EXPO Magazine 2011

P I T A A N H S
PARADE
&
FEsTIVAL
August 13-14, 2011
Yerba Buena Gardens * san francisco
PISTAHAN GRAND PARADE
sAT, AUG 13, 11AM
MARKET sT, FROM BEALE TO 4TH
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AT THE YERBA BUENA GARDENS
C e l e b r at i ng h e r i t ag e a nd h e r o e s !
Parade grand Marshal
Jose esteves
Parade grand Marshal
ELIZABETH RAMSEY
herMana Mayor
sol Manaay
YENG CONSTANTINO RAYVER CRUZ
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CREATIVITY PAVILION
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18TH ANNUAL PISTAHAN PARADE AND FESTIVAL | AUGUST 13-14, 2011
FI LI PI NO AMERI CAN ARTS EXPOSI TI ON PRESENTS
FOR FAMILY & KIDS:
Baybayin Workshop
and Kidrobots
Saturday & Sunday
11:00 am 5:00 pm
Creativity Pavilion
Filipino Street Games:
Sipa, Sungkaan and
Heroes Memory Game
Saturday & Sunday
11:00 am 5:00 pm
Play Pavilion
Hep B & Diabetes Screening
Saturday & Sunday
11:00 am 5:00 pm
Health 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
Martial Arts Demonstrations
with Escrima and Muay Thai
Saturday
1:00 PM
Play Pavilion
FOR THE FOODIE:
Adobo Cook-off by Ramar Foods
Saturday
12:30 pm 1:00 pm
Culinary Pavilion
Chef Chat
by Simply Calamansi
Saturday
1:30 pm
Culinary Pavilion
Ice Cream Eating Contest
by Heavenly Ice Cream
Saturday
3:00 pm
Culinary Pavilion

Balut-Eating Contest
by Mama Sitas
Sunday
1:30 pm
Bayanihan Stage
Pistahan Wine Tasting
Saturday & Sunday
11:00 am 4:00 pm
B Restaurant & Bar
Yerba Buena Terrace
PARADE
&
FEsTIVAL
VISITORS
MAP
FREE ADMISSION!
MUST-SEE ENTERTAINMENT:
Pistahan Parade
11:00 am 1:00 pm
Market Street from Embarcadero to
Yerba Buena
Philippine Folk Dances
Saturday
1:00 pm 3:00 pm
Pistahan Stage
Balagtasan
Saturday
2:00 pm
Pistahan Stage
The Legendary Elizabeth Ramsey
Saturday
3:00 pm
Pistahan Stage
The TFC Hour with
Yeng Constantino, Rayver Cruz
and TFC Personalities
Sunday
3:00 pm 4:00 pm
Pistahan 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
P I T A A N H S
SAN FRANCI SCO, CALI FORNI A | WWW. PI STAHAN. NET
Community Kickoff Party
Wednesday, 7/20/11 6-8pm
Carnelian by the bay
One Ferry Plaza (behind the Ferry Bldg)
Hermana Mayor VIP
Reception
tuesday, 8/9/11 6:30-9pm
By invitation only
Volunteer Meet & Greet
Wednesday, 8/10/11 6-8pm
merCury lounge
1582 Folsom Street @12
th
Street
By invitation only
Parade Breakfast
saturday, 8/13/11 7:30-9:30am
Carnelian by the bay
One Ferry Plaza (behind the Ferry Bldg)
By invitation only, $35
For more info, visit ww.ffwn.org
Business Mixer
saturday, 8/13/11 6-8pm
pistahan hospitality suite
marriot marquis
By invitation only
Pistahan Sunday Mass
sunday, 8/14/11 9-10am
st. patriCK ChurCh
756 Mission St.
San Francisco
Third World Happy
starring: sam milby
sunday, 8/14/11 11:30 AM 5:30 PM
Zeum theater
221 Fourth Street, San Francisco
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EIGHTEEN YEARS OF CELEBRATING CULTURE AND COMMUNITY.

C a l e n d a r o f E v e n t s
08/13/11 08/14/11
Pistahan FestivaL
saturday, auGust 13
sunday, auGust 14
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
Festi val hi ghli ghts:
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
Friday, 08.19 | 7:05 pm
AS fIlIPIno HeRITAGe
nIGHT
As vs Toronto
Blue Jays
Oakland Coliseum
7000 Coliseum Way,
Oakland, CA
www.oaklandathletics/flipino
Tuesday, 09.13 | 7:15 pm
GIAnTS fIlIPIno
HeRITAGe nIGHT
SF Giants vs
San Diego Padres
AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza,
San Francisco
www.SFGiants.com/Special
Events
Sunday, 10.16 | 1:05 pm
RAIdeRS
MABuHAy fIeSTA
Oakland Raiders vs
Cleveland Browns
Oakland Coliseum
7000 Coliseum Way,
Oakland, CA
www.Raiders.com
November Date TBA
WARRIoRS fIlIPIno
HeRITAGe nIGHT
Golden State
Warriors vs TBA
ORACLE
7000 Coliseum Way,
Oakland, CA
www.Warriors.com
Events subj ect to change.
For more information visit:
www.Pistahan.net
pistahansF@gmail.com
(415) 325-EXPO
Pistahan Parade
saturday, auGust 13
the parade kicks off the
largest Filipino fair on the
West Coast. it is particpated
by the best of the community
and its supporters.
assembly: beale st., between
market and howard sts.
parade begins at 11:00 am
and will end at yerba buena
gardens
parade hi ghli ghts:
Close to 100 parade contingents
organized into clusters
Community parade grand
marshal mayor Joe esteves
of milpitas Celebrity parade
grand marshal elizabeth ramsey
hermana mayor sol manaay
prizes for best parade
participants
explore & Savor Philippine Cuisine.
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
For more info:
pdotsf@aol.com
(415) 956-4060
ExperiencePhilippines.org
Facebook / Kulinarya
Message from the Hermana Mayor
I am honored to be your 2011 Hermana Mayor. It is with great pleasure that
I welcome you all to our 18th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival to celebrate
our Heritage and Heroes.
This years celebration is especially momentous since it is the 150th birthday
of Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero. As we remember and honor his legacy, we
also honor and thank the modern heroes and heroines that live among us:
those who unselfshly help others, those who inspire morally-based greatness,
those who truly advocate for social progress and improvement of human
condition, and those who, particularly to our Filipino community, have helped
propel and propagate our culture and heritage. Let us also honor the members
of the Armed Forces who died in combat and those who continue to risk their
lives in the name of peace and freedom.
Our world today is experiencing monumental changes that globalization and
technological advancement generate, yet at the same time, it is undeniable
that we are faced with real and looming threats posed by global warming,
economic volatility, and terrorism. Its a double-edge sword: great opportunities
lie ahead of us and great challenges stand in the way. This weekend is a great
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FILIPINO AMERICAN ARTS EXPOSITION
2011 SEASON | JANUARY - DECEMBER
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edi tor- i n- Chi e f
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soCi al Me di a li ai s on
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Cont ri butors
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Jong Arcega
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de s i gne rs
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Rainier Ramirez
Raymond Virata
EXPO Magazine
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arts-presenting company based in
San Francisco, California,
in celebration of its
18th Annual Pistahan Parade
and Festival, August 13-14, 2011
at the Yerba Buena Gardens
564 Market Street, Ste 320
San Francisco, California 94104
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Filipino American Arts Exposition
Welcome to the Pistahan Parade
and BEST-tival!
Pistahan is the annual gathering of Filipinos and Filipino Americans in the
San Francisco Bay Area created to celebrate our rich Philippine heritage and
traditions. It is truly a labor of LOVE by the members of the Filipino American
Arts Exposition (FAAE), an all-volunteer nonproft organization that contributes
to the artistic and cultural pride of the Filipino community through its
promotion of Filipino art, music, flm and dance.
To commemorate the 150th birthday of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose
Rizal, our theme this year Celebrating Heritage and Heroes. Dr. Jose Rizal was
a versatile genius; he was an architect, businessman, artist, economist, novelist,
inventor, musician, naturalist, sociologist and more. Most of all, he is a patriot
whose lifework continue to be an inspiration to many Filipinos.
Dr. Rizal once said, He who doesnt know how to look back at where he
came from will never get to his destination. His timeless message reminds us
that we must cherish and celebrate our heritage.
Through this Pistahan, we wish to honor the heroes of the past, the heroes
of the present and the everyday heroes who inspire us to keep pushing forward.
I personally would like to thank our many sponsors who have committed to
supporting us even through these diffcult economic times, especially ABS-CBN/
The Filipino Channel, AsianWeek Foundation, MJM Management and Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. The Pistahan would not
be possible without their unwavering support!
We also appreciate the sponsorship of AT&T, PG&E, Ramar Foods, Kaiser Permanente, US Bank, Wells Fargo and all the
rest. Their continued support allows us to keep Pistahan FREE for the enjoyment of the entire community.
I want to acknowledge the performing artists, emcees and talent that have worked so hard and make sacrifces to get
to Pistahan. We are honored to have them perform on our stages. Thank you to all of the vendors and exhibitors who come
back year after year to support our festival.
And fnally, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the members of the Pistahan Planning
Committee (the Dream Team) and the 200-strong Pistahan volunteers you are all super heroes in my book! Thank you for
your passion, dedication and Bayanihan spirit in making this years Pistahan the BEST ever!
Maraming Salamat Po!
AL S. PEREZ
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SOLEDAD MANAAY
HERMANA MAYOR
Pistahan Parade and Festival 2011
AL S. PEREZ, President
Filipino American Arts Exposition
Executive Director, 18th Annual Pistahan
Parade and Festival
opportunity for us to celebrate as one community. We have lots of blessings
to thank for and a lot to be proud of. Our culture, our freedom, our community and personal achievements are reasons to
celebrate.
It is therefore ftting to thank the visionaries who made the Pistahan Parade and Festival a reality and as an inspiring San
Francisco landmark. THANK YOU for organizing this annual event showcasing our culture, our inventions, our food, our music,
and our dances. As we celebrate, we spread our goodwill and allow our diverse San Francisco society a unique and exciting
experience of catching a glimpse of our beautiful heritage.
Mabuhay ang Pistahan Parade and Festival! Long live one and all!
SOLEDAD MANAAY
Message from the Consul General
I send warm greetings to the Filipino American Arts Exposition as it celebrates its 18th Annual Pistahan
Parade and Festival on 13-14 August 2011.
The Pistahan has evolved into one of the most enduring, well-attended and much awaited events of the
Filipinos in the entire United States. It has become part of the celebrations of the Filipino Americans in the
Bay Area in very much the same way the Fiesta is an indispensable part of Filipino culture.

This years theme Celebrating Heritage and Heroes is most appropriate as we celebrate the 150th
birth anniversary of our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. He was a polymath, a renaissance man and a
man of the world. Like those who came after Dr. Rizal and enlightened by his example, many of our fellow
Filipinos have reached out and established themselves in almost all points in the world. In the United
States, the Filipino American community has emerged and continues to earn its rightful place in all aspects
of American society.
Indeed, with the Pistahan the Filipino American community celebrates the entire colorful mosaic of
Filipino artistry and ingenuity, as it showcases the richness and diversity of Filipino and Filipino American
music, dance, cuisine and the communitys achievements in its adopted homeland of America.
I congratulate the FAAE offcers, and Board Members for their dedication in keeping the fame of
Pistahan alive and burning in the Bay Area. I likewise thank all the sponsors and supporters, performers
and all the participants who have made the Pistahan the shining success that it has become.
Mabuhay!

MARCI ANO A. PAYNOR, JR.
Consul General
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Message from the 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 18th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival being held on August 13-14, 2011 at Yerba Buena
Gardens.

For nearly two decades, the Pistahan Parade and Festival has honored the customs and traditions
of Filipino Americans through arts, crafts, performances, and cuisine. This annual event highlights the
celebration of diversity and the multicultural community in San Francisco while offering an exciting,
vibrant experience of the Philippine culture that San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area have
benefted from for generations.

I would like to congratulate the Filipino American Arts Exposition and the many enthusiastic
volunteers who made this event possible. I encourage all of you to come and enjoy the many sights,
sounds, and favors of the Filipino culture! Mabuhay ang Pistahan!

With warmest regards,

Edwin M. Lee
Mayor
EDWIN M. LEE
MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO
MARCIANO A. PAYNOR, JR.
CONSUL GENERAL
CELEBRATING HERITAGE AND HEROES
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Welcome to our 18th AnnuAl PistAhAn
PArAde And FestivAl
Celebrating Heritage and Heroes
SATURDAY
PISTAHAN
STAGE
BAYANIHAN
STAGE
ART
PAVILION
Judy Romanenkov
CREATIVITY
PAVILION
Christian Cabuay
Ray Haguisan
CULINARY
PAVILION
Pearl Parmelee
Michael Thomas
DANCE
PAVILION
Florence Mendoza
HEALTH
PAVILION
Barbara Rigdon
HERITAGE
PAVILION
Marily Mondejar
PLAY PAVILION
Olive Paria
Bob Manalo
11:00 AM Kulintronica Live painting demo
by Paolo Salazar
ALL DAY:
Exhibits of
Jose Rizals
Baybayin
handwriting sample
Photo Exhibit of
Philippine BBQ,
recipe giveaways
and ice cream
contest signup
Folk & Cultural
Dancing
ALL DAY:
Hepatitis B
screening, blood
pressure check,
diabetes check,
education on diet
and exercise
Sheroes Monologues ALL DAY:
Workshops on Sipa
(Kick Volleyball),
Heroes Memory
Game,Hula Hoops,
Sungkaan,
Checkers.
12:00 NN Escabo Daan Martial
Arts Exhibition,
FALEO Military
Heroes Recognition,
and Shelby Miguel
12:45 PM
A Thin Catastrophe
Bwan + Bayanihan
Crew
Animation
presentation by
award-winning Pixar
artists Ronnie Del
Carmen and
Ricky Rivera
ALL DAY:
SuperHero Kidrobot
toy activity.
12:30 PM
Adobo Cookoff
Hip-hop, Ballroom,
Line Dancing
Readings
1:00 PM Folk Dance
Showcase :
Westlake School,
Steps, Styles and
Spotlight,
Kariktan
1:30 PM
Spartacus
ONGOING:
Training workshops
and Q&A sessions
on Baybayin
1:30 PM
Chef Chat
Calamansi Cooking
Demo
Hip-hop Muay Thai and
Eskrima Presenation
by World Team USA
2:00 PM Welcome
Presentation:
Balagtasan
Folk Dance
Showcase:
Parangal,
ACPA,
Likha
Melvin Gutierrez
Patience
Devin Armstrong
Live painting demo
by Nick Manarang
Philippine
Calligraphy and
Kidrobot Art
Creation. Finished
products by artists
will be auctioned,
sold, or raffled off.
3:00 PM
Heavenly Scoops Ice
Cream eating
contest
Zumba class
3:00 PM Singer Mitch Franco
and comic legend
Elizabeth Ramsey
Lyrical Opposition
Ruby Ibarra
Decaptikidz
Decade
Heavenly Scoops ice
cream eating contest
and sampling
4:00 PM Evolution Movement Fill-out survey form,
Submit and win
prizes!
SUNDAY
PISTAHAN
STAGE
BAYANIHAN
STAGE
ART
PAVILION
Judy Romanenkov
CREATIVITY
PAVILION
Christian Cabuay
Ray Haguisan
CULINARY
PAVILION
Pearl Parmelee
Michael Thomas
DANCE
PAVILION
Florence Mendoza
HEALTH
PAVILION
Barbara Rigdon
HERITAGE
PAVILION
Marily Mondejar
PLAY PAVILION
Olive Paria
Bob Manalo
11:00 AM Dirty Boots
Salmanguido Band
Spintronix Live painting demo
with Paolo Salazar
ALL DAY:
Exhibits of Hero
Jose Rizals
Baybayin
handwriting sample
ALL DAY
Photo Exhibit of
Philippine BBQ
ALL DAY:
Hepatitis B
screening, blood
pressure check,
diabetes check,
education on diet
and exercise
ALL DAY:
Exhibits of Jose
Rizal, Filipino
Veterans and Filipino
Muslim Life
ALL DAY:
Workshops on Sipa
(Kick Volleyball),
Heroes Memory
Game,Hula Hoops,
Sungkaan,
Checkers.
12:00 NN Halo Halo
Showcase:
Soulciety,
JD Charisma,
Untitled,
Zumba,
Crisanta Malig
Fashion Show
12:15 PM
A Moments Courage,
XL and Dr. Fiil
ALL DAY:
SuperHero Kid
Robot toy activity.
Atchara
(Pickeled papaya
demo)
Cultural Dancing
1:00 PM 1:05 PM
Bindlestiff-Taste
Better Wit
Aftermath
AM Juniors
Beach Blanket
Babylon
1:15 PM
Cassandra Farrar
and Left Brains

1:30 PM
Balut Eating contest
ONGOING:
Training workshops
and Q&A sessions
on BayBayin
1:30 PM
Balut Eating contest
(Bayanihan stage)
Canon Kip Seniors
Presentation
Philippine Fashion
and Embroidery
2:00 PM ABS-CBN Showcase
with Yeng
Constantino and
Rayver Cruz
2:15 PM
Jayne RIo and Nump

2:30 PM
Boondock Squad
Band
Live Painting demo
with Lee Abellana
Philippine
Calligraphy and Kid
Robot Art Creation.
Finished products by
artists will be
auctioned, sold, or
raffled off.
Zumba Dance Filipino Veterans in
WW II, Vietnam, Iraq
and Afghanistan
3:00 PM Finale
Amber Lily
Lil Jordan
Little Bits
Rocky Rivera
3:30 PM Samples of
Heavenly Tropical
Ice Cream
Filipino Muslims
Presentation
4:00 PM George Lacson
Project
Fill out and submit
survey form to win
hourly raffle
T
he Pistahan planning com-
mittee have worked tirelessly
to come up with a fantastic
lineup of cultural events
and entertainment. We have seven
interactive and educational pavilions
that will help you (re)discover Filipino
culture. Our goal is to provide you
with an enriching and immersive
cultural experience.
Dont miss the folk dance work-
shops in the dance pavilion, the live
art demonstration in the art pavilion,
healthy recipe alternatives in the
culinary pavilion, Filipino martial arts
demonstration in the play pavilion,
baybayin workshop in the creativ-
ity pavilion, Filipino veterans photo
exhibit and Filipino Muslim Life
photo exhibit in the heritage pavilion,
and Filipino barbecue exhibit in the
culinary pavilion.
Crowd favorites include the Adobo
Cookoff (sponsored by Ramar Foods)
and Balut eating contest (sponsored
by Mama Sitas). This year, we added
the Ice Cream Eating Contest (spon-
sored by Heavenly Ice Cream) and
Chef Chat, featuring creative recipes
using the calamansi fruit (sponsored
by Simply Calamansi).
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Since 2009, Parade occurs on Saturday
morning to kick off the Festival opening.
Prior to 2009, it occurs on Sunday morning to
highlight the middle of the festival celebration.
Parade participants include celebrities, public
offcials, pageant beauty queens, business
companies, alumni associations, professional
organizations, religious groups, and non-proft
community organizations.
In celebrating our Heritage and Heroes
in 2011, we have Parade Community Grand
Marshall Milpitas Mayor Joe Esteves and
Parade Celebrity Grand Marshal to be Queen
of Rock and Roll Elizabeth and Hermana
Mayor to be our unsung hero Sol Manaay. Our
2011 Parade starts on Saturday, August 13,
at 10:30 am with open ceremonies on Beale
Street, then proceeding along Market Street
through 4
th
Street, and then disembarking on
Howard Street for contingents to walk back
to Yerba Buena Gardens where the two-day
Festival occurs.
There are fve contest prizes for Parade
Participants a) Best Contingent, b) Best
Spectacle, c) Best Performance, d) Best
Dressed, and e) Most Spirited. Here are the
2010 Pistahan Parade Winners:
BEST CONTINGENT: Westlake School for
the Performing Arts
BEST SPECTACLE: LBC
BEST PERFORMANCE: Riordan Marching
Band
BEST DRESSED; Melissa Herera the
only girl dressed in a Maria Clara in a group
full of kids dressed in various Philippine attire.
MOST SPIRIT: SOMA Filipino
Community (seniors)
2010 PARADE JUDGES include Sylvia
Oclaray (Little Manila Foundation), James
Bartolome (Kawayan Folk Arts), and
Bernadette Villanueva (Ati-Atihan Association,
Inc.).
As of Wednesday, August 10, we have
confrmed over 80 parade contingents which
have been organized into 5 clusters: 1)
Lead, 2) Luzon, 3) Visayas, 4) Mindanao,
and 5) Bayanihan participants. Here are the
participants for year 2011:
LEAD 1
st
CLUSTER:
* Crispy Pata Motorcycle Club * Lead Banner
Contingents (Christina & Alexis Kerwick) *
James Sullivan (as Gen. Macarthur) * Riordan
Crusader Band * Philippine Consulate General
including Department of Tourism (FLOAT)
and Department of Trade and Investment
Center Silicon Valley * Westlake School of
the Performing Arts * San Francisco MUNI *
Senator Mark Leno * Senator Leland Yee *
Asian Week Foundation * Assemblywoman
Fiona Ma and Squad * Steps, Styles, and
Spotlights Dance Company * Supervisor
David Chu * Supervisor John Avalos * District
Attorney George Gascon * Asian Firefghters
Association * FALEO: Filipino American Law
Enforcement Organization
LUZON 2
nd
CLUSTER:
* Ross Mirkarimi for Sheriff * Museum of
Public Safety Offcers * Philippine Nurses
Association of Northern California * SOMA
Gene Friend Recreation and Park * KAYA
community organization * Soulciety.org *
Fil-Am Development Foundation & Filipino
Community Center * Isfahan All Star Marching
Band * PARADE COMMUNITY GRAND
MARSHALL Mayor Joe Esteves
VISAYA 3
rd
CLUSTER:
* PARADE CELEBRITY GRAND MARSHALL
Elizabeth Ramsey * HERMANA MAYOR
Sol Manaay * Filipino American Network at
Charles Schwab * Pilipino Senior Resource
Center * St. Thomas More Fil-Am Catholic
Community * Singles for Christ * LBC
Company * Books for the Barrios * Philippine
American Press Club * American Center of
Philippine Arts
MINDANAO 4
th
CLUSTER:
* RAMAR Foods International * Pacifc Gas
& Electric Company * ROYAL: Realizing Our
Youth As Leaders * FAREPA: Filipino American
Real Estate Professionals Association *
Heavenly Tropical Ice Cream * Pacifc Fruit
and Beverage Company * FAYE: Fashion
Arts Youth Enterprise * Parade Marshals
PIXAR ARTISTS Ronnie Del Carmen and
Ricky Rivera * FEN: Filipino Entrepreneurs
Network * PICPA-USA: Philippine Institute
of Certifed Public Accountants USA *
PMAANC: Philippine Military Academy Alumni
Association of Northern California * KAISER
Permanente * Crocker Chapter Order of
DeMolay * SFSU PACE: Philippine American
Collegiate Endeavor * SAVE Act Campaign
BAYANIHAN 5
th
CLUSTER:
* Bantay Bata ABS-CBN Foundation *
ABS-CBN TFC: The Filipino Channel * Yong in
Martial Arts * Wells Fargo * Canon Kip Senior
Center * Miss Asian American Pageant 2009
& 2010 Queens and court of six ladies *
IHO: Inspiring Hope Organization * Hubbard
Dianetics Foundation * Orion Synergy
Humanitarian Relief Group
To participate in our future parade and
events, contact us at:
415. 325. 3976 * pistahansf@gmail.com
* www.pistahan.net * blog.pistahan.net
* facebook.com/pistahan * twitter.com/
pistahan
Let continue the celebration. Keep in
touch! See you again!
2011 Pistahan Parade
By Antonio tony VillegAs, Jr.
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2011 parade communi ty grand marshal 2011 parade celebri ty grand marshal
M
usic, dancing, and laughter are
secrets for staying young. Those are
blessings shared by of our
Philippine Legend, Queen of Rock
and Roll, Mother of Asias Soul Diva, none
other than our own 2011 Parade Celebrity
Grand Marshal Elizabeth Ramsey.
With a career of nearly 54 years in
showbiz, Ms. Ramsey remains amaranthine
and unfading as she approached 80 years
young by the end of this year. Nothing is
diminished about her. Frizzy haired, dressed
in three-inch heels, blessed with a youthful
18-year-old girlish fgure, she walks with
supreme confdence like a ramp model,
totally oblivious to the stares by admirers
which is similar to reactions given to Prince
and Lady Gaga. She is a blend of the two
icons getting the combined reaction of
shock and awe.
Born in Negros Occidental from a
Jamaican father and Filipino mother,
Ramsey is well-known for her Visayan-
accented dialogues, whether in English or
Tagalog. From her father, she learned to be
disciplined. Her body is ft and trim. With
stomach in, chest out, chin up, ramrod
straight back, she portrays a military
bearing, something her father demanded
from all his children. Thats why she is
sometimes called the Queen of the Jungle.
From her Visayan mother, she learned to
sing, dance and pray religiously.
For more than 40 years, Ramsey has
lovingly collected over 100 religious images
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Jesus and Saints
along with another 100 images of the
Santo Nio. All in all, she has over 200 in
her altars, each with its bouquet of fowers.
Im not religious, she says. I just love
Jesus who is my hero. Ageless, feisty,
spunky, courageous and outrageous are
words that ft Ms. Ramsey to a tee.
After winning in Student Canteen in her
youth, Ramsey was immediately hired by
Manila Grand Opera where she met my
Soprano singing aunt, Mercy Oria Villegas.
Ramsey worked seven glorious years with
my aunt and other legends like Pilita
Corales at the Clover Theater. Ramsey
became known as the Queen of Rock and
Roll, a title given to her by Press members.
Later, she traveled abroad. She did her
share of performing for US soldiers in
W
ho is the highest ranking and
most senior elected Fil-Am
leader in the San Francisco Bay
Area? Tis our four-term outright
elected Milpitas Mayor and our own 2011
Parade Community Grand Marshal Joe
Esteves.
Born and raised in Dagupan City,
Pangasinan bangus (milk fsh) capital of
the Philippines Mayor Esteves values
humility and kindness. He considers his
father as his hero.
His father, Atty. Pastor M. Esteves, Sr.
served underprivileged families of
fshermen, farmers and merchants; he
helped them get justice without much
compensation. He did not get rich like
other lawyers who charged exorbitantly.
He barely charged his clients. He is
altruistic and had a good heart. He puts
people frst before profts. So the family
lived a simple life and remained humble.
His father had decent earnings that
allowed Joe and his siblings to fnish
college.
Dignity, integrity, competence, diligence,
education, career, success, service and
kindness are Filipino traits that Mayor
Esteves learned while growing up.
Educational and career success brought
honor and respect to Joe and Esteves
family. Thus, he pursued college degrees
in Civil Engineering (BSCE) and in
Industrial Engineering (BSIE) and masters
degree in business administration (MBA).
He attended Communicating for High
Impact Academy at UCLA Anderson School
of Management and learned Leadership in
the 21
st
Century at Harvards John F.
Kennedy School of Government.
Mayor Esteves served for many years
as a volunteer and leader in various civic,
non-proft, community, church and
business organizations before becoming
involved in public service in the City of
Milpitas. He has won numerous awards.
He is a Milpitas Citizen of the Year
awardee, a Character awardee, and
excellence in public service awardee.
In the City of Milpitas, he has focused
on building structures for the future like
the new Senior Center, the Milpitas
downtown development, the new Milpitas
Library building which was completed, on
budget and on schedule during his mayoral
term. He has strongly advocated for ethics
in public service, transparent government,
and fnancial accountability. He ensures
that diversity is embraced in Milpitas in its
true sense: with respect for and involve-
ment of each and every citizen regardless
of their origin or stature.
Mayor Esteves was elected number one
to the Milpitas City Council in 1998 and
has won four mayoral elections with
landslide victories. He has always
campaigned for fscal responsibility and for
maximizing City services. He is known and
admired for his fscal responsibility,
integrity, accessibility, and his commitment
to listening and commu-nicating. He is not
a professional politician nor committed to
special interests.
Mayor Esteves and his wife, Susan, are
the proud parents of Irene, a university
graduate student. They have lived in
Milpitas for 32 years. They remain active in
Church, community, and civic clubs and
has received numerous awards for his
services year round, not just at election
time.
Mayor Esteves was voted Best Elected
Offcial in 2002-2008, yearly for 6 years
while serving as Mayor. He lives by the
MAXIM You can only be who you really
are when you are proud of your origin and
pursue excellence, not for yourself, but, for
your community.
Lets celebrate our Heritage and
Heroes! Lets join Mayor Esteves on
Saturday morning as he kicks off our
18
th
Annual Pistahan as our 2011 Parade
Community Grand Marshal. Mabuhay!
Jose Esteves:
Four-Term
Silicon Valley
Mayor
Elizabeth
Ramsey:
Rock n Roll
Queen
American bases worldwide. She even got
to sing on the USS Enterprise for wounded
American Vietnam Vets. As early as 1961,
she began performing in Las Vegas and all
over the USA. I met Sammy Davis and he
called me his Baby! He said this lady is full
of gold! I was the frst Filipino to become a
star in the Philippine Festival Las Vegas
production of Steve Parker, the husband of
Hollywood actress Shirley McClaine. This
was at the Jones Hotel. Harry Belafonte,
when he heard that I was Jamaican, had an
extra show just for me. He said he would
have a special show just for me and even
had us fetched on a stretched limo.
Everyone knows her. If not, everyone
knows of her. She is the mother of Jaya, the
Soul Diva of the Philippines. In fact, my frst
chance meeting with Ms. Ramsey was at
the end of Jayas concert in June 2002 at
Manila Peninsula Hotel. I met her again as
she performed with Jaya and Randy
Santiago in 2010 at Cache Creek in
Northern California. On Saturday, August
13, 2011, we get a chance to see her. She
starts our Parade in the morning and ends
our Pistahan stage entertainment in the
afternoon.
Ms. Ramsey doesnt even have to speak.
Her countenance is a changing palette of
funny faces that can launch a crowd into
gales of laughter. Her body is elastic and
can shift from one comic pose to another.
As one fan raved, just looking at her can
make you laugh. That is a compliment to
Ms. Ramseys innate talent for comedy.
Lets celebrate our Heritage and Heroes
with comedy and laughter! Lets rock and
roll with Elizabeth Ramsey!
Pistahan Parade Grand Marshals
Elizabeth Ramsey and Milpitas
Mayor Jose Esteves
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s we honor in 2011 our Philippine
National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, on
the 150
th
anniversary of his birth
in 1861, we may wonder and
ponder: What is a HERO?
One may defne it as bayani (hero) of
the bayan (country) who promotes
bayanihan (esprit de corps or team spirit).
In other words, a hero is someone who
gives the best of himself and brings out
the best in others through the effort of a
T.E.A.M. Together Everyone Achieves
More. One person who gives the best of
herself and brings out the best in others
is our 2011 Hermana Mayor for this 18
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Annual Pistahan Festival and Parade:
Soledad Sol Manaay.
OUR UNSUNG HERO
Manaay is our unsung hero. She is
one who is shy, meek, and humble.
She is so bashful and reluctant of
being our Hermana Mayor. She
declined our invitation a number of
times but eventually accepted after
our persistent requests. She is truly
deserving of the honor for she does
heroic acts without fanfare or
adulation.
She answers the plea inscribed
under the Statute of Liberty Give
me your tired, your poor, your
huddled masses, yearning to breath
free, the wretched refuse of your
teeming shore, send these, the
homeless, tempest tossed, I lift my
lamp beside the golden door. She
cares for the weak, the sick, the old
and the weary. She cares for our
elders and assists them in preserving
their dignity.
She is founder and Chief Executive
Offcer of her own company that
trains and assigns health care
professionals to aid our elderly by
providing them quality care and
assisted living in their own homes
without displacing them from their
family and loved ones. She founded
her company after her mother,
Angelina, died in 2006 which is ten
years before her father, Lucerio, died
in 1996. Her company is a tribute to
both her parents for the way they
cared for her with their loving
hearts and their helping hands. Thus,
she aptly named her company
CARE ON CALL, INC.
HERITAGE
Manaay is full-blooded Filipino
with father from Luzon and mother
from Visayas region. She values our
Filipino traits of adaptability,
creativity, and resiliency.
Filipinos are adaptable since we
welcome new experiences and
changes in our mindset and lifestyle
to blend with our new environment.
No wonder ten percent of our people
live outside the Philippines as
immigrants or overseas workers.
Filipinos are creative since we fnd
new ways of getting things done
from the scraps left to us. This is why
we have colorfully, decorated
Jeepneys from rubbishes left by US
military in the Philippines at the end
of WW2.
Filipinos are resilient since we can
and do bounce back from any
calamity like Mount Pinatubo
eruption in early 1990s or the recent
Typhoon Ondoy. We manage to
survive even though enslaved under
the tyranny of Spanish Conquistadors
(1521-1898), American Colonizers
(1898-1941), Japanese Imperialists
(1941-1945), and even that of our
own kind under Marcos dictatorship
(1972-1986).
To be adaptable and resilient,
Manaay remains fuent in Ilonggo,
Tagalog, and English. She was born in
Hinigaran, Negros Occidental,
Philippines. During her formative
years, she moved to Manila with her
parents, six brothers and one sister.
She attended Madeleine Academy
High School. She graduated with a BS
degree in Foreign Service from
University of Manila. She started
working for Philippine Ministry of
Information under Minister Tatad and
was assigned as Media Analyst to
San Francisco Consul-General
Alconcel Trinidad.
During the 1980s, she moved to
Hawaii where she studied and
received her second baccalaureate
degree, BS in International Relations,
from Hawaii Pacifc University. After
graduation, she worked and co-
founded the Filipino American
Couriers Association. Several years
after, she migrated back to
continental USA. She now lives in
Redwood City, California. In 2009,
she returned for the 55
th
anniversary
banquet of Filipino Chamber of
Commerce of Hawaii where she was
recognized for establishing the oldest
professional organization she started
over 20 years ago.
With passion for lifelong learning,
she pursued her postgraduate studies
at Chicago School of Professional
Psychology. In 2010, she received her
Masters degree in Gerentology. She
plans to do more graduate work.
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HERO
When asked who is her HERO, Ms.
Manaay immediately answered My
Mother, Angelina Muesco Manaay,
who is a devoted, loving wife to her
father, Lucerio. She said that her
nanay (mother) was ahead of her
time. She assumed the role of
household breadwinner while her
tatay (father), Lucerio, a Judo and
Arnis Master, did pro bono work to
help protect their community by
teaching martial arts to neighbors.
Her parents practiced positive
parenting. They did not yell at them
or infict corporal punishment as they
raised their eight children. She
remembers how her mom reserves
time to speak privately with each of
them to teach right from wrong and
to uphold values of honesty, patience,
diligence, kindness, and having a
word of honor.
Manaay raised her only child,
Solitaire, in the same way with
support, trust, affection, and respect
(STAR). And now, shes proud of how
Solitaire turned out. Her daughter is a
shining star, beaming pianist and
viola musician, smiling graduate of
San Francisco State University and
California School of Integral Studies,
an aspiring child-development
specialist, and a budding flm director.
Like her mother who is a multi-
talented entertainer with their
traveling family Zarsuela Manaay
has great talent in music
composing it, singing it, playing it,
and dancing to it. She also has the
added talent of composing, writing,
editing, and publishing her work such
as a childrens book entitled the
Magic Pond which is available for
purchase at Amazon.com and
BarnesandNoble.com. She does not
allow her achievements to spoil her
as her mom taught her to be kind,
generous, humble, sweet, calm, value
family and friends, be helpful to
others and be thankful to the Lord.
Like her mom, wealth to her does not
mean anything if it is not shared, so
she shares what she has. Five of her
nieces and nephews have graduated
from college. Thanks to her for her
kindness and sharing!
Manaay remembers her mom
telling her that she can be anything
in life, regardless of her gender or the
color of her skin, so long as she puts
her mind (ambition) and body (hard
work) to get the proper education
and experience to make it happen.
HOPE
With ambition and hardwork,
Manaay hopes and strives to
continuously improve upon herself so
she can better serve others. She is
currently pursuing a PhD in
International Psychology. She wants
to do her doctoral dissertation in
Positive Parenting.
She hopes to share her PhD
research fndings so we can all
become better parents, have happier
children, and take better care of our
elders while conserving our
ecosystem. Our children are our hope
for a better future, so we must
protect them from harm. Our elders
have shaped the way we are, so we
should thank and take care of them.
MAXIM
Manaay lives by the famous adage
by our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal
who said:
Ang taong hindi marunong
lumingon sa kanyang
pinanggalingan ay hindi
makakarating sa kanyang
paroroonan.
In other words The person who
doesnt look back to his/her origins
will not reach his/her destination.
Having come from a humble
beginning, she feels extremely
fortunate to be where she is right
now. She is glad that she has not lost
sight of who she was and where she
came from. Her life is made
meaningful by her friendships, by
revisiting her origins, by positive
support she gives to relatives, and by
reconnecting with childhood friends
and neighbors who have expressed
joy over the fact that she has not
forgotten them. As the saying goes,
you can take the girl out of the
country but you cant take the
country out of the girl. Country girl
plans to return and retire in the
country of her birth. She already
acquired property in the province
named after our national hero, Rizal.
Like Rizal, Manaay is also a hero.
She is our unsung hero who wishes
to sing. She composed our Pistahan
Theme Song as her gift to us. Like her
song, we end by chanting to all our
heroes Mabuhay! Mabuhay!
Mabuhay!
Antonio Tony Villegas, Jr. is a tenured
college professor in business law and
computer science and, for two decades,
taught undergrad, MBA, PhD courses at
USF, CSU East Bay, Cal Poly Pomona,
Argosy, and other colleges. He can be
reached at prof.villegas@yahoo.com or
www.facebook.com/prof.v.
Sol Manaay with her family on her most recent visit to the Philippines.
Sol Manaay, with her staff Marien Pasalo (left) and Leah Ancheta (right).
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t all started in 1992 when a group
of artists and community activists
wanted to mount an interactive arts
exhibition called the I-Hotel/Hansel
& Gretel with Capp Street Project.
They approached various members of the
San Francisco artistic community.
About the same time, the radical
revitalization of a dilapidated
19-block area South of Market Street
was then in its fnishing stages. In
fact, Moscone Center and the Yerba
Buena Project -- a mixture of gardens,
hotels, museums, shops and
restaurants, were completed the
following year. But, many Filipino
families living in the SoMa district,
the hub of Filipino American life in
San Francisco since the 1940s, were
displaced in the redevelopment effort.
When the directors of the Yerba
Buena Center for the Arts, Baraka Sele
and Renny Pritikin, heard about
Carlos Villa and Lenny Limjocos
project, they approached the Filipino
community. After all, the centers
mission was to showcase the Bay
Areas cultural diversity through art.
Thus the Filipino American Arts
Exposition (FAAE) was born, led by
community leaders like Luz de Leon,
Mauro Tumbokon, Bulletx Marasigan,
Oscar Pearanda and Florence
Mendoza.
FAAE staged the 1
st
Pistahan
during Yerba Buena Centers inaugural
1994 season. It was a cultural event
set in the same neighborhood that
still bears vestiges of our long-
standing presence, with streets
named after Philippine national
heroes like Mabini, Bonifacio,
Lapu-Lapu, Rizal and Tandang Sora.
FAAEs scope then, while
ambitious, was diffused into several
programs running simultaneously and
organized by a handful of over-
worked volunteers. So Pistahan was a
relatively modest event compared to
the already-established Fiesta Filipina
although its smattering of colorful
arts pavilions and the support of local
talents like Danongan Kalanduyan
and Teatro ng Tanan gracing the stage
preceding of things to come.
In 1996, Pistahan garnered greater
recognition and the attention of the
mainstream press such as the SF
Chronicles Datebook and the
Examiner when no less than then
Mayor Willie Brown served as Grand
Marshal of the parade and Daly City
Mayor Michael Guingona was
Hermano Mayor.
On its 10
th
year, with Epee Rafanan
as Parade & Festival Director, Pistahan
fnally found its niche in the Bay
Areas tapestry of festivals, receiving
the support of not just the arts
community but heavy hitters from the
The History of Pistahan Festival and Parade
By Christina Dunham
corporate world like ABS-CBN, Wells
Fargo Bank, Sony Metreon and PG&E
as well. As Dennis Normandy,
Hermano Mayor in 2003, aptly puts it,
Pistahan organizers and supporters
have succeeded admirably in using
entertainment to educate.
Today, Pistahan is a staple of the
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Series
which runs from May through October
alongside other San Francisco cultural
traditions like the Chinese New Years
Parade, Carnaval and Cinco de Mayo.
Indeed, the list of Hermana &
Hermano Mayors read like the Whos
Who of the Filipino American
community.
With Al Perez now at the helm,
FAAE continues to create a festival
that truly celebrates Filipino American
culture and pride. The two-day event
boasts an audience of 60,000, with
attendees, performers and sponsors
from all over the world with events
like the Adobo Cook-off, Balut-Eating
Contest, Kulinarya and the Filipino
American Jazz Festival taking a life of
their own.
Come and celebrate our Heritage
and Heroes!
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proudly
SupporTS
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ver 150 community
leaders, volunteers and
supporters came to the
swanky Carnelian by the
Bay on July 20, 2011 to
participate in the kick off to our 18
th

Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival
schedule on the weekend of August
13-14, which hosted by the Filipino
American Arts Exposition. Dignitaries
were recognized and volunteers were
treated to food and special
entertainment.
During the event, Deputy
Consul General Wilfredo Santos of
the Philippine Consulate in San
Francisco was presented with a
special recognition for his
outstanding community service.
He has always been present at
many Fil-Am activities throughout
the Bay Area.
Vice President of the Board of
Education Hydra Mendoza, the
frst Filipina elected offcial in San
Francisco, energized the crowd as
she shared her experience of
participating in the Pistahan
Parade. There is nothing like
riding down Market Street in a
convertible, without a seatbelt!
laughed Mendoza, who previously
served as Parade Grand Marshall.
Bring all your friends to see the
excitement of the Pistahan Parade
on Saturday, August 13! she
reminded everyone.
Attendees were treated to a
special zumba performance. They
remember their wonderful
experience last year and
anticipate another chance to
participate this year in the popular
dance/ftness craze at the Dance
Pavilion located above the water
falls of Yerba Buena Gardens.
Guests enjoyed various dining
treats pancit, fried chicken, egg
rolls, fried rice, pita bread and humus,
and mango and ube ice cream
desserts.
The kick-off event was sponsored
by Eric Chung, VuQo Vodka, Pearl
Parmelee and Mama Sitas, Ben
Acorda and Heavenly Ice Cream, and
Bolani & Sauce Co.
Upcoming 18
th
Annual Pistahan
Festival event will be held again
at Yerba Buena Gardens along
Mission street between 3
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and 4
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streets. Enjoy our San Francisco
International Festival of Filipino
Culture and Cuisine on August
13-14, 2011!
Heroes! Come and Join us at the
Festival!
Community Comes Together to Kickof
18
th
Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival
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re you an experienced
sommelier or just a
connoisseur? Well, look
no further and come to
Pistahans wine tasting to
savor award-winning Merlots from
Corte Riva (www.corteriva.com)!
While Corte Riva is the frst Filipino
winery ever to be established in Napa
Valley, its Merlot ($50/bottle) has
been winning awards since 2003 and
its Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
Mabuhay ($65/bottle) is its best seller.
In fact, the authoritative magazine
Wine Spectator described blue-
blooded Ilocanos Lawrence Cortez
(from Cagayan Valley) and Romel
Rivera (from La Union) as rising stars
in the world of winemaking.
Both Cortez and Rivera worked in
the Napa vineyards for more than 25
years. While doing all the hard jobs in
the wineries, they became good
friends and labored hard until they
learned the tricks of the trade. In time,
Romel and Lawrence began
experimenting with wine recipes.
Using their intimate knowledge of
grapes and wine production, they
have since created their own line.
They named their wine concoctions
Cort Riva, paying homage to the
winemakers Cortez and Rivera. And,
its Merlot has been recognized not
only by Wine Spectator but by Hi-time
Wine Cellars and Wine Advocate,too.
Heroes! Taste these Filipino wines at
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Gardens waterfalls. Cheers!
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Antonio Vargas for his honesty?
By now you know Vargas as the
poster boy for all undocumented
immigrants when his life story was
reported in New York Times and ABC
Nightline News. In his story, I wondered
why undocumented is the operative
descriptive word and not illegal.
The report describes Vargas odyssey
as a 12-year-old boy from the Philippines,
sent off to live in California with his
grandparents. Unbeknownst to Vargas,
his identifcation documents were fake, a
fact he discovered only in high school. His
life could only be normal if he could
secure offcial documents like a drivers
license. Meanwhile, Vargas did illegal
things like graduate from college, work,
pay taxes and earn a spot on a Pulitzer
Prize winning team of Washington Post.
Is this really the kind of person we
want to deport? There are 11 million
undocumented immigrants in America.
Some people may resent that. I dont. If
anyone has a right to dislike Vargas, my
family certainly does. We dont.
My relatives played by the rules and
waited for years to come to America. They
aged while waiting. Many lived within
earshot of Pistahans celebratory noise.
They started their American lives in SoMa
like my cousin Aida, who is now a teacher
at Bessie Carmichael, and my younger
cousins who graduated from high school
and college here. They are the new
Guillermo immigrants, my heroes.
VARGAS IS A VICTIM. Not only is
Vargas a victim of Americas broken
immigration system, hes a victim of his
own parents zeal to give their son a real
opportunity in life. I admire Vargas
courage. He was not only the hero for
undocumented aliens but also for gay
immigrants! Before his story was
published, he was double-closeted.
But the reaction from other journalists
surprised me. Some view Vargas with
cynicism. Its almost impossible not to
be affected by deeply disturbing
self-promotion disguised as sacrifce,
wrote Esther Cepada of the Washington
Post Writers Group. She further
condemns Vargas as bringing dishonor to
the media profession, having
humiliated his respected colleagues
whom he deceived. Why so paranoid,
Cepeda?
I wish Vargas well on his struggles. Is
he a hero? I would say so! Hes certainly
brave to put everything his reputation,
career, life on the line. If his story can
change some peoples views about the
plight of the undocumented, then Vargas
is a hero.
One thing Vargas is not is an illegal.
He cannot be an illegal which is an
adverb or adjective, not a noun. He is a
human being who innocently entered
USA as a minor and who believed his
legal documents were authentic. Vargas
tale reminds us that we should not
demonize victims caught in the
immigration bureaucracy. Some are
innocent and even become award-
winning journalists who deserve our
cheers, not our jeers. Vargas is our hero.
Mabuhay ka Vargas! Mabuhay!
Emil Guillermo has been a columnist
for Asian Week and Philippine News.
He can be reached at 415.730.5610 or
at et@post.harvard.edu. For more info,
visit his websites at www.amok.com
and www.twitter.com/emilamok.
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AMOK
My Immigrant Cousins Are Heroes, But So Is Vargas
By Emil GuillErmo
A
comparison of all Philippine
national heroes from Lapu-Lapu
to Cory Aquino will yield two
heroes uncannily similar in how
they lived and in how they died - Dr. Jose
Rizal and Benigno Ninoy Aquino, Jr.
Both came from similar class
backgrounds - their families were landed
gentry; both studied at the elite Ateneo
school, traveled extensively, wrote
prolifcally and returned to the Philippines
despite warnings that they faced certain
death upon setting foot on their native
soil.
Both were tried for treason on
trumped-up charges by kangaroo courts.
Both were executed by tyrants who
feared their return. Both their deaths
sparked revolutions that overthrew the
tyrannies that caused their martyrdoms.
More than other heroes, Rizal and
Aquino ft the textbook mythological
model of a tragic hero one who was
born of privilege, imbued with heroic
qualities and fated to endure great
suffering.
Why did Dr. Jose Rizal in 1892 and
Ninoy Aquino in 1983 return to the
Philippines knowing of the certain
tragedy that awaited them upon their
arrival? Was it Fate or Free Will?
Dr. Jose Rizal lived and studied in
Europe for almost a decade and then
moved to Hongkong in 1891. He fnanced
the migration to Hongkong of his parents
and siblings. While Rizal was overjoyed to
be reunited with his family, he was deeply
dismayed by the factionalism and lack of
unity that plagued the Filipino movement
in Europe.
Ninoy Aquino was imprisoned for
almost eight years when he suffered two
severe heart attacks within a week of
each other in May 1980. Because of fear
of negative publicity, Imelda Marcos
ordered him released and was quickly
fown to the U.S. After heart surgery,
Aquino spent three years in the U.S. It
was when the political situation in the
Philippines deteriorated in 1983 that
Aquino felt it imperative to return to
convince Marcos to restore democracy
before extremists take over and make
such a change impossible.
Like Aquino, Rizal feared the very
revolution his own writings had inspired.
Seeking to avert a bloody revolution, both
freely chose to return back to the
Philippines to personally make the case
for a non-violent reform alternative. But
their pleas fell on deaf ears.
Rizal was executed in Luneta (now
Rizal Park) on December 30, 1896 by a
fring squad of 20 Filipino soldiers. Ninoy
was killed at the tarmac of the Manila
International Airport (now the Ninoy
Aquino International Airport) on August
21, 1983 by an execution squad of
Filipino soldiers. Both executions were on
the orders of Malacanang Palace.
Rizals execution triggered the
Katipunan revolution that led to the
Filipino peoples overthrow of Spanish
rule. Ninoys execution sparked the People
Power revolution that led to the ouster of
the Marcoses from the Philippines.
In their cosmic conficts against their
fates, by their stirring words and by their
heroic deeds, Dr. Jose Rizal and Ninoy
Aquino transformed the Philippines and
the Filipino people.

Rodel Rodis taught Philippine History
at San Francisco State University
before becoming a lawyer. He is a
syndicated columnist for Filipino
American newspapers.Email him at
rodel50@aol.com.
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PISTAHAN CLOSING
CEREMONIES
DR. FIIL
aMBer LILY
{ 2010 } Hermano/Hermana Mayor Philippine Consul
General Marciano and Tessie Paynor, Community Grand
Marshal Mona Pasquil, Parade Grand Marshal Jay Nicolas
Sario (Project Runway), Sway (American Idol), The Cast of
RENT, Nero DeGracia, Mambo Jazz Sextet, Toni Gonzaga (Pinoy
Big Brother), DJ Rocky Rock, Michelle Martinez, Mitch Franco,
Kulintronica, Jonathan Bautista Quartet, Erika David, Philtered
Soul, LIKHA Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Parangal Dance Company,
Kawayan Folk Arts, Westlake School for the Performing Arts,
Aaron Horner, Aftermath, Allan Manalo, Allison, Angela Gacad,
Ariane, Avegay Libiran, Balagtasan, BEATS Crew, Boondocks
Squad, Brian Dublin, Bwan, Carlos Zialcita, Charito, Dante
Casuga, Eye Eighty, Fresh Dynamix, Funk Beyond Control, Getty
Santos, Jason Bayani, Jo Ill, Joel Dela Merced, Jon Bayani,
JVoqlaz, Kristiana Sunga, Maddie B & Company, Marissa
Santos, Mighty Delrokz, Mr. Rey & Brigada Ng Bangketa, My
Peoples, Nemenzo, Nomadik Messengers, OK! DK!, Planet
Infnity, Raiderettes, Soulciety, Stefan Sanchez, Steps, Styles and
Spotlghts, Tita Aida, Wikitribe
{ 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,
Gallery of Talents
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 Childrens 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,
DJourney 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,
Jay Nicolas Sario
Apl de Ap
Tony Gonzaga
Martin Nievera
Cheryl Burke
(Dancing with the Stars)
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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, Angels 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
Pilipino Folk Ensemble, Love Daria, Magic Alex, Manalo School
of Escrima, Maridel Terciano, Next Phaze, Romeo Candido, St.
Andrews 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, Classifed 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 Childrens 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
Peoples 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 Childrens 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.
Stephanie Reese
Heart Evangelista
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mission is to promote and develop Asian Pacifc American identity, community
and diversity. AWF does this by bringing people together through cultural
events, media campaigns, consulting and innovative programs. Among other
projects, AWF organizes on May of each year the Annual Asian Heritage Street
Celebration, the largest Pan-Asian street fair nationwide with over 150
organizations in the Asian American community participating. The AsianWeek
Foundation is a proud sponsor of Pistahan.
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CoMCAST
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provider and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United
States. It re-branded these services as Xfnity, which include digital cable, cable
Internet access and cable telephone services. Xfnity stands for infnite content
choices and cross-platform features and Comcast provides these choices.
Comcast has a deep commitment to serve the communities it is present and
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Galleria Park Hotel is a true urban oasis that makes the perfect pied-a-terre
for exploring downtown San Francisco. It is perfectly located between the
Financial District and Moscone Convention Center and has the best value near
Union Square, with free Wi-Fi, access to a ftness center and an evening wine
reception. Galleria Park is also a shoppers paradise, located next to the
Crocker Galleria and within walking distance to San Francisco Centre.
What is more, it is green-certifed by San Francisco Green Business and
awarded by iStayGreen, employing over 45 eco-initiatives.
Visit www.galleriapark.com to learn more about their services.
KAISER PERMANENTE
Kaiser Permanentes mission states that we are dedicated to improving the
health of our members and the communities we serve. Just as our concept of
total health goes far beyond our hospitals walls, our communities like
extended families reach far and wide. Thats why Kaiser Permanente is often
among the frst to respond, with fnancial assistance and caring volunteers,
when communities are in need. This may include helping staff the local soup
kitchens for the day, spending a week to build homes for the homeless and
supporting community events like this years Pistahan Parade and Festival.
To learn more about Kaiser Permanente, visit www.kp.org.
PACIFIC GAS & ElECTRIC
Pacifc Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is once again a proud sponsor of
this years Pistahan, while aware that a communitys energy doesnt always
arrive through power lines. It comes from the actions and efforts of those who
live there. PG&Es goal then is to engage, support and improve the
neighborhoods where its customers and employees reside, whether by helping
local communities launch new school programs or by providing clean energy
alternatives to underserved neighborhoods. PG&E is there to make a
difference. Its goal is to be a leading corporate citizen in each of the diverse
communities it serves in California.
See www.pge.com to fnd out more about its community outreach
programs.
RAMAR FooDS INTERNATIoNAl
Ramar Foods International started out as Orientex in 1969 selling Filipino
handicrafts. Within a few years, Orientex soon imported various frozen and dry
goods alongside the traditional handicrafts. Then, with the growing Asian
market, demand for high quality, authentic, ethnic foods increased. So it was
from there that the idea to use Philippine fruits and turn them into a premium
ice cream arose. Thus, Magnolia Ice Cream was reborn in America.
Over the years, Ramar Foods implemented a gradual transition from being
an importer to a manufacturer of Filipino and Asian meats, eggrolls, and
desserts. It now has a USDA-certifed meat manufacturing and ice cream plant
in Pittsburg, California.
To fnd out more about their products, go to www.ramarfoods.com.
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At Kaiser Permanente, our commitment
to well-being goes beyond health care.
Were also committed to improving the
communities we serve. By working hard
to make a difference, Kaiser Permanente
is making life better for all of us.
It feels good
to know were
all connected.
For more information about Kaiser Permanente,
call 1-800-464-4000 or visit kp.org.
is a proud
sponsor of the
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T
he social media team for Pistahan
is on a mission to make this years
festival and parade the best one
ever! In a nutshell, we are aiming
to create tremendous buzz leading up to
and throughout the festival and parade
weekend, garner more support than ever,
meet new people, make new friends and
basically break attendance records. How
are we going to do that? How else but
through social media! This year, we will
be running our frst ever contests that will
leverage three major social media
platforms, Foursquare, Twitter and of
course, Facebook. Very exciting!
The Foursquare initiative will
encourage attendance and viral
broadcasts by engaging users to utilize
the Foursquare app on their smartphones
by simply checking in at different
Pistahan venues that will be set up
beforehand. When the users check in to
each pavilion and the festival, they may
then head to the social media booth to
redeem prizes from Simply Calamansi,
LBC and other amazing sponsors. They
should hurry though as a limited number
of prizes will be available each day.
The Twitter and Facebook contests will
leverage this years theme of Celebrating
Heritage and Heroes by encouraging
users to fan and follow Pistahan on
Facebook and Twitter, respectively. Our
fans and followers will be encouraged to
broadcast their favorite Filipino heroes by
posting entries in video, photo or
comment formats. The winners will be
selected by a panel of Pistahan volunteers
who will pick four video winners, four
photo winners, and two commentary
winners. Winning submissions will refect
creativity, thought, personality and/or
humor.
Additionally, a major part of this social
media effort is to increase our fans and
followers bases so two winners (one for
Twitter and one for Facebook) will be
randomly selected once we reach our
objective of 500 Twitter followers and
1000 Facebook fans.
Prizes for the Heroes contest will
include gift certifcates from Karmaloop.
com (an online streetwear retailer that
carries over 400 brands for Guys and
Ladies including brands owned or
partially owned by Pinoys such as
Crooks & Castles, Creative Recreation,
Jeepney, Hellz Bellz & LRG), signed items
from legendary turntablist DJ Qbert,
signed baseball from former San
Francisco Giants frst baseman J.T. Snow,
framed photo art by Jong Arceja, custom
designed items by Mariluz Design, a
Heavenly Ice Cream package for a party
of ten, and a gift certifcate for fne
Filipino dining at Intramuros Restaurant
in South San Francisco.
You Are Not Alone: Pistahan Engages Fans Trough
Facebook, Twitter And Foursquare
By Jessica Jallorina
PISTAHAN IS WHERE YOU ARE
G
rab your smartphones,
camera phones and wif
cameras and join Pistahan
online:
Share your personal pistahan with
your friends on Facebook by tagging
Pistahan in your status updates,
photos, and videos. Remember to
Like us frst at facebook.com/
Pistahan.
Tweet your quick impressions of
the amazing performers by using the
hastag #pistahansf and tagging @
Pistahan on Twitter.
Share your artistic photos with
Pistahans Flickr pool at www.fickr.
com/groups/pistahan/
Check in to Pistahan and its
pavilions at Yerba Buena Gardens on
Foursquare.
And dont forget to check out the
Pistahan blog (blog.pistahan.net) for
the latest stage performance
schedules, videos, and much more!
Heroes!
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DO YOU LOVE YOUR AGENT?
C
reativity Pavilion will
present both the past
and present, something
ancient and modern,
something of tradition
and something of new creation.
We present Baybayin by a Hero
and Kidrobot for SuperHero.
One of the key elements of our
Creativity Pavilion is the continuing
tradition of presenting and educating
everyone in the ancient Philippine
script Baybayin, also known as
alibata. In keeping with the theme
of this years Pistahan, Heritage and
Heroes, we will be presenting samples
of the Baybayin writing of Philippine
National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. His
Baybayin writing samples are few and
very rare. We will demonstrate this
ancient script which originated from
Sanskrit in India. Then, we will follow
with training workshops and Q&A
sessions on creating Philippine
calligraphic artform.
Our Creativity Pavilion will also
host its frst ever exhibit of custom
Kidrobot MUNNY vinyl toys.
Sixteen artists will participate and
customized their toys to represent our
favorite Hero or SuperHero. The toys
have been set with Philippine theme.
This is a historic event. It is the frst
time such an exhibit will be produced
in a festival setting. Artist-completed
Kidrobot toys will be available for
sale. You can also buy blank faced
Kidrobot toys. Artists will be available
to demonstrate and coach you as
make your own art design of your
favorite Heros or SuperHeros image.
Tools such as sharpie markers and
coloring sheets will be also available
for you to immerse yourself in this
widely popular and emerging art
medium.
Join us at our Creativity Pavilion!
Heroes and our SuperHeroes!
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Pistahan
Festival
2011
I NTERACTI VE
CULTURAL PAVI LI ONS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Art Pavilion
f e at u r i ng
Pixars Ronnie Del Carmen, Ricky Nierva
Live Art Demo by 3 Artists
p r e s e nt e d b y
Judy Romanenkov
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulletx Marasigan
Dance Pavilion
f e at u r i ng
Folk, Zumba, Hip Hop and Ballroom
SOMA Filipino Seniors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AT&T Creativity Pavilion
f e at u r i ng
Babayin Workshop
Kidrobot Customizing
Christian Cabuay and
Ray Haguisan
of Malaya Designs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ramar Foods
Culinary Pavilion
f e at u r i ng
Mama Sitas Adobo Cookoff
Balut Eating Contest
Heavenly Ice Cream Eating Contest
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kaiser Permanente
Health Pavilion
f e at u r i ng
Healthy Living
Hep B Screening
Kaiser Permanente
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heritage Pavilion
f e at u r i ng
Sheroes Story
Tnalak Workshop
Rizal Exhibit
Fil-Am Veterans
Filipina Womens Network
Wells Fargo Bank
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Play Pavilion
f e at u r i ng
Filipino Street Games
Martial Arts Demonstration
Planet Infnity
RAMAR Foods culinARy PAVilion
ABC: Adobo, Balut, Calamansi anyone?
By Joanne Boston
Filipino Cuisine is a melting pot of
several favors from China, Spain, and
America. Some of the aromas may seem
foreign yet they conjure nostalgic
memories of home. Come to the Culinary
Pavilion and experience Filipino favors in
a whole new way!
Are you familiar with the unique
Filipino dish adobo? At 12:30
pm on Saturday, August 13,
witness the 7th Annual Adobo
Cook-Off sponsored by Ramar
Foods! Adobo is a delicacy
dish with mixture of vinegar,
garlic and soy sauce
simmered down with your
favorite meat like pork or
chicken and with your vegetable like
green beans or eggplant. Various cooks
with family secret recipes will compete
for the Best Adobo Dish. Who will win?
Sample the epicurean delights. Celebrity
judges and the public, including you, get
to vote for the winner.
Are you familiar with calamansi?
At 1:30 pm on Saturday, watch the
calamansi cooking demo presented by
Pacifc Fruit & Beverage Co. Our little tart
fruit is not just for squeezing to make
juice or to add favor to pancit. It has
appeared at various Bay Area restaurants
as desserts, cocktails, and marinades.
Learn the various uses of calamansi!
If you are brave, have a sweet craving
and wish to be the next Juan Matakaw,
sign up by 11 am for our Saturday 3 pm
Heavenly Tropical Ice
Cream eating contest at
our pavilion and for our
Sunday 1:30 pm Balut
eating contest sponsored
by Mama Sita at the
Bayanihan Stage. Be a contestant or
simply cheer for your favorite gourmands.
You may be one chosen to experience
brain freeze for gorging delicious mango
or ube ice. Or you can be challenged to
eat as fast as you can three fertilized duck
eggs - white, yolk and, yes, baby duckling
embryo. Winners gain bragging rights for
the whole year as Pistahan Champions.
Want to relish other dishes? Learn
from culinary demonstrations of
inihaw or Filipino barbecue using
Mama Sita special mixes. Like adobo, we
have many variations of inihaw ranging
from your famous BBQ pork or chicken on
a stick to the notorious isaw, combo of
intestine and chicken feet. And what
goes well with these grilled meats?
Atchara of course! Attend our cooking
demo by Pinex on Sunday noon to learn
how you can make your own pickled
papaya condiment
Lastly, should you fnd yourself hungry
from gazing at the delectable-looking
displays, come at the end of the day to
taste our Heavenly Tropical Ice Creams
and get some recipes from our host, Pearl
Parmelee of Mama Sitas USA. Complete
our survey and receive a Mama Sitas
seasoning packet as well as enter our
hourly raffes. We will keep giving
complimentary giveaways till we run out,
so make your way to the exhibit early to
get your share!
Food is truly part of our Filipino-
American heritage. Let us celebrate the
wonderful favors of our culture and unite
as one community. Pinoy gatherings
culminate with our food!
Heroes. Visit our Culinary Pavilion!
AT&T cReATiViTy PAVilion
Ancient Baybayin to Modern Kidrobot
By Ray Haguisan and CHRistian CaBuay
Sat, Aug. 13 -
Sun, Aug. 14
11am-5pm
yerba Buena
Gardens esplanade
G
reat things
are hap-
pening at the
Art Pavilion
this year.
Want to meet Filipino
artists from Academy
Award-winning PIXAR
ANIMATION STUDIOS? Ronnie Del
Carmen and Ricky Nierva will be
there to meet you as they showcase
their award-winning masterpieces in
a joint presentation on Saturday,
August 13, from 1:30-2:30 pm. Ad-
mission is free but space is very limited
so do come early.
RONNIE DEL CARMEN joined Pixar
Animation Studios in the summer of 2000
during the production of Finding Nemo as
a story supervisor on the flm. He did
production design on the Academy
Award-nominated short flm, ONE MAN
BAND and story work on Oscar-
winning, RATATOUILLE. Ronnie was story
supervisor on another Academy Award

winner and Best Picture nominee,
UP, and is currently working on a future
Pixar project. His penultimate wit and
humor not only as an artist but as a comic
book creator is best exemplifed by how
he describes himself: Prior to working
for Pixar, he worked at Dreamworks
and Warner Bros., all in the capacity
of story artist, story supervisor,
character designer, illustrator and all
around pest. Over the years, he has
been dabbling in comics including DC
and Dark Horse. He self-publishes his
own comic book, PAPER BISCUIT. He
is loved by his wife and kids and is
refrained from having too much
peanut butter.
Equally successful, RICKY NIERVA
is an Annie Award-winning artist
and is currently a production designer
for PIXAR where his credits include
design work for MONSTERS, INC; TOY
STORY 2; FINDING NEMO and UP. He
is also the illustrator of the childrens
book M for Monster.Ronnie
worked for Turner in L.A. before
coming to Pixar. When not dreaming
up new character designs, he enjoys
triathlons, eating ice cream and
playing the ukulele. He went to
UCSD to follow in his brothers
footsteps and become a doctor. But,
a friend convinced him to go to Cal
Arts and he did. After all, he did his
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ART PAVILION
From Canvas to Screen
By Judy Romanenkov
frst drawing at the age of three on a
wooden bed frame with a sharpie
marker. He wanted to emulate his
idol and mentor Maurice Noble, who
has gone on to the next life and Im
sure is looking down on Ricky with
infnite pride.
Other participating artists include
MARLON SAGANA INGRAM, ROBBY
LEE, TIM GUITARTE, PAOLO SALAZAR,
NICK MARANANG, LEE ABELLANA
and REGGIE MACABASCO.
MARLON SAGANA INGRAMs
work is a seamless fusion of raw
materials, aerosol street tactics of
thickly layered ideoscapes and
dreamlike phantasmagoria; ROBBY
LEE creates fantasy scenes and
creatures; TIM GUITARTE integrates
the underground with the traditional
approach in his portraits; PAOLO
SALAZAR does public murals and
private commission work; NICK
MARANANG creates landscapes and
portraits; LEE ABELLANA does live art
whose style is a mix of unpopular
pop surrealism and urban street art;
and, REGGIE MACABASCO paints
landscapes and scenes in realistic and
modernistic styles.
JUDY ROMANENKOV once again
coordinates the Art Pavilion this year,
aside from being one of the
exhibitors. Her work includes
landscapes, scenes and portraits in
realistic, impressionistic and
modernistic styles.
There will be live painting
demonstrations by PAOLO SALAZAR,
NICK MARANANG AND LEE
ABELLANA during the 2-day event..
Paintings from the artists will be
available for sale. Part of the proceeds
will beneft Pistahan.
Heroes through Art! Come and visit
our Art Pavilion!
Sat, Aug. 13 -
Sun, Aug. 14
11am-5pm
Yerba buena
Gardens
Terrace
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PROUDLY
SUPPORTS
H
eritage Pavilion gleams in
the limelight. After all,
the theme of the 18
th

Annual Pistahan Parade
and Festival is
Celebrating Heroes & Heritage.
Thus, the pavilion will not just be a
mini Filipino museum displaying
Philippine antiques, artifacts and material
art from institutions and local collectors
but also will showcase our history,
heritage and class heroes.
Filipino American Arts Expo (FAAE)
and our sponsors honor our heroes
this year and for good reason. This
year marks the 150th anniversary of the
birth of Jos Rizal, a national hero of the
Philippines.
Dr. Jose Rizal was a Filipino
nationalist, a medical doctor and an
accomplished writer. He was
considered a polymath, a prodigy in
several felds of study. He completed
two doctorate degrees, one in
medicine and the other in philosophy.
He was a noted ophthalmologist,
painter, sculptor, journalist, poet,
novelist, prolifc writer, educator,
farmer, historian and playwright. He
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HERITAGE PAVILION
Heroes from Rizal to Fil-Am Vets
By RicaRdo diRa
www.suntropics.net
Sat, Aug. 13 -
Sun, Aug. 14
11am-5pm
Yerba Buena
Gardens Esplanade
America once again aided the
Philippines from foreign rule when
General MacArthur led U.S. military
and Filipino armed forces to drive out
Japanese invaders which ended WW2
on 14
th
of August in 1945.
So on August 13-14, 2011, it is a
propos that we honor both our
heroes which include Jose Rizal and
the Filipino American World War 2
Veterans. Dr. Jose Rizals advocacy
for civil disobedience preceded
Mahatma Gandhi of India and Martin
Luther King, Jr. of America. Filipino
Veterans fought side by side with
Americans to liberate Philippines
from tyranny of foreign invaders
during WW2. They all gave the
ultimate sacrifce as encapsulated in
our Philippine national anthems last
verse ang mamatay ng dahil sa
iyo.
While celebrating our heroes, the
pavilion will also celebrate our
heritage by showcasing our
Philippine tradition. This includes
artifacts, pictures, and garments of
our Muslim kababayans. Muslim
dances like singkil and musical
instruments like kulintang will be
presented.
Heroes! Visit our Heritage Pavilion!
is a proud
sponsor of
dabbled with varying expertise in
architecture, economics, ethnology,
anthropology, sociology, cartography,
dramatics, martial arts, fencing and
pistol shooting. He was a polyglot
who speaks, reads, and writes poems
and novels in 22 languages. He
studied in the Philippines, Spain,
Germany and France. He lived in
Brussels, he practiced medicine in
Hongkong, and he sojourned in our
very own City of San Francisco.
Jose Rizals various writings
including his novella El Filibusterismo
and Noli Me Tangere (Dont touch
me!) idealized the freedom of
Filipinos from Spanish rule. Thus, Dr.
Rizal was charged with rebellion,
sedition and conspiracy to overthrow
the Spanish Government. He was
imprisoned, exiled and fnally
executed by fring squad on
December 30, 1896, all at the young
age of 35, at the place now known as
Luneta park in Manila where his
monument is erected. His message of
liberty and autonomy resonates
beyond his grave with his Ultimo
Adios written the night before he
died.
Passionate for freedom, Filipinos
under Katipunan leaders Andres
Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo aided
by American forces under Admiral
George Dewey fought to rid of the
Spaniards. The Philippines declared
independence from Spain on June 12,
1898. Deweys victory during this
Spanish American War on Manila Bay
is memorialized in the monument on
Union Square in downtown San
Francisco. During World War II (WW2),
Jose Rizal
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bullet x marasigan dance PaViliOn
Get Your Groove On
Te Dance Floor
By Rap SaRmiento
Located on the second foor 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.
F
ilipinos are world-renown as
great entertainers and so it
is not at all surprising that
we have our share of
world-class dancers like
Cheryl Burke, Nicole Scherzinger,
Jabawokees, Billy Crawford, Gary
Valenciano! To this end, our Dance
Pavilion Coordinator, Florence
Mendoza, and her team will develop
and showcase our dancing skills.
Dance Pavilion won the most popular
pavilion in 2010, and 2011 will even
be better. It will be the best that we
ever had throughout the 18 years of
Pistahan Festival.
For starters, the Dance Pavilion will
include all types of dances. To whet
our appetite, the Dance Pavilion crew
will give preview performances during
the Saturday morning parade along
Market street in San Francisco. As
parade contingents arrive to their
location at Yerba Buena Gardens, our
weekend-long dance program will
immediately start!
We will have Open Ballroom
Dancing Tango, Latin and even Line
Dancing performed by The Filipino
American Ballroom Dance Club and
Chinese American Ballroom Dancers.
Then, Folk Dances and Cultural Dances
will follow thereafter performed by
the Sampaguita Dancers, Ernie
Castaneda and SOMA Seniors, Mission
District Fil-Am Seniors as well as MNC
Seniors. They will demonstrate and
teach u how these Folk and Cultural
Dances are done.
We will also have Zumba Dance
Classes on Saturday and Sunday.
Zumba will be led and taught by
Andrei Cobbs. Various adult and
youth groups will follow to showcase
their respective Dougie, Pop, and
HipHop skills.
In summary, here is our Dance Pavilion weekend schedule:
Saturday, auguSt 13
10:00 Open Ballroom, Line Dancing
11:00 Folk and Cultural Dancing
12:00 Hip-hop, Ballroom, Line
1:00 Hip-hop
2:00 Zumba Class
Sunday, auguSt 14
10:00 Open Ballroom
12:00 Cultural Dancing
1:00 Canon Kip Seniors Presentation
2:00 Zumba Class
lets celebrate our Heritage and
Heroes! Join us at the dance Pavilion!
Sat, Aug. 13 -
Sun, Aug. 14
11am-5pm
s u p p o r t s
t h e
is a proud
sponsor
of the
Zumba
Yerba buena
Gardens
Terrace
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T
o spread awareness of hepatitis
B, which affects one in ten
Asian and Pacifc Islanders, the
Pistahan Parade and Festival
will feature free hepatitis B
screenings and educational brochures
through the courtesy of the Asian and
Pacifc Islander Wellness Center.
The screenings will take place in
the Health Pavilion from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2011.
Asian Pacifc Islanders (APIs) are
100 times more likely to have chronic
hepatitis B than Caucasians and have
the highest rate of liver cancer of any
racial/ethnic group.
Hepatitis B can cause serious
illness that may last for months. It
can become a chronic illness with
increased risk of liver damage and
liver cancer. Hepatitis B can
potentially lead to liver failure and
death, but it is preventable with a
simple vaccine series. It is estimated
that the API residents make up 34%
KAISER PERmAnEntE HEAltH PAvIlIon
Hepatitis B Screenings and Health Education
By AngelA PAng
T
his years Play Pavilion
showcases dynamic
demonstrations of
traditional martial arts as
well as fun-flled free
activities for guests.
World Team USA will showcase the
multitude of martial disciplines taught
and practiced at the school. Headed
by Kru Sam Phimsoutham, World
Team USA has produced the most
amateur and professional champions
nationwide in the martial art of Muay
Thai and Mixed Martial Arts.
Some of the notable Filipino
American professional and amateur
champions from World Team USA are
Michael Mananquil, TJ Arcangel and
Kevin Arceo. Also featured at World
Team USA is the indigenous Pilipino
martial art of Eskrima/Serrada as
taught by Punong Guro Bob Manalo,
Jr. of the International Eskrima/
Serrada Association (IESA). Other
schools with various styles of martial
arts will also be demonstrating
throughout the weekend.
The Play Pavilion will also provide
fun-flled games such as hula-hoops
and yo-yos (tayob tayok)
throughout the Festival weekend for
guests to learn, experience and enjoy.
It is noteworthy that a Filipino
American, Pedro Flores, opened the
Yo-yo Manufacturing Company in
Santa Barbara, California in 1928. By
1929, Flores operated two additional
yo-yo factories in Los Angeles and
Hollywood, employing 600 workers
and producing 300,000 units daily
(see wikipedia.org).
From combative arts and sports to
contemporary games, join us at the
Play Pavilion provide ways to interact
with history. Our games require no
batteries or wi-f connectivity or
monthly service fees. They are fun
and free. They are the sports and
games that our heroes used to
combat foes and to welcome and
entertain friends.
Heroes. Come play with us at the Play
Pavilion!
PlAy PAvIlIon
Martial Arts Anyone?
By BoB MAnAlo
of the citys population
and bear a
disproportionate
instance of liver cancer
and undetected HBV
infection. Eighty percent
of liver cancer is caused
by hepatitis b and 1 out
of 10 APIs in San
Francisco has chronic
hepatitis B.
In addition, there will
be a Hep B contingent in
the Pistahan Parade on
Saturday, August 13. Be
sure to keep an eye out
for San Francisco Hep B
who will be walking in
the parade alongside the Subaru Hep
B Mobile vehicle to promote Hep B
awareness. The San Francisco Hep B
Free Campaign is a city wide effort to
screen and vaccinate all Asian and
Pacifc Islanders.
Lets preserve our health and
celebrate our heritage and heroes.
Help save lives through San Francisco
Hep B campaign. To learn more, go to
www.SFHepBFree.org.
Sat, Aug. 13 -
Sun, Aug. 14
11am-5pm
yerba Buena
Gardens Esplanade
Sat, Aug. 13 -
Sun, Aug. 14
11am-5pm
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PRESENTING SPONSORS
AsianWeek Foundation
ABS-CBN
Xfnity
MJM
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival
FESTIVAL SPONSORS
AT&T
Golden State Warriors
Kaiser Permanente
Mama Sitas
Oakland As
Oakland Raiders
PG&E
Ramar Foods
San Francisco Giants
US Bank
Arceo Graphix
Spintronix
Wells Fargo
LBC
PROUD SPONSORS
Academy of Art
Bolani East & West Gourmet Afghan Food
Carnelian by the Bay
Charles Schwab
City Car Share
VOLUNTEERS
Abba Fernandez Guarin
Abby Bergonia
Abi Perez
Abigayle Haguisan
Alberic Rivera
Anastazja Ragasa
Andrei Cobbs
Angelica Fay Malbas
Armand Rivera
Benilda Rosales
Bryan Datu
Camilla Saouaf
Carrie Doung
Cecille Badioloa
Chaela Soriano
Chris Ian Parado
Crisanta Malig
Darwin Price
Edcelyn Bojol
Edna Murray
Edwin de Guzman
Elicio Benetua
Em Angeles
Eric Yee
Ernie Llorente
Essam Shoukr
Eugene Libadia
Gel Badiola
Gene Apellido
Ian Panaszewicz
Ivan Natividad
Jailene Talampas
James Dumlao
James Rodriguez
James V. Rosales
Jessica Haguisan
Jimmy Dacasin
Jinni Bartolome
Jailene Talampas
Jessica Haguisan
Jo-Ann Agcaoili
Joanne Boston
Joel Giron
John Juan
Joy Jallorina
Laura Galicha
Leo
Linda Soriano
Lisa Trapanese
Lourdes Perez
Lucky
Maggie de Vera
Marie Romero
Mark Angeles
Mark Soriano
Martha Yanez
Martin Aurelio
Mayette Gargaritano
Mike Rosales
Mila Llorente
Mita Ivey
Naniel Nono
Norman Ragasa
Ofelia Ciana
Patricia Thompson
Paula Connelly
Pearl
Rainier Ramirez
Ramon Santiago
Rap Sarmiento
Rasool
Reggie Bernabe
Regina Dick-Endrizzi
Robert Manongdo
Rose Ruelos
Rosie Josue
Rufno Valencia
Said Saouaf
Sally Cabunoc
Sam Apellido
Samantha Ivey
Shauna Soriano
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Abba Guarin Abi Perez Abigayle Haguisan ABS-CBN Adobo Nation Staff & Crew Adriana Pickens Alan Mar David Alberic Rivera Albert Blabuitin Alberto Villanueva
Aldrie Galarpe Anastazja Ragasa Andre Cobb Angel Colon Angela Pang April Somera ARC Archbishop Riordan High School Crusader Band Archille Cuyle Ariel Arenas Ariel Arenas AsianWeek
Foundation Ayzel Cordevilla Bally Law Beatronics Entertainment Bethany Bob Manalo Bobby Daida Brando Dimapasoc Brett Williams Canon Kip Episcopal Community Seniors Cara Ramos
Carissa Santos Carlito Pantig Carlos Cordevilla Carnelian by the Bay Staff Carrie Doung Carrolyn Kubota Chaela, Linda, Mark, and Shauna Soriano Chanel Quisol Charlene Cervantes Chase
Angelo Chef Cocoy Ventura Chloe Leong Chris Bradley Christina Macabenta Dunham Consul General Jun Paynor Corazon Bataon Cota Yabut Crystal Stewart Danny Dea Darwin Price Dave
Thomas Dennis Bartolata Dennis Villa Franca Devon Dykwel Dianne Que DJ Mikey DJ QBert and Thud Rumble LTD Dominic Ainza Dora Taniegra Dorothy Camat Dory Jimenez East West Floats
Edcel Editha Reyes Eduardo Deguzman Eggay Gonda Elaine Villasper Elizabeth Ramsey Elmo the DJ Era Radtke Eric Chung Eric Pugeda Ernie Castaneda Esther Bungay Evangeline Bagares
FAYE Fashion Arts Youth Enterprise Filipina Zano Fiona Ma Squad Interns Franklin M. Ricarte Gene Friend Chinese Seniors Dancers Gene Friend Sampaguita Dancers Genevieve Mondejar Dwyer
Geraldine Punzalan Gerard Talampas Gerry Pangilinan Glen Garcia Golden State Rods Hasia Sroat Heather Boyer Heather Talampas Heavenly Ice Cream Henry and Joyce Chu Herbert and Martha
Panaszewicz Hilga Africa Ian Panaszewicz IESA Intramros Restaurant Ivan Natividad Jane Gato Williams Jared Giarrusso Jaundis Roxas Jay222 Jay Corsilles Jaylene Talampas Jean Maliksi
Jeff Lapitan Jennifer Hsu Jennifer Saldaa Jessica Cabuay Jessicka Antonio Jesus Coronel Jinni Mabalot Bartolome JoAnn Agcaoili Joanne Boston Jocelyn Kane Joe Esteves Joe Manarang
Joel Giron Joel Lippman Joel Trinidad John Juan Jong Arcega Joseph JC Cadiz Josephine Umali Joshua York Jun del Rosario Jun Galicha Karmaloop Katherine Hill Kelvin Hawkins Kristin
Raguindin Kru Sam Phimsoutham Ladda Sounds Laura Pugio LBC Lee Abellana Leigh Villafuerte Letty Marasigan Lian Cordevilla Liezl Somera Ligaya Foreia Lily De la Pena Linda Lucero
Linda Lum Lisa Trapanese Lorraine Banford Lucas Tobin Maile Llaneza Malin Arrade Marie Winzers Mariluz Design Mariluz Panaszewicz Ragasa Mario Bermudez Mark Angeles Mark Bello
Mark Duldulao Marlon Sagana Ingram Mary McCue MC Canlas Melody and Roy Leong Melvin and Flo Noguera Mercury Lounge Staff Michelle Cereno Mita and Samantha Ivey MJM Management
Staff Monro Gaines Natie Manalo Nella Manuel Nerissa Fernandez Nicadio Reyes Nick Manarang Nick Terry Nicollete Notgrass Norman Ragasa Ofelia Fe Amio Offcer Feliciano Orchid Malaty
Pacifc Fruit & Beverages Paolo Salazar Patrick LIgot Paule Tenchavez Pete Guevarra Peter Suguitan Philippine Consulate in SF Staff Phoenix Cabuay Precy Sison Proceso Picardo Project Insight
Puring Cordova Raul Panelo Raymond Virata Reggie Bernabe Reggie Macabasco Renato Tecson Restney Dacullo Rey Marasigan Ricardo Dira Ricky Nierva Robby Lee Robert Manongdo
Ronnie Del Carmen Rosario Lota Rowena Martinez Royce Leong San Francisco Entertainment Commission San Francisco Mercedes Benz San Francisco Police Department San Francisco Toyota Scott
Souza Sergio Robledo-Maderazo SF Intercontinental Hotel SF Vegetarian Society Sgt. Jonas Shirley Law Simply Calamansi Socorro Fumar SOMA Filipino Seniors Center Sonia Delen Sophia Crudo
Soulciety Special Events Spencer Salcedo Steph Salcedo Steve Cho Suzie Arzaga Ted Fang Teresa Hodges Tessie Paynor The Crispy Patas Thud Rumble LTD Tim Guitarte Tonnette Villareal
Tony Villegas Jr. Tracey Felix Troy Espera Vicky Guillory Victor Elizaga Victoria Leong Victoria Napigkit Victoria R. Manley VuQo Vodka Wai Ling Lau William Suguitan Winnie World Team USA
Yerba Buena Arts & Events Staff Zaidel Cordevilla Zenaida Bunagan
Cova Hotel
Galleria Hotel
Goldilocks
Heavenly Ice Cream
Intramuros
Island Pacifc
Mango Tours
Marriott Marquis Hotel
Mercury Lounge
Philippine Consulate
Philippine Dept of Tourism
Simply Calamansi
Subaru
Sun Tropics
The Philippine Center
VuQo
Western Union
MEDIA SPONSORS
106 KMEL
Asian Journal
BART
Fil-Am Nation
FilAm Star
Inquirer Inc
Manila Mail
Philippine Headlines
Philippine News
SFMTA
BOARD OF DI RECTORS
Al Perez, Jr.
Cesario Calanoc
Hydra Mendoza
Monica Tucker
Shirley Manan
HERMANAS & HERMANOS
MAYOR
2011 Sol Manaay
2010 Tessie & Marciano Paynor
2009 Marily Mondejar
2008 Sunny & Dan Dykwel
2007 Gigi & Greg Macabenta
2006 Yolanda & Tom Stern
2005 Rudy Asercion
2004 Jacquie Lingad-Ricci
2003 Lynda & Dennis Normany
2001 Myrna Lim
2000 Edna & Rodel Rodis
1996 Mike Guingona
ADVI SORY BOARD
Marily Mondejar
Pearl Parmelee
Rudy Asercion
Tony Villegas, Jr.
STEERING COMMITTEE
Al Perez
Angela Pang
Ben Acorda
Bob Manalo
Cecille Basila
Christian Cabuay
Christina Dunham
Connie Zheng
Cyril Sola
Dennis Villafranca
Edna Casteel
Em Angeles
Ernie Castaneda
Florence Mendoza
Franklin Ricarte
Gabriel dela Cruz
Gavin Tolentino
Genevieve Jopanda
George Bauto
Geraldine Punzalan
Gerard Talampas
Gerry Pangilinan
Jay Corsilles
Jean Maliksi
Jessica Jallorina
JoAnn Agcaoili
Joe Manarang
Jong Arcega
Judy Romanenkov
Jun Galicha
Ken Marquis
Marife Sevilla
Mariluz Ragasa
Marily Mondejar
Michael Rosales
Michael Tomas
Norma Edar
Norman Ragasa
Olive Paria
Patrick Ligot
Paule Tenchavez
Pearl Parmelee
Ray Haguisan
Raymond Virata
Riacrdo Dira
Ricky Perez
Rowena Martinez
Sonia Delen
Tony Villegas, Jr.
Victor Elizaga
Parade
Director
Festival
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As filipino heritAge night
As vs Toronto Blue Jays
Oakland Coliseum
7000 Coliseum Way
Oakland, CA
www.oaklandathletics/flipino
Tuesday, 09.13 | 7:15 pm
giAnts filipino heritAge night
SF Giants vs San Diego Padres
AT&T Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
San Francisco
www.SFGiants.com/SpecialEvents
Sunday, 10.16 | 1:05 pm
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Oakland Raiders vs Cleveland Browns
Oakland Coliseum
7000 Coliseum Way,
Oakland, CA
www.Raiders.com
November Date TBA
WArriors filipino heritAge night
Golden State Warriors vs TBA
ORACLE Arena
7000 Coliseum Way,
Oakland, CA
www.Warriors.com
Game Ka Na Ba?
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at the Filipino Heritage Game Series.
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2011 Pistahan Exhibitors
In celebrating our Heritage and Heroes, we have invited exhibitors that could
facilitate your trip home to the Philippines or to bring a bit of our Heritage
here that will make you feel like a Hero.
LOCATION VENDOR
F8 Irma's Pampanga Cuisine
F2 Mama Sita's
F5, F6 Pampanga's Cuisine
F9 Ramar
F10 (Sat.) Senor Sisig
F3 Sun Tropics
F11 (Sun.) Yumsilog
C5, C6, C7 ABS-CBN
B4 Arcadia Health Care
D14, D15, D16 Arceo Graphix
B2 Arkipelago Books
C3 Asian American Donor Program (AADP)
A8 Asian Fire Fighter's Association
E15 Asian Journal
E4 Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center
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A4 AT&T
G5 Balaw-Balaw Foods, Inc
A3 Bayani
H20 Bok Choy Apparel
B12 Century Properties
B14 Citibank
B13 City Car Share
B17 Coco Loco
H19 Comcast/Xfinity
G6 Cordillera Products Trading & Holding Co.
Inc H25 Dept of Tourism & Philippine Consulate
General H13 Erica Rosales
H6 Erika
B5, B6 Everything Under The Sun
B14 FBI
A1 Fil-Am Nation
H23 Fil-Am Star/ Lucky Money
A5, A6 Fili-Islander
A12 Filipino-American Development
Foundation & Filipino Community Center
H26 Filipino-American Law Enforcement
Officers Association (FALEO)
E14 Golden State Warriors
B8 Health and Wellness
B3 Herbal Wonders
C2 Hubbard Dianetics Foundation
E12 Inquirer.net
H22 Inspire Hope Institute, Inc
B20 to B23 Kaiser
A9 KAYA & Soulsciety
D13 KMEL
C8 LBC Mundial
C1 Little 22 Ban
H16 Lunex Telecom
H11 Mama Sita's
A10 Mango Tours
E10 Manila Mail
G6 Master J Food Product
H18 Megaworld Corp
E13 Oakland A's
E8 Oakland Raiders
H21 On Lok Lifeways
H17 Opti-Life Innovation, Inc
H14 PG&E / IW Group
H15 PG&E / Momentum
E6 Philippine News
E3 Philippine Nurses Association of Northern
California, Inc
B7 Pilipino Senior Resource Center
B16 Renewable Energy Enterprises Foundation
(REEF)
B11 River Rock Casino
E9 San Francisco Giants
H9 Scentsy
H7 SF INK
E11 SFMTA
H12 Shelene Atanacio
A7, G12 Spintronix
E5 Subaru
H10 US Bank
B10 VDQ Design
B1 Visual You, Inc
H27 Wells Fargo Bank
B9 Westbay (Booth sponsored by BART)
A2 Western Union
B15 XOOM.com
H5 Yerba Buena Gardens and MJM
LOCATION VENDOR
F8 Irma's Pampanga Cuisine
F2 Mama Sita's
F5, F6 Pampanga's Cuisine
F9 Ramar
F10 (Sat.) Senor Sisig
F3 Sun Tropics
F11 (Sun.) Yumsilog
C5, C6, C7 ABS-CBN
B4 Arcadia Health Care
D14, D15, D16 Arceo Graphix
B2 Arkipelago Books
C3 Asian American Donor Program (AADP)
A8 Asian Fire Fighter's Association
E15 Asian Journal
E4 Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center
(sponsored by Asian Week)
A4 AT&T
G5 Balaw-Balaw Foods, Inc
A3 Bayani
H20 Bok Choy Apparel
B12 Century Properties
B14 Citibank
B13 City Car Share
B17 Coco Loco
H19 Comcast/Xfinity
G6 Cordillera Products Trading & Holding Co.
Inc H25 Dept of Tourism & Philippine Consulate
General H13 Erica Rosales
H6 Erika
B5, B6 Everything Under The Sun
B14 FBI
A1 Fil-Am Nation
H23 Fil-Am Star/ Lucky Money
A5, A6 Fili-Islander
A12 Filipino-American Development
Foundation & Filipino Community Center
H26 Filipino-American Law Enforcement
Officers Association (FALEO)
E14 Golden State Warriors
B8 Health and Wellness
B3 Herbal Wonders
C2 Hubbard Dianetics Foundation
E12 Inquirer.net
H22 Inspire Hope Institute, Inc
B20 to B23 Kaiser
A9 KAYA & Soulsciety
D13 KMEL
C8 LBC Mundial
C1 Little 22 Ban
H16 Lunex Telecom
H11 Mama Sita's
A10 Mango Tours
E10 Manila Mail
G6 Master J Food Product
H18 Megaworld Corp
E13 Oakland A's
E8 Oakland Raiders
H21 On Lok Lifeways
H17 Opti-Life Innovation, Inc
H14 PG&E / IW Group
H15 PG&E / Momentum
E6 Philippine News
E3 Philippine Nurses Association of Northern
California, Inc
B7 Pilipino Senior Resource Center
B16 Renewable Energy Enterprises Foundation
(REEF)
B11 River Rock Casino
E9 San Francisco Giants
H9 Scentsy
H7 SF INK
E11 SFMTA
H12 Shelene Atanacio
A7, G12 Spintronix
E5 Subaru
H10 US Bank
B10 VDQ Design
B1 Visual You, Inc
H27 Wells Fargo Bank
B9 Westbay (Booth sponsored by BART)
A2 Western Union
B15 XOOM.com
H5 Yerba Buena Gardens and MJM
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CULINARY PAVILION
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