FelixJared GiarrussoSophia CrudoJailene Talampas

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