{"id":884,"date":"2017-07-11T18:34:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T18:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogbox.ieagle.com\/?p=884"},"modified":"2017-08-08T10:56:57","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T10:56:57","slug":"filipino-night-market-in-soma-pilipinas-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ieagle.com\/flyhigh\/filipino-night-market-in-soma-pilipinas-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipino Americans Get First Night Market in SOMA Pilipinas to Preserve Their Cultural Heritage in USA"},"content":{"rendered":"
A creative night market is up at the historical Mint Building, a landmark in SOMA Pilipinas for Filipino Americans in San Francisco, California<\/strong>. The Filipino Night Market in SOMA Pilipinas is intended to preserve the rich cultural heritage of Filipino Americans and protect their innumerable cultural assets across the Bay Area.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n SOMA (South of Market Area) Pilipinas came into existence as a dedicated socio-cultural district for the Filipino American community in San Francisco<\/a><\/span> in April 2016<\/strong> when the Board of Supervisors had unanimously passed a legislation to allocate a large chunk of land in San Francisco\u2019s south of market area. SOMA Pilipinas was a long-cherished dream for Filipino Americans who fought racism in the early 1900\u2019s, and had been subjected to displacement since 1970\u2019s.<\/p>\n The Filipino Night Market in SOMA Pilipinas is expected to help Filipino Americans achieve the goals of SOMA: developing initiatives for welfare of Filipinos, protecting the Filipino cultural heritage and improving the Filipino community life in USA.<\/p>\n A progress report with a concrete plan of developing this cultural district was submitted to the board of supervisors in December 2016. The new creative Filipino Night Market in SOMA Pilipinas\u00a0is the first stepping stone towards the cultural development of Filipino Americans<\/a><\/span> in the Bay Area.<\/strong> This monthly night market is the brain child of a non-profit organization called UNDISCOVERED SF that is designed to enhance economic activity and create public awareness of SOMA Pilipinas. This first Filipino Night Market in SOMA Pilipinas for Filipino Americans will commence from August 18, 2017 and will be held on third Friday of every month.<\/strong><\/p>\n