PROJECTS

COMMUNITY-BASED ART

THE Tandang Sora PROJECT

An ongoing memory campaign and effort to create a monument to women migrant care workers.

PHOTOBOOTH ORAL HISTORIES

A photobooth activation inviting participants to share oral histories about care and community.

CARE MAPPING

Participatory posters that enable reflection on the economies and systems of care.

MANO PO PUPPET

A protest, edler puppet that engages in the traditional gesture is called “pagmamano,” where wisdom and blessings are received by the participant

DANCITECTURE

Movement and embodied research workshops, soliciting reflections on migration and care.

PAMIMIYESTA

Adobo contest and free community tasting at the inaugural Little Manila Block Party

WE ARE THEY

Documentary and dance film highlighting the stories of Filipino healthcare workers and performances inspired by cultural tradition

ORAS NA

Tsinelas exhibition and workshop by artist Karl Orozco and bahay kubo installation by architect duo Almasphere

WOODSIDE 9/11 MURAL RESTORATION

Renewal of the 9/11 memorial mural at the 61st street LIRR viaduct on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

WE BELONG

Community banner-making workshop and installation promoting solidarity with Asian American communities in Queens

WEAVING TOGETHER

Free outdoor community weaving workshop in Woodside, Queens led by artist Cynthia Alberto

MABUHAY MURAL

A message of welcome, cheers, and long live on 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue

GALLIVANTING 2019!

Exploring the communities of Little Manila in Queens, NYC through arts, history, food and culture one step at a time

Gallivanting!

A walking tour of Little Manila, NYC

 

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS

Little Manila AVENUE CELEBRATION

Unveiling ceremony and celebration of the Little Manila Avenue street sign after a two-year advocacy campaign.

FILIPINOS RISE UP

Filipinos Rise Up was a rally addressing the surge in anti-Asian hate crimes targeting Filipino elders in the NYC region

Little Manila TOWN HALL

Mobilizing for Civic Engagement: Redistricting & Voting

LITTLE MANILA CLEAN-UP

Organized efforts to remove trash and debris to improve usage of Little Manila public space.

LITTLE MANILA AVENUE CAMPAIGN

Street co-naming campaign to install Little Manila Avenue street sign in Woodside, Queens

MEAL TO HEAL INITIATIVE

Deliveries that mutually aided Filipino healthcare workers and immigrant-owned small businesses in Little Manila

OUR LiTTLE MANILA

Redistricting efforts to unify the Little Manila community and strengthen the Filipino American voice #OurLittleManila

RACIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION

Advancing racial justice efforts for the Filipino American community in NYC

Little Manila Block Party

Community organizations, leaders, and artists gathered to celebrate Filipino American History Month

jane’s walk nyc 2021

Celebrating Jane Jacobs and New York City, May 3-9, 2021. Virtual walking tour of Little Manila, Queens

 
 

LEARNINGS + KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

URBAN ANALYSIS

Examinations on the physical characteristics, demographics, land use patterns, infrastructure, social dynamics, economic activities, and cultural factors of Little Manila.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESENTATION

Artists talk and discussion about the role of creativity in community-engaged project.