LA Fil Am | Filipino

Looking and passing through the Historical Filipinotown Gateway in California gives a tremendous sense of pride to our kababayan in the U.S. But nothing can compare to the elation of Eliseo Art Silva who designed this masterpiece.

New gateway honors Filipino culture The gateway was designed by Filipino American artists Eliseo Art Silva and Celestino Geronimo, Jr. They incorporated Filipino cultural symbols including a parol, which is a Filipino ornamental lantern; the Gumamela flower also known as hibiscus to pay tribute to frontline workers; and the Sarimanok, which is a legendary bird originating on the Filipino island Mindanao. Directions to Historic Filipinotown Arch Filipino Americans hope for more recognition with new arch in L.A.’s Historic Filipinotown Filipino Americans hope for more recognition with new arch in L.A.’s Historic Filipinotown https://t.co/b0WaRme9sG — Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 2, 2022