August 4th Commemoration and Islands of Remembrance Art Exhibit Opening
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Join us for an Evening of Reflection, Remembrance & Community
49 Years Since the Eviction, We Cultivate Islands of Remembrance. Join Us.
Please join us for a special commemorative program and exhibition opening. Honor the past with us as we reflect on the 1977 eviction and explore our art exhibition, Islands of Remembrance, dedicated to safeguarding history and connecting community.
Manilatown's annual commemoration of the 1977 I-Hotel eviction, brings together community members, artists, elders, educators, and cultural leaders to honor the lives, struggles, and enduring legacy of the Manong generation and the community that transformed San Francisco's most significant tenants rights event into a living legacy.
Schedule:
6:00 PM Program
8:00 PM Candlelight Vigil
The program begins with the I-Hotel Eviction Commemoration, culminating in Manilatown's traditional candlelight vigil—a moving annual tribute to the evicted I-Hotel residents.
Guests are invited to experience the opening of Islands of Remembrance, a multidisciplinary visual art exhibition featuring contemporary Filipino and Filipino American artists whose work explores memory, ancestry, spirituality, migration, identity, community, and cultural continuity.
Gather with us as we remember the tenants of the original International Hotel and commemorate their legacy of resistance and community.
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🌺 About Manilatown Heritage Foundation
The Manilatown Heritage Foundation safeguards and activates the living cultural legacy of San Francisco’s Historic Manilatown and the International Hotel through arts, education, and community programs.
Our Manilatown Archives and Manilatown Arts program is supported in part by the Asian Pacific Fund, California Arts Council, and the San Francisco Arts Commission.
For more information about Manilatown Archives, Manilatown Arts, or the Manilatown Heritage Foundation, please contact us at: mhf@manilatown.org