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Filipino youths in the SOMA, San Francisco 1990s photo: Liwanag After the passage of the 1965 Immigration Reform Act, many more Filipino immigrants continued to settle in the South of Market. By the early-1970s, the Filipino population reached a critical mass and was able to convince San Francisco and the Federal government to fund programs that would serve the needs of newly arrived immigrants and elderly Filipinos.

Filipino youths in the SOMA, San Francisco 1990s photo: Liwanag

After the passage of the 1965 Immigration Reform Act, many more Filipino immigrants continued to settle in the South of Market. By the early-1970s, the Filipino population reached a critical mass and was able to convince San Francisco and the Federal government to fund programs that would serve the needs of newly arrived immigrants and elderly Filipinos.

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2 years ago on January 19, 2011 at 02:39pm via foundsf.org
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    I’m pretty sure that this photo is from...1970s, not 90s. Obvious clothing, haircuts, 70s...
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    My mum moved here around critical mass time, I think.
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