The Cultural diversity in San Francisco is an increasingly important aspect that affects the social and political harmony of the city.
Cultural diversity in San Francisco supports the idea that every person can make a positive contribution to the society. San Francisco is one of the most culturally diverse U.S. cities. The Chinatown neighborhood dates back to the 19th century, while the Mission district has been a hub for Latinx arts and culture. Influential people of African ancestry were among the early California settlers and landowners, including William Alexander Leidesdorff, who helped establish San Francisco. During the 1849-55 California Gold Rush, African-Americans came to the San Francisco area along with others from all over the world. (wikipedia.com)
Mural at Hamilton Recreation Center
Carnaval San Francisco is the largest multi–cultural celebration on the West Coast
The culture of San Francisco is major and different in terms of arts, music, cuisine, festivals, museums, and architecture but also is influenced heavily by Mexican culture due to its large Hispanic population, and its history as part of Spanish America and Mexico. San Francisco’s diversity of cultures along with its eccentricities are so great that they have greatly influenced the country and the world at large over the years. In 2012, Bloomberg Businessweek voted San Francisco as America’s Best City. (wikipedia.com)
The San Francisco Bay Area has the second-largest population of Filipino Americans in the United States. Daly City, just south of San Francisco, has the United States’ highest concentration of Filipino Americans. Thousands of Filipinos began traveling to California in the mid-1920s, largely to work as farm laborers in the Central and Imperial valleys, or as manual laborers in San Francisco.
In San Francisco, Filipino communities swelled at all socioeconomic levels. Two-thirds of the newcomers were professionals, and the Excelsior, with its affordable single-family homes and a small core of Filipino-serving churches and businesses, became a popular destination in the city. A solid Filipino presence was established in the Excelsior, including the establishment of businesses and social activities.
Filipinos celebrate annual Pistahan festival in SF
The city is the birthplace of the local variety of sourdough bread, the Mission burrito, and steam beer. Fisherman’s Wharf has served local specialty Dungeness crab for decades. Food companies include Anchor Brewing Company, Boudin Bakery, the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. Famous past and present restaurants include the Tonga Room, Fleur de Lys, Greens, Original Joe’s, Stars, Vesuvio Cafe and the Top of the Mark. California Cuisine and fusion cuisine are prominent in the city. Food trucks are a source of ethnically diverse, and gourmet street foods, with concentrations of various trucks at regular times and places. Notable grocery stores, which often focus on locally-grown organic produce, include the Rainbow Grocery Cooperative and Bi-Rite Market. Johnny Kan opened one of the first modern Chinese restaurants, in Chinatown in 1953. (wikipedia.com) San Francisco is well-known for a deeply inclusive culture, and residents are open to diversity in every aspect of daily living.