In honor of Filipino American History Month, The Alvarado Project welcomes you to Compositions: A Filipino American Experience exhibit at the Hiram Johnson State Building in The Great Hall, located at 455 Golden Gate Ave.
Photographic works on exhibit by the Alvarado Project until November.
Filipina domestic worker and photographer Xyza Bacani earned a Magnum Fellowship in 2015. In her new solo exhibition "Modern Slavery", Bacani explores themes of resilience and tenacity of victims of human trafficking. "Modern Slavery" is now on view until June 10th at KONG Art Space in Central, Hong Kong. News story from South China Morning Post.
San Francisco-based menswear designer Ericka Del Rosario interned with reputable fashion designer Alexander Wang after receiving a full-ride scholarship to Parsons School of Art & Design in New York. She chats with The Fader's Ali Suliman about growing up in the Philippines until age 7 and about her budding outerwear brand, Kakáslok.
28 year old documentary photographer Xyza Cruz Bacani was recently named BBC's Top 100 Women of 2015. Bacani has also been shortlisted numerous times for National Geographic magazine's photo competition in Hong Kong where she works as a domestic worker. Bacani's photos of everyday urban life in Hong Kong have been published in the New York Times and Vogue Italia. In an earlier feature in The Philippine Inquirer, Bacani took a personal stance to describe how photography has a political function in upending the stereotypes that OFWs face: “It’s not that I’m ashamed of being a domestic worker. In fact, I’m proud of my job. But you also can’t deny that there’s discrimination, judgment and stereotyping when you’re an OFW. So, photography for me is a protection against racism and discrimination.” Story from The Philippine Inquirer.
In commemoration of Filipino American History Month in San Francisco, California State Senator Mark Leno sponsors Compositions: A Filipino American Experience, curated by Janet Alvarado of The Alvarado Project. Compositions is a photo journal lovingly developed by Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado in the dramatic capture of the Filipino community in San Francisco during the 1940s & 50s providing visitors an enhanced understanding of the earliest roots of Filipino American life. The exhibit will be at the Hiram Johnson Great Hall from October 1st- October 31st. Opening reception will take place on October 8th from 6-8 pm.
Dubai-based Filipino expat Debbie Fortes says she is now chasing her dream after a picture that she clicked with her iPhone 6 was selected by Apple for its global ad campaign.
Apple launched the global #ShotOniPhone6 campaign in March this year. “People take incredible photos and videos on iPhone 6 every day,” Apple says, sharing the images of 77 photographers from 70 cities and 24 countries.
Debbie is one of them, and her breath-taking shot of the Liwa desert is now being to be featured in magazines, newspapers, billboards, transit posters and more.
News story courtesy of 24/7 Emirates
A domestic worker from the Philippines who moonlights as a photographer in Hong Kong will be leaving her job in May to pursue a dream career in New York. Xyza Cruz Bacani, 27, has been selected as one of seven Human Rights Fellows by the Magnum Foundation. This summer, she will spend six weeks studying at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Way to go, Xyza!
