San Francisco, CA - October 14, 2025 – SOMA Pilipinas Cultural Heritage District and the South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN) spearheaded a successful community initiative to designate the culturally and historically significant Mint Mall and Hall, located at 951-957 Mission St, as a city landmark. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the Mint Mall and Hall’s landmark designation on October 7th, 2025, just in time for Filipino American History Month (FAHM). The building’s landmark designation report will also be the first of its kind written in both English and Filipino languages.
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO, CA, July 15, 2025 — MAKIBAKA: A Living Legacy is a powerful new exhibition—curated by City and State recognized Filipino Cultural Heritage District SOMA Pilipinas in partnership with acclaimed independent curator, Trisha Lagaso Goldberg—reclaiming the rich cultural contributions, enduring spirit, and fierce political activism of the Filipino community in San Francisco’s South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood and beyond.
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