Tres Generaciones/Three Voices: From Invisibility to Visibility
December 11, 2025
Brava Cabaret
Doors at 6:30pm
A live podcast about the Rise of the VASA or Pacific Islander Community in San Francisco. Interviewed by Socorro Gamboa. This is the 4th community discussion of the Tres Generaciones/Three Voices live podcast series by the RAMA Blueprints podcast. This discussion delves into the history and recent rise of the Pacific Islander or VASA community in San Francisco, as told by 3 pivotal community leaders.
What to expect:
This episode is the 4th community discussion of the Tres Generaciones/Three Voices live podcast series by the RAMA Blueprints podcast. This discussion delves into the history and recent rise of the Pacific Islander or VASA community in San Francisco, as told by 3 pivotal community leaders, Gaynor Siataga from SALT, Anna Mahina from San Francisco Tongans Rise Up (SF TRU) and Tino Felise from Samoan Community Development Center (SCDC). The discussion highlights the importance of cultural responsibility, community engagement, and the ongoing fight for self-determination, extinguishing invisibility, decolonizing education, and emphasizing that success extends beyond academics to character, family, and community.
More on RAMA blueprints
The RAMA Blueprints Podcast Series is the oral history of San Francisco’s Real Alternatives Program (RAP), a small non-profit organization founded in 1969 by Jim Queen. Through research, 1st hand interviews and archival footage, RAMA Blueprints tells the story of how RAP, a revolutionary youth service organization, advocated for youth empowerment through leadership development and self-determination. Generations of San Francisco community leaders were trained while at RAP and still today many work in leadership positions within community services locally or nationwide. Its legacy includes being one of the most pivotal youth service providers to influence both city, state and nation wide policies utilized by other city governments and organizations.
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