Step into a vibrant space where heritage, storytelling, and creativity come to life! The Cultural Pavilion is your destination for an immersive experience that celebrates Filipino culture through the power of words, art, and imagination.
Cultural Pavilion Stage Schedule
| TIME | GUEST |
|---|---|
| 11:30 AM | Kababayan Kids |
| 11: 45 AM | Kulintang by Titiana Buchholdt |
| 12:15 PM | Caliber ChangeMakers led by Jonathan Acorda |
| 12:55 PM | FAHNS Feature: Marielle Atanacio |
| 1:30 PM | Jobeth Devera with Still Eating Good and Adonis Eats |
| 2:30 PM | VETS FEATURE Justine Villanueva (Sawaga River Press) |
| 3:30 PM | Bobby Rubio - Author |
Author's Table Schedule
| Time | Author |
|---|---|
| 11:45 AM | Rocketships + Wonderment |
| 1:15 PM | Marielle Atanacio |
| 2:15 PM | Justine Villanueva |
| 3:15 PM | Bobby Rubio |
Sagawa River Press
Sawaga River Press, the publishing arm of the California nonprofit Libro Para sa Tanan, A Literacy Project, publishes books that celebrate children’s experiences in the Filipino diaspora. Sawaga River Press values our connections and relationships with kapwa—our human and more-than-human relatives, elders, and ancestors—and the land. Sawaga River Press also advocates for social justice and indigenous worldview, wisdom, spirituality, and sovereignty.
About the Author
Justine Eva Li Villanueva
Justine Eva Li Villanueva traces her ancestral roots to Bukidnon, home of her paternal grandmother, Felipa Apoong Okit, of the Bukidnon tribe of Kalasungay. She was raised in Malaybalay, Bukidnon until she immigrated to the United States when she was sixteen years old. With her husband and two children, she is learning to belong in Davis, California, homeland of the Wintun-Patwin people. Justine’s creative work focuses on decolonization, indigenization, and social justice.
Kababayan Kids
Kababayan Kids will be selling books and merchandize and leading kids activities all day in the Cultural Pavilion, including storytime on the Cultural Pavilion Stage featuring Justine Villanueva.
About the Author
Charlene Argate, Stephanie Braulio, Christine Lucero, Bien-Elize Roque-Nido, Rudolf Rose
Kababayan Kids was founded by three Filipina moms living in Vallejo, CA. Christine, Bien-Elize, and Charlene met while attending UCSD, and coincidentally moved to Vallejo to raise their children. While searching for Filipinx activities for their kids, they found that although Vallejo has a high population of Filipinos, there was a lack of activities for their kids. So, they simply decided to start the movement themselves.
What started as an idea for Tagalog story time has developed into a Tagalog parenting collective that spans from Vallejo all the way Canada! We’re so excited to meet other families who are just as passionate about Filipinx history, culture and language.