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Coordinates | 14°35′27″N120°58′30″E / 14.59083°N 120.97500°E /14.59083; 120.97500 |
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Building details | |
Alternative names | Bahay Tsinoy Kaisa Heritage Center Building |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Mansion |
Architectural style | American Colonial |
Location | Intramuros |
Address | 32 Anda Cor. Cabido Sts. |
Town or city | Manila |
Country | Philippines |
Current tenants | Kaisa Heritage Center |
Completed | 1999 |
Owner | Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran, Inc. |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 3 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Eva Penamora Honrado Fernandez |
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TheBahay Tsinoy (lit. 'Chinese-Filipino House') is a building inIntramuros,Manila,Philippines which houses the Kaisa-Angelo King Heritage Center, a museum documents the history, lives and contributions of theethnic Chinese in the Philippine life and history.[1]
The museum was designed byEva Penamora in collaboration with the late architectHonrado Fernandez in 1996, and completed and inaugurated in 1999.[citation needed] Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran, Inc., a non-profit organization co-founded by Teresita Ang-See, envisioned the project to provide another venue for advocating patriotism to the Philippines and promoting cultural identity and understanding between the localChinese andFilipino communities, after the acclaimed bi-lingual children's educational television programPinpin in the early 1990s.
Funding for the land and building structure was advanced byAngelo King Foundation and eventually raised through generous contributions from different levels of Filipino-Chinese community, fromtai-pans to average wage-earners.[citation needed]
The museum is divided into the following sections:[citation needed]
The museum is fully air-conditioned and housed within the Kaisa-Angelo King Heritage Center building, which also houses the office of Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran, Inc., Chinbin See Memorial Library, the Await Keng Theater Auditorium, the Benito Cu Uy Gam Hall, and the Pao Shi Tien and Madame Limpe seminar rooms, which all constitute the Kaisa Heritage Center.[citation needed]
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