The mission of Manilatown Heritage Foundation is to promote social and economic justice for Filipinos in the United States by preserving our history, advocating for equal access, and advancing our arts and culture.
The Gran Oriente in the United States was an outgrowth of secret revolutionary societies in the Philippines that were both a response and a stimulus to anticolonial revolts that culminated in the Philippine Revolution.
Bayanihan Community Center is in the heart of the South of Market neighborhood at 6th Street & Mission Street. The 7,000 square foot center includes the Veterans Equity Center office, community program space, conference room, and technology center with 20 computers.