FILBOOKFEST is organized by the Literacy Initiatives International Foundation
in cooperation with the Filipino American Center of the San Francisco Public Library,
the Philippine Consulate of San Francisco, the Asian Art Museum
and the Philippine Department of Tourism.

Filipino American Center of the San Francisco Public Library

I am pleased that the San Francisco Public Library will be a key partner with FilBookFest.

It's a wonderful opportunity to promote books, literature and culture, reflecting the Filipino community in our city or region.

Luis Herrera
City Librarian
San Francisco Public Library

Opened in 1996, the Filipino American Center
of the San Francisco
Public Library provides an extensive collection that highlights the
Filipino-American experience and
features materials related to
Philippine history, culture and politics.
The Center sponsors engaging and
informative programs, events and
exhibitions for the public.

The Asian Art Museum of
San Francisco is one of the largest
museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian Art, with a
collection of over 17,000 artworks
spanning 6,000 years of history.
The museum is a public institution
whose mission is to lead za diverse
global audience in discovering the unique material, aesthetic, and intellectual achievements of Asian art and culture.

The Literacy Initiatives
International Foundation
is a San Francisco Bay Area-based
nonprofit committed to promoting
cultural literacy in ethnic
communities, particularly the
Filipino-American community. LIIF is under the fiscal sponsorship of the Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc. (PAWA).

Hon. Marciano A. Paynor Jr., Consul General of San Francisco

The Philippine Consulate General is pleased to be part of FilbookFest, the first of its scope in the U.S. that focuses on Filipino diaspora culture and literature.

With our shared belief in the advocacy to promote cultural literacy, we look forward to this event that promises not only to showcase the richness of our cultural heritage but also pays tribute the talent and skill of our writers and artists.

Hon. Marciano A. Paynor, Jr.
Consul General
Philippine Consulate General
in San Francisco

The Philippine
Consulate General
in San Francisco is
the Philippines' representative
foreign service post covering
Northern California and
nine other states. Its mission and vision
is to strengthen linkages between the
home country, the Filipino-American
community, the American mainstream
society, and its other neighbors
and friends in this part of the world.
FilBookFest is a manifest example of the numerous public diplomacy endeavors
of the Philippine Consulate General.

The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) shall be the primary government agency charged with the responsibility to encourage, promote,
and develop tourism as a major
socio-economic activity to generate
foreign currency and employment
and to spread the benefits of tourism
to both the private and public sector.

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FILBOOKFEST is organized by the Literacy Initiatives International Foundation in cooperation with the Filipino American Center of the San Francisco Public Library, the Philippine Consulate of San Francisco, the Asian Art Museum and the Philippine Department of Tourism.

FILBOOKFEST is organized by the Literacy Initiatives International Foundation
in cooperation with the Filipino American Center of the San Francisco Public Library,
the Philippine Consulate of San Francisco, the Asian Art Museum
and the Philippine Department of Tourism.