How Daly City Became A Filipino Hub

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Nearly one in three Daly City residents identify as Filipino, according to 2019 Census data. Bay Curious listener Ricky Tjandra wondered what makes this town just south of San Francisco such an international hub of Filipino life. We dig into more than a hundred years of history between the U.S and the Philippines and talk to current residents of Daly City. Additional Resources: In Daly City, the Bayanihan Spirit Is Alive and Well Read the transcript for this episode How Daly City Became One of the Most Densely Populated Cities in the Country Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Got a question you want answered? Ask! Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Amanda Stupi. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Gabriela Glueck and Christopher Beale. Additional support from Olivia Allen-Price, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Ethan Toven-Lindsay and everyone on Team KQED.

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1:08.4	I mean, you know, the running joke of Daily City is that the reason why it's so foggy is because everyone opens up the rice cookers at the same time, right?
1:15.7	This is Patricio Janelza.
1:17.4	He directed the indie cult classic Lumpia and its sequel Lumpia with a vengeance.
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1:27.2	The fictional fog town in the film is really his hometown, Daily City.
1:31.7	Welcome to Fogtown.
1:33.8	Where over 60% of the population is Filipino.
1:37.7	Patricio shot the first Lumpia movie when he was home on summer break from USC film school.
1:43.0	His friends are the actors, his neighbors the extras,
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