Launching UNDSCVRD Markets @ Sunday Streets During a Pandemic

COMMUNITY.
We all need it. As humans, we’re not meant to be this alone and isolated.
 
I’ve been living under a pretty strict quarantine with my husband and dog Mochi for exactly 176 days (I’ve kept a calendar). Like so many in the beginning, I scrolled furiously on my phone reading article after article every day to learn the latest on coronavirus #s, trends, discoveries, and theories. Everything was so uncertain, and it was hard to know who to believe in the media. I didn’t realize it at first, because it was like a slow burn, but it all got to me.
 
– It made me scared, angry, and uncertain.
– It made me start to see people as viruses, instead of human beings.
– It made me judgmental of others who weren’t following the rules.

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Helping SF Small Businesses Open Safely During Covid-19 with Shared Streets Program

When we were approached by the SF nonprofit Livable City to help them work with SF small businesses during Covid-19, we were so honored to get involved. As a small business ourselves who was hit really hard by Covid-19 closures, we were eager to help however we could. Read More

A Vision for the Future: Balay Kreative Launch Party

In July of 2019, Make it Mariko teamed up with our nonprofit partner Kultivate Labs and won a $250K grant from the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) to plan a series of pop up events to strategize for a future Filipino American Arts & Culture Center, Balay Kreative. We’ve been hard at work strategizing for this project as well as going through a series of community trainings called “Trauma Informed Systems” work so that we can better serve our entire community. Read More

Top 10 Make it Mariko Moments of 2019

As the decade draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at some of the highlights of this incredible year. From the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach to UNDISCOVERED SF Season 3 to nonprofit events for Leap Sandcastle Classic, these are our Top 10 Favorite Moments from 2019! Read More

That’s a Wrap on Undiscovered Season 3!

We kicked off the holidays with the season finale of Undiscovered SF – a holiday market at the iconic Westfield Mall! Read More

Entrepinays Summit Day 2: Workshops + A Deep Dive Into Pinayism

On Sunday, October 6th we hosted our FIRST EVER second day of the Entrepinays Summit – an addition that emerged as part of the feedback we received from last year! Our community asked for more time to take a deep dive into topics and to have more time to reflect and this year we were lucky enough to have the space to do so. Read More

Entrepinays Summit, Day 1: Building Sisterhood In The Hustle

The 2nd Annual Entrepinays Summit has left us feeling overwhelmed with gratitude for the incredible community that we’re surrounded by. Make it Mariko is proud to be a Presenting Sponsor of Entrepinays Summit every year. On October 5th, we had over 250+ Pinays from across the Bay Area and beyond sharing space at the beautiful Bespoke Event Space for our first day of a weekend summit. This was only our 2nd year, and already we had double the # of days, doubled the workshops, and the people!Read More

A Night Out With Trevor!

Last month we celebrated a Night Out For Trevor at The Cafe in San Francisco, a special event that celebrates The Trevor Project. It was an incredible night where we raised $5982 for The Trevor Project and had over 200 guests in attendance!Read More

Photo Blog: UNDISCOVERED x Sunday Streets 2019

As summer draws to a close, we want to take a look back at one of our favorite events and collaborations – Undiscovered SF at Sunday Streets! We teamed up with Sunday Streets to create a summer block party by SOMA Pilipinas landmark, Victoria Manalo Draves Park, that brought thousands of people out on a sunny, Sunday afternoon. Read More

UNDISCOVERED SF 2018: Season 2 Recap

The 2nd season of  UNDISCOVERED SF was such a blur — an amazing blur — that we didn’t have time to write or post about it until it was over! As the Co-Founders of UNDISCOVERED SF, San Francisco’s only creative night market that showcases the rising talent of the Filipinx-American community from the Bay Area and beyond. Make it Mariko was excited to take on several new production challenges to expand from our successful first season. From 3rd wave Filipinx food and desserts, handcrafted accessories and threads, and underground artists breaking into the music and art scenes, this seasonal gathering is a celebration of history, culture, and identity.Read More

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