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SKRATCHFIGHT Fridays
SKRATCHFIGHT
Turntable Community | Est. 2012
TURNTABLES FOR THE PEOPLE. OPEN DECKS. REAL VIBES. ALL LOVE.
SKRATCHFIGHT is a grassroots Bay Area Community rooted in turntablism, vinyl culture, and creative expression.
Founded at the historic Manila Heritage Building in San Francisco, and now thriving in places like Daly City’s War Memorial Community Center, SKRATCHFIGHT hosts open sessions where anyone- of any age or level- can touch the turntables and feel the vibe.
Whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned DJ, just come through. No gear, no pressure- just music, connection and culture.
SKRATCHFIGHT will be at Kapwa Kultural Center 2nd and 4th Fridays from 1-5pm.
Come check them out Friday 8/22!
No need to register, just come through, grab a boba and jump in.
SCRATCH, LISTEN, CHILL. THIS IS FOR YOU. THIS IS FOR ALL OF US.
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Kapwa and Colonialism: New Discussions on Filipino American Cultural Identity and Mental Health
Kapwa and Colonialism:
New Discussions on Filipino American Cultural Identity and Mental Health
In this talk, Edwin Carlos, PhD will discuss his research on Filipinx American identity and mental health. He will discuss current understandings of Filipinx American identity and mental health as it relates to colonial mentality. Then, he will share his findings from his dissertation research that expand on the relationship between colonial mentality and mental health.
Finally, he will provide space to discuss the application of these results to therapeutic practice, ethnic studies education, and community engaged work.
Key Takeaways
Current understandings of Filipinx American research take a deficit-oriented view of Filipino American mental health.
Drawing on theories and research from the deep Black American racial identity field, Edwin will discuss new ways to understand the relationship between colonial mentality and mental health among Filipinx Americans.
Zoom meeting information will automatically be emailed to registrants. Please register below.
Bread Basket Tasting
Curate Our Cafe: The Bread Basket Bakery
When: Friday 8/1 at 3:00-5:00pm.
Who: Open to the community; all ages
We're thrilled to announce we're expanding our offerings beyond our beloved signature drinks. Soon, you'll be able to pair your favorite drinks with delicious snacks (merienda). But first, we need your help!
Join us THIS FRIDAY for a special tasting event where you'll get to sample a variety of items from our partner bakery and Daly City’s own, The Bread Basket. Leave your feedback to let us know which items you’d like to see at Kapwa Café in the future.
How it works: $7 per tasting plate and 50% off one boba purchased that day
Bread Basket Tasting will include items like (while supplies last): grilled cheese, ube senorita bread, biko, bibinka, guava cheese rolls, brownies, pan de coco, French macaron
Please register below so we can prepare enough inventory.
Connecting Community through Kwentuhan
When: Tuesday 7/22/25 at 5:00-6:30pm
Where:
Kapwa Kultural Center
11-B San Pedro Rd., Daly City
What: Join the Brokada Healing Collective as we discuss ways to support Filipinx men in our community, how to fight self-isolation, and how to build community with and protect the most vulnerable members of our community during these ties. We gladly invite any folks who may be interested in an in-person space to discuss identity, mental health, and community engagement.
Cost: $10 suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds
About our space holders:
The Brokada Healing Collective invites the community to an intentional conversation concerning modes of masculinities that Filipinx male identifying individuals may embody as their ethnic/racial, gender, and sexuality overlap. This healing circle recognizes the continued need to dismantle cis-heteropatriarchy, toxic masculinity, & its potential for violence and harm towards our communities. We commit to create space & continue healing work together, while moving towards collective (un)learning & grounding ourselves in love & feminist liberated ways of being.
Follow @brokadacircle in collaboration and sponsorship with @fmhisf and @amadokhaya
Intro to Small Business Workshop with Nate Tan of New Skool
Hosted by Nate Tan from New Skool!
This is an introductory class on owning a small business. This will cover: personal passion, an idea for a business, selling your product and more! This is a workshop that will inspire someone with just an idea to take it to the next level or give early guidance to someone just starting out.
RSVP for the event below!
Ginhawa ng Buhay: Reclaiming Wellness Across Our Whole Selves Virtual Wokshop
Workshop Description:
When wellness is often reduced to routines and productivity, this workshop invites us back to ginhawa (comfort, ease). Through the lens of the five types of wellness we will explore culturally-grounded practices that support healing and resilience in the Filipinx community. We’ll look at what wellness can mean for us as a community, especially when we’re dealing with stress, pressure, and systems that weren’t built with us in mind. This workshop offers space for reflection, discussion, and cultural reconnection. This workshop offers space for reflection, discussion, and cultural reconnection. Whether you're navigating burnout, seeking deeper grounding, or simply curious about how culture can support your healing journey - this space is for you.
REGISTER HERE: https://paloaltou.zoom.us/meeting/register/W_c9laTgSI2f-nKsv97cIw#/registration
Facilitator Bio:
Ruth Christine Dimagmaliw, LMFT is a Bay Area native, daughter of immigrants, and licensed therapist with over a decade of experience in the mental health field. Her clinical work spans intensive home services, school-based care, and outpatient settings, where she has supported system-involved youth, neurodivergent communities, and adult children of immigrants. Grounded in a systemic and social justice framework, Ruth centers equity and cultural humility in both her therapy practice and clinical supervision for associate-level clinicians. She currently owns a private practice, contracts with agencies to train staff on building meaningful relationships with system-involved youth, and serves as the Community Engagement Director for Therapinxy, an organization that integrates ancestral healing and mental health with a mission to build Filipino resiliency through collective care, kapwa. Her work invites practitioners and communities to reimagine wellness beyond Western frameworks, integrating cultural strategies that honor lineage, resistance, and collective liberation.
Amulit’s Album Release
Update:
We are currently at capacity for this event. If you have not already RSVP’d you may not be granted entry.
Amulit is releasing his second solo project titled “Soul Work”, and is ready to rock the stage for y’all!
You’re invited to this community event featuring an open mic, cipher, and performances from Rezin8, a.k.aye, and Lax the Monk.
A night full of vibes and healing!
RSVP with early donation and receive a complementary CD of the album at the door!
Free admission for students and children. No one turned away for lack of funds.
5/27 Tuesday Co-working
Join us for Tuesday co-working hours at KKC!
Our address is 11b San Pedro Rd, Daly City, CA 94014
5/20 Tuesday Co-working
Join us for Tuesday co-working hours at KKC!
Our address is 11b San Pedro Rd, Daly City, CA 94014
Conscious Caregiving #3
This is Raising Ancestor’s 6th season collaborating with us! RSVP below!
KKC requests $10 participation and materials fee at the door. The participant fee is a donation towards sustaining KKC programming, which keeps all our offerings accessible such as this one!
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
This event will also be an opportunity for us to raise money in support of our kababayans in Vancouver. 100% of the proceeds collected at KKC events this May will go to families and victims affected in Vancouver.
Come to one, come to some, come to all!
All generations and co- parents welcome.
We will provide free child-tending and snacks.
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RSVP Below!
5/13 Tuesday Co-working
Join us for Tuesday co-working hours at KKC!
Our address is 11b San Pedro Rd, Daly City, CA 94014
Virtual Healing and Sharing Space: Kapwa C.A.R.E. + Kapwa Soul – Remember, Restore, and Heal
Join this collaboration between KKC and FMHI online. We will be holding space in response to the tragedy in Vancouver and the mounting sociopolitical stressors in our lives. This event is hosted by community members, Trina and Ate Marnelle.
This event will also be an opportunity for us to raise money in support of our kababayans in Vancouver. 100% of the proceeds collected at KKC events this May will go to families and victims affected in Vancouver.
Register for this event on Zoom here: bit.ly/kapwasoul
Ball is Buhay 🏀⛹🏽♀️
KKC requests $10 participation and materials fee at the door. The participant fee is a donation towards sustaining KKC programming, which keeps all our offerings accessible such as this one!
Join us at KKC to explore Filipinas/os/xs and Basketball through an Ethnic Studies Lens!
At this workshop, you can learn about the roots of basketball in the Philippines and how the game has transcended boundaries throughout the Filipina/o/x diaspora.
Engage in this shared space for a chance to win Valkyries tickets!
This event will also be an opportunity for us to raise money in support of our kababayans in Vancouver. 100% of the proceeds collected at KKC events this May will go to families and victims affected in Vancouver.
RSVP below!
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5/6 Tuesday Co-working
Join us for Tuesday co-working hours at KKC!
Our address is 11b San Pedro Rd, Daly City, CA 94014
Poetry Night for Mental Health
Join us for a poetry night focused on mental health! Led by, Max Espinola, Daly City’s Youth Poet Laureate!
If you’re interested in performing, please scan the QR Code on the photo to register or click here!
RSVP to Attend the Event Below:
Baybayin Workshop with UGAT Clothing
Join us for a Baybayin workshop with the one and only UGAT Clothing! Check out these infographics, created by Michael Dalupo.
RSVP Below! There will be a participant fee of $25 for this event. All proceeds will go to KKC in support of future programming!
RSVP Form:
🌟 RAISE IT UP 🌟 A Bahay Kubo-Inspired Art Exhibition by Eric “Emagn” Nodora
Note: KKC asks for a $5-10 participant fee for this event at the door. The participant fee is a donation towards sustaining KKC programming, which keeps all our offerings accessible such as this one!
Join us at RAISE IT UP on March 7th at Kapwa Kultural Center and be part of this powerful movement. Space is limited, so RSVP for the event below!
Community is power. RAISE IT UP is more than an exhibition—it’s a call to honor heritage, reclaim space, and uplift one another. Through Emagn’s reimagining of the Bahay Kubo, we explore the intersections of art, identity, and resilience. Our traditions are not meant to stay rooted in the past—they rise with us, shaping the future.
RSVP below!
Conscious Caregiving
KKC requests $10 participation and materials fee at the door. The participant fee is a donation towards sustaining KKC programming, which keeps all our offerings accessible such as this one!
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
This is Raising Ancestor’s 6th season collaborating with us!
Join us for an inner child healing workshop designed for the conscious parents, caregivers & cycle breakers. You will be gently guided to reflect on your childhood through playfulness, creativity and storytelling. We will explore ways to honor our inner child while raising up radically loving human children in an ever changing world. RSVP below!
Come to one, come to some, come to all!
All generations and co- parents welcome.
We will provide free child-tending and snacks.
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RSVP Below!
BRWN GRLZ Spring Jewelry Making Workshop
Join BRWNGRLZ founder, jewelry designer and all-around baddie, Gretchen Carvajal for a spring time jewelry making and entrepreneurship!
This event is $30-40 sliding scale to cover the cost of materials and facilitation. A limited amount of fee waivers are available on case by case basis. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in the fee waiver.
RSVP Below!
Decolonizing Parenting Workshops
Note: KKC asks for a $5-10 participant fee for this event at the door. The participant fee is a donation towards sustaining KKC programming, which keeps all our offerings accessible such as this one!
This is Raising Ancestor’s 6th season collaborating with us to bring y’all programming for parents and caregivers through a decolonial lens. RSVP below!
Now more than ever we need to strengthen our caregiving networks with folx who are (collectively) raising liberated kids.
This Spring and Winter we will be providing opportunities to connect IRL (Daly City, Ca) with other parents and caregivers who are decolonizing their parenting practices.
Come to one, come to some, come to all!
All generations and co- parents welcome.
We will provide free childcare and snacks.
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RSVP Below!
Unassimilable Book Launch
Join us for the Unassimilable’s Book launch! Bianca Mabute-Louie has roots in Bay Area and has been part of San Francisco State University’s Asian American Studies program and Pin@y Educational Partnerships.
She will be joined by Berna Anat, author of Money Out Loud, as her moderator.
Metamorphosis Flow through Movement
Led by Jo Escobar, founder of Haus of Wysteria, a whimsical exploration into nature's beauty through the magic of movement.
This is a beginner friendly event! The event will provide: a safe space to speak, intention setting, affirmations, reflection and release through yoga.
We ask that participants bring their own yoga mats and journals to write in!
There will be a $5-10 sliding scale participant donation fee. Proceeds will go to organizations providing relief for the people affected by the fires in Los Angeles.
Event Flow:
Having a safe space to speak
Reflections of how you feel at the beginning to end
Setting intention
What you look forward to, what you want to release, and affirmations
An open space to lay down yoga mats and learning stretches that can help release tension and moving energy around to flow (cat cow pose, child’s pose, vinyasa flow, etc). Learning how to breathe while holding stretches, mindfulness and rest at the end.
Exploring Kapwa for Healing and Identity
Dr. Jessica Petalio, a Filipina American Licensed Clinical Psychologist, will join us at KKC to share her work on kapwa and traditional healing practices. Together with Hannah, Dr. Petalio will present five offerings of kapwa to help deepen our understanding of its role in wellness and identity for Filipina/x/o Americans.
G-ERA Album Launch + Typhoon Relief Fundraiser
About the Performers:
Gintong Era: A Bay Area collective of artists: Amulit, a.K.aye, and Lax the Monk—who bring their passion for Hip Hop and self-expression to bridge communities through art and activism.
Diwata: A collective of queer and femme activists & cultural workers born and raised in San Francisco. Their art is a love letter that expresses our connected struggles and resistance from the concrete jungles of the Bay to the countryside of the Philippines.
What’s Happening?
Live Performances & Open Mic: Featuring Gintong Era, Diwata, and other talented local artists. Want to perform? DM us to join the open mic!
Food, Raffle, & Silent Auction: Help raise $500+ to support typhoon rehabilitation in the Philippines via NAFCON.
Raffle Prizes Include:
1-month free trial membership from Evolve Training Center
Exclusive merch from Bayani Art
A raffle package from Malaya
RSVP: The first 10 people to RSVP will receive a FREE tote bag! Space is limited, so secure your spot today
Intro to Small Business Workshop with Nate Tan of New Skool
Hosted by Nate Tan from New Skool!
This is an introductory class on owning a small business. This will cover: personal passion, an idea for a business, selling your product and more! This is a workshop that will inspire someone with just an idea to take it to the next level or give early guidance to someone just starting out.
RSVP for the event below!
Jewelry Making & Entrepreneurship w/ Gretchen Carvajal of BRWNGRLZ
Join BRWNGRLZ founder, jewelry designer and all-around baddie, Gretchen Carvajal as she talks about jewelry making and entrepreneurship. Light bites and drinks will be provided.
This event is $30-40 sliding scale to cover the cost of materials and facilitation. A limited amount of fee waivers are available on case by case basis. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in the fee waiver.
***Addendum as of 12/11/24:
THE RSVP IS NOW FULL! You can join the waitlist by filling out the form below!
Mental Health First-Aid Training
Learn How to Support Your Friends, Family, and Neighbors
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teachers you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults.
During this course, you’ll build skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to those who are struggling. You’ll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.
After the course, you’ll be able to:
Recognize common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges.
Recognize common signs and symptoms of substance use challanges.
Understand how to interact with a person in crisis.
Know how to connect a person with help.
Use self-care tools and techniques.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
To inquire for more details, please contact christi@dcpartnership.org.
This FREE HYBRID COURSE requres participants to take a 2-hour online intro course BEFORE in-person training on 12/3.
Must be 18 or older to register. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
Open House Co-Working Day
Join us for our first weekly open house! Every Tuesday, beginning Nov. 26th, KKC will be open to all as a co-working space for students, creatives, freelancers, and anyone else in the community who could use a bit of human connection.
Hours of operation at 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm.
Free WiFi, outlets, desks, and chairs are available.
Limited space so plan your visit accordingly.
Our signature Filipino-inspired Boba drink will be available.
Shop our vendor corner and support local small businesses!
Admission is FREE but we always welcome donations to KKC.
UC and CSU College Application Prep
Still need some help filling out your CSU or UC application? Need another set of eyes to view your course entries on the CSU app or your Personal Insight Questions on the UC app? UC & CSU Application Workshop & Support!
When: Monday, November 25, 2024 from 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Who: High School Seniors
Where: Kapwa Kultural Center
Fee: FREE!
What you’ll need: Come to KKC and bring a computer or tablet, an unofficial transcript (online access to classes/grades works too, and your Bayanihan Spirit!
Learn more about our wonderful workshop host: P.G. Lorenzo aka @theedutainer is a first gen Bay Area rooted Fil Am College Advisor & Educator. With 20+ years of experience in both higher education and secondary schools, he is sought after for his knowledge, perspective, and insight on navigating college access issues.