Hey DC! I’m providing the soundtrack for this upcoming event with my friends. Vanessa, Elaine and I have wanted to start our pau hana series in DC for a while now, and for this first event, we decided that it was going to be a fundraiser for both Common Good City Farm and Umpukan, Kam & 46 and SAMASAMA’s Filipino American History Month event this October, but with the recent tragic events on Maui, we’ll be sharing proceeds to families that are directly affected. Come eat good food and be in community with us 🖤
Kam & 46 and SAMASAMA Presents 𝑴𝒂𝒈-𝑷𝒂𝒖 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒚𝒐! at Common Good City Farm. The first of a series of "after work" events we’re hosting to keep the spirit of Pau Hana alive through gathering folks, sharing their food, drink, stories, and music with you 🌿
Pau Hana, Hawaiian for "after work", comes from the old Hawaiian plantation days where the immigrant workers of different backgrounds, would come together after a long, treacherous day of work and talk story, share food, listen to music and dance to separate themselves from work ☀️
Join us! 𝑴𝒂𝒈-𝑷𝒂𝒖 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑻𝒂𝒚𝒐 on Tuesday, August 29, starting at 6PM for Cocktail Hour w/ Sustain Table Food Co. & Little Hat Coffee. Afterwards, Kam & 46 will be serving dinner while Drew Kid plays a live set. We'll be ending the evening with dessert from Kam & 46. Our resident DJ, Les The DJ will be providing the soundtrack throughout the evening. Let's eat, drink, share and gather! All ages are welcome! ✨
Proceeds go towards Common Good City Farm’s public programs and Umpukan, our Filipino American History Month event in October 2023 🌱
📢 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 ‼️ 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚, 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐢, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬.
Purchase your tickets/donations here!
$30 for Cocktail Hour - includes plant-based and gluten-free appetizers by Sustain Table Food Co. and one beverage of your choice by Little Hat Coffee (alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
$65 for Cocktail Hour, Dinner and Dessert - includes plant-based and gluten-free appetizers by Sustain Table Food Co. and one beverage of your choice by Little Hat Coffee (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) for Cocktail Hour and one beverage for dinner. Dinner service and dessert by Kam & 46.
Vegetarian option for dinner and additional drinks available for purchase.
Check out the menus below!
A little bit of history. . .
The word PAU HANA comes from the Hawaiian language. Pau means done and Hana means work. In translation it means after work. In Hawaii, the phrase Pau Hana means more than the direct translation itself.
Going back to the early plantation days in Hawaii, the different ethnicities (Hawaiian, Filipino, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese , Puerto Ricans to name a few) were recruited by plantation owners and labor contractors. They brought in a diverse ethnic workforce to control cheap labor in order to increase production and profits. The immigrant workers were enslaved and mistreated into long hours in poor environments. Labor laws and unions came into action afterwards, but to overcome it all was the spirit and unification of the workers.
The plantation owners separated the living and working spaces of these ethnicities but after work they all gathered and shared their culture with one another. Amongst a few shared were food, music, traditions, and language. Because of this willingness and practice, new friendships/relationships, new traditions, new language (Pidgin), and new culture evolved based on diversity, unification and not separation.
Today pau hana is still practiced, whether at a local bar for happy hour or community gathering for socializing. To keep tradition going in the DMV area, we hope to carry out a PAU HANA gathering much like how the plantation workers did. To provide a community gathering filled with diversity. Our event will feature local small businesses within the DMV and artists. Please join us and let's "talk story" and dance with some food, drinks, and entertainment.
Magsama-sama tayong mag-pau hana!
A little about us. . .
Vanessa and Elaine are Kam & 46, Fil-Ams from Hawaii and California who were raised in an immigrant household. Kam & 46 is an ode to the homes they grew up in, where they learned their culture. Being away from home, they always appreciate and carry their values, customs, and traditions, and sharing the food they grew up with embodies this spirit and is an extension of sharing a piece of them and their home.
Les and Seda are co-curators of SAMASAMA. SAMASAMA (Tagalog for "all together") began with the humble mission of celebrating diversity through art and gathering. Founded in Washington, DC in 2016 as a collective art show and benefit celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, SAMASAMA has evolved to curate year-round programs, events, and partnerships to highlight diasporic narratives and facilitate nuanced dialogue. The mission of SAMASAMA remains honoring ancestral and indigenous roots while pushing creative boundaries to grow our understanding of current and future generations' multicultural identities.
PARTICIPANTS
The Space by Common Good City Farms
Common Good City Farms is a place where community members can source fresh food, see sustainable urban agriculture in action, and gain exposure to concepts and skills to lead healthy lives. They actively engage with all members of their diverse community and create opportunities for connections on their farm, while emphasizing intensive vegetable production and modeling best practices in sustainable urban agriculture. Their mission is to sustain and support a more equitable community through growing, learning, cooking, and sharing fresh food together.
Beverage and Cocktails by Little Hat Coffee
Little Hat Coffee is a D.C. based popup founded by Hwan Choi and Frankie Contreras. LHC was born from our love for coffee and the service industry. LHC’s aim is to provide quality coffee and beverages that highlight our Latin and Asian heritage. LHC works closely with A Toda Madre Roasters based in North Potomac who sources various single origin coffee beans from Central and South America. By working directly with smaller farms we are able to help farmers receive better wages and continue to improve their business and quality of living. LHC is currently located at Bryant Street Market in front of bar Alegria.
Appetizers by Sustain Table Food Co.
Sustain Table Food Co was founded in Washington D.C. by Maylan Nguyen to empower herself and others to become a positive impact on our local food system. By sourcing ingredients from local farmers and producers, she has found various mediums to showcase how to prepare nutritious, whole food plant-based options that can appease omnivores. From experimenting with making Asian-inspired backpacking meals to piloting a zero-waste meal service for her neighborhood, and most recently working with Little Hat Coffee to offer a plant-based bánh mì, Maylan hopes to use this project to help consumers envision a flavorful future with less reliance on excess salt and processed sugars and oils. Sustain Table Food Co also works to support community gardening and food projects to foster sustainability and equity in the DMV area.
Live Performance by Drew Kid
Drew Kid, sometimes known as French Toast Jefferson, is a dedicated musician, multidisciplinary artist, and for context, a Silver Spring, MD native of Filipino-American origin. DK’s current work takes on the form of his band: KLOUT SITTY BURD GYANG, an artistic community movement centered on ascension, which focuses the spectrum of expression to promote universal healing. He has amassed an extensive discography of collaborations among artists DMV-based, nationwide, and recently released his self-declared greatest work: THE LOOP EVOLVES, a 22-track double album chronicling his recovery from trauma and depression.
Event Soundtrack by Les The DJ
Les The DJ a.k.a. Les Talusan is a DJ, whose musical practice immerses people in the joy of community-powered discovery. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, and now based in Washington, DC for over 20 years, Les continues to find inspiration behind the decks in the U.S. and abroad. Fueled by their own story of resilience, liberation, and courage as an immigrant, parent and survivor, Les brings to the center the songs long cherished, remembered, and celebrated by people of the global diaspora.
