The San Francisco Historical Circle of the Displaced            2000

The San Francisco Historical Circle of the Displaced was created by, John Leaños and René Garcia.  It was established to preserve the historical and contemporary moments of cultural displacement in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Historical Circle was commissioned by the San Francisco Arts Commission as a series of kiosk billboards. For the project the SFHCD recognized the importance of documenting eradicated and forgotten peoples and cultures in order to offset the predominant ideology that promotes historical amnesia.