A Letter To A Young Worker And Community Organizer
This is a letter to my earlier self, dedicated to all of you - to young, talented, inspired, and motivated, worker organizers in the labor...
Current Projects
Nica is writing her first book, Kwento by Nica, a memoir of love, eating, and sharing stories from the Philippines.
Nica is completing her first short story, The Last Rescue, as a Fiction fellow of 2022's Rooted & Written hosted by the Writers Grotto.
Read Nica's Kwento
How to Have Fun
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A story on fear, Uvalde shooting, bicycle rides, and eating at Son & Garden restaurant in San Francisco.
How to Make Biko
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Nica tells you the ingredients of Biko, a Filipino sticky rice cake traditional to the Philippines. Join her in her home kitchen on Saturday, May...
Shop from Nica
Kwento by Nica started as a 4x6 craft fair booth in 2015.
Shop from Nica's collection of greeting cards, zines, riso-prints, limited edition stationery, stickers, totebages, original paintings, and embroideries.
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A creative workshop for your inner artist.
Make Kwento is an 8-week journey guided by Nica for busy people with no time. You will discover your own artistry and be surprised with what you'll find.
Early Registration: $175, Make Kwento resumes again on September 12th.
Peek at the journey
Nica Constante Tanaka
Nica is a Manila-girl raised in the Philippines. She's a graduate of UC Berkeley and is a recipeint of 2022's Rooted & Written fellowship from the Writer's Grotto.
If not writing, Nica is a worker organizer representing immigrant workers in the Bay Area. On Thursdays, she teaches swimming.
Currently, Nica is writing her first book, Kwento by Nica, a memoir filled food and initimate stories from the Philippines.
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