Ilocano Weaving: Heritage, Resilience, and Our Immigration Story

Learn about one of the revered Filipino weaving traditions, specifically Ilocano weaving led by San Francisco-based weaver Rachel Lozada. The workshop is designed to give basic knowledge of its socio-cultural and historical significance to the Filipino American community. It relates to this community’s mass migration to the US beginning in the early 1900s after the US colonized the Philippines at the turn of the century. Ilocanos comprise the second largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group in the US. Participants will get to know about and see some of its most iconic design patterns, symbolisms and the relevance behind them. And try their hands on several types of small table top looms. Open to all ages, no weaving experience required. Registration is not required but recommended.