OAKLAND ILOKANA
Oakland Ilokana follows a 90-year-old Filipina American grandmother — one of the first Filipino children born in 1930s Oakland — as she reflects on a lifetime shaped by migration, community, and resilience. Her stories become a bridge across time and place, carrying the weight of a family’s legacy and revealing the untold histories of a community finding its place in America.
Seen through the lens of her granddaughter — a filmmaker tracing the threads of their shared past — four generations of Bay Area Filipinas come into focus. The film explores displacement, cultural inheritance, and the enduring power of memory to connect us across generations, across place, and across life itself.
Watch the film
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Hayward, CA
October 17, 2026 - 1:30PM
Hayward Public Library
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Washington, DC
July 22-25, 2026
Filipino American National Historical Society 21st Biennial National Conference
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Houston, TX
May 29-June 14, 2026
Online Screening
Houston Asian American Pacific Islander Film Festival
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Oakland, CA
May 9, 2026 - 2PM
Oakland Public Library
Co-hosted with the Oakland History Center
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Watsonville, CA
March 15, 2026 – 1:30PM
CineLux Green Valley Cinema
Watsonville Film Festival
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San Leandro, CA
December 13, 2025 - 1PM
San Leandro Public Library
Co-sponsored by the City of San Leandro and the Arts, Culture & Library Commission
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Oakland, CA
October 4, 2025 - 3PM
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
Co-sponsored by the East Bay Community Foundation
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San Francisco, CA
February 22, 2025 - 3PM
Community Arts Stabilization Fund (CAST) Building
Co-sponsored by Balay Kreative
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For organizations who are willing to share their space with us, we would love to partner on hosting events for the community and are open to travel. In addition to our film screening, we can also host a cultural preservation workshop to teach guests how to safeguard their photos and family stories.
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