Organizers of an FMA tennis tournament at 3M Tartan Park (Lake Elmo), 1993. Photograph by Tito Sumangil. Used with the permission of Tito Sumangli.

FMA tennis tournament

Organizers of an FMA tennis tournament at 3M Tartan Park (Lake Elmo), 1993. Photograph by Tito Sumangil. Used with the permission of Tito Sumangli.

FMA members attending a workshop at the University of Minnesota, 1957.

Fil-Minnesotan Association members

FMA members attending a workshop at the University of Minnesota, 1957.

Fil-Minnesotan Association Christmas Ball, Curtis Hotel, Minneapolis, 1956.

Fil-Minnesotan Association Christmas Ball

Fil-Minnesotan Association Christmas Ball, Curtis Hotel, Minneapolis, 1956.

FMA president Rene Dawis delivering a speech in Minneapolis, 1953.

Rene Dawis (first FMA president)

FMA president Rene Dawis delivering a speech in Minneapolis, 1953.

Fil-Minnesotan Association

The Fil-Minnesotan Association is a non-profit organization based in Plymouth, Minnesota, that serves Filipino Americans throughout the United States. Since its founding in 1953, it has provided education, nurtured Filipino cultural traditions, and prepared Filipino youth for leadership roles.

Tibetan Minnesotans perform an incense-burning ceremony for the wellbeing and health of their spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in St. Paul, ca. 2018. Photograph by Tashi Khongtsotsang.

Tibetan incense-burning ceremony

Tibetan Minnesotans perform an incense-burning ceremony for the wellbeing and health of their spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in St. Paul, ca. 2018. Photograph by Tashi Khongtsotsang.

Tibetan Americans perform a traditional Tibetan opera in front of the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in St. Paul, ca. 2018. Photograph by Tashi Khongtsotsang.

Tibetan opera performance

Tibetan Americans perform a traditional Tibetan opera in front of the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in St. Paul, ca. 2018. Photograph by Tashi Khongtsotsang.

The Dalai Lama at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in St. Paul, 2017. Photograph by Tashi Khongtsotsang.

The Dalai Lama at the Tibetan American Foundation Minnesota

The Dalai Lama at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota in St. Paul, 2017. Photograph by Tashi Khongtsotsang.

Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM)

The Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization with members living in and around Twin Cities. Since its inception in 1992, it has transformed into a full-fledged social and cultural hub through events held at its headquarters, the Tibetan Community Cultural Center in St. Paul. It strives to preserve Tibetan identity, culture, and tradition, as well as to spread peace and compassion through social services in and around the Twin Cities.

Camp McCoy, Wisconsin

Camp McCoy (Fort McCoy), Wisconsin

Postcard depicting Camp McCoy (also called Fort McCoy), Wisconsin, ca. 1980. Thom Higgins papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

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