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KA (UNITY) Pinstripe Baseball Jersey
“KA” (Magkaisa/Unity) Baybayin also incorrectly known as Alibata is a pre-colonial Philippine writing system. The term baybayin means “to spell” in Tagalog. The script was used in the Archipelago along with other writing systems.
Defend (White Tee)
Defend (White Tee)
Kartilya ng Katipunan (Katipunan Code of Ethics) by Emilio Jacinto
VIII. Defend the oppressed and fight the oppressor.
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Art by Albert Malonzo
DATU Lapulapu
DATU Lapulapu
Lapulapu was a Datu of Mactan, an island in the Visayas. He was the first native of the archipelago to fight against Spanish colonization. On April 27, 1521, Lapu-Lapu and his men triumphed over the Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan that is known as the Battle of Mactan.
Art by Tata Ponsi and Albert Malonzo
Maypagasa II (There is Hope)
Maypagasa II (There is Hope)
Andres Bonifacio “Supremo” also known as “Maypagasa” (November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897) a Filipino revolutionary leader and patriot, is known as the “Father of the Filipino Nation.” He was one of the founders and organizers of the Kataastaasan Kagalanggalang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or Katipunan, whose aim was to achieve Philippine independence through revolution.
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Bayani Art X Kristian Kabuay
Art by Tata Ponsi / Baybayin script by Kristian Kabuay
Flash ★ World Champion
Flash ★ World Champion
Gabriel “Flash” Elorde was born on March 25, 1935 in Bogo, Cebu Philippines. Originally an eskrimador, Elorde started began boxing to support his family. He became the super featherweight champion after knocking out Harold Gomes in the first round. Elorde retired with a record of 88W(33KO), 27L-2D. In 1993, he was the first Asian fighter inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Currently, there are gyms named after Flash across the Philippines.
Art by Albert Malonzo
Bolo Punch ★ World Champion
Bolo Punch ★ World Champion
Ceferino Garcia was born on August 26th1906 in Naval, Briliran, Philippines. While working at a bakery in Cebu City, he met a boxing promoter that propelled his career. On October 2nd, 1939 Garcia fought Fred Apostoli for the Middleweight championship. Garcia knocked down Apostoli three times in the 7thround before knocking him out. Garcia is the first and only Filipino champion to win the Middleweight division.
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Art by Tata Ponsi
Pancho Villa ★ World Champion
Francisco Guilledo also known as Pancho Villa was born on August 1st, 1901 in Illog, Negros Occidental. He was the first Asian fighter to win the flyweight championship of the world in 1923 at the height of racism. His career boasts a record of 77W-L-4D before his death at 23. Today, he is regarded as one of the greatest Asian fighter to ever live.
Art by Albert Malonzo
UNITY – Strongest Together (Men)
“We knew the potential when we joined together not as competitors but as true brothers.” –Andy Imutan, Farm Worker and Organizer
On March 17, 1966, the Filipino led Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and Mexican led National Farm Workers Association joined in a historic march to fight for workers rights, later joining in one union–the United Farm Workers.
Today, our communities continue to fight for justice against issues like discriminatory immigration practices. This project, a collaborative effort between Filipino and Mexican activists and artists–Chikle and Bayani Art–reminds us our communities are strongest when we work together.
Bayani Art X Chikle!
PARES
PARES
Daygo to the Bay
The PARES @thekwentothesis ⚔️ @bayaniart collaboration project is here… Authenticity in the details were a must, so we reached out to @lanewilcken author of “Filipino Tattoos: Ancient and Modern”. With Kwento and Bayani both having roots in Luzon, Lane guided the design with patterns found in the region.
Bayani Art X Kwento
KA (Unity) Tee
KA (Unity) Tee
“KA” (Magkaisa/Unity) Baybayin also incorrectly known as Alibata is a pre-colonial Philippine writing system. The term baybayin means “to spell” in Tagalog. The script was used in the Archipelago along with other writing systems.
Art by Tata Ponsi
The I-Hotel
The I-Hotel
The I-Hotel
The International Hotel was a low-income residential hotel that became the most dramatic housing-rights battleground in San Francisco history. As a center for Filipino and Asian American activism in the 1970s, the building housed nearly 150 Filipino and Chinese seniors, three community groups, an art workshop, a radical bookstore and three Asian newspapers. The I-Hotel stood on the last remaining block of Manilatown, a once-thriving Filipino neighborhood that was gradually displaced by San Francisco’s expanding financial district.
The Fall and Rise
From 1968 to 1977, landlords of the hotel tried to evict the residents and build a parking lot. Resisting eviction for almost a decade, the tenants organized a mass-based, multiracial alliance which included students, unions and churches. During the final 3am eviction on August 4, 1977, over 3,000 people unsuccessfully defended the I-Hotel from hundreds of club-wielding riot police. The building was demolished in 1979, and it remained a vacant hole for over two decades. Thanks to a concerted effort by local neighborhood groups, the I-Hotel was rebuilt in 2005, providing 104 units of low-income senior housing and the International Hotel Manilatown Center to continue the legacy of Manilatown.
Proceeds from the sales of The I Hotel will go towards the Manilatown Heritage Foundation.www.manilatown.org
Bayani Art X Manilatown Heritage Foundation
Art by Tata Ponsi
