Through paintings, photographs, digital art and an Undas – an altar that brings together the living and the departed, similar to Day of Dead altars – two organizations are celebrating Filipino and Latino contributions to American culture.
Filipino American History Month and Hispanic Heritage Month coincide in October. So Urban Arts Collaborative, a community-based art organization, and Paraluman Salinas, a Filipino American festival, are hosting events, starting with an art show on Oct. 18 and culminating with a gathering on Oct. 26.
“Something that we wanted to highlight through the art exhibit are the similarities that the Filipino culture has with Latino culture,” Athena Ereno, a Paraluman organizer, says. Both, for example, share a history of Spanish colonialism. The exhibition includes imagery by Latino and Filipino artists from Monterey County and San Jose…