The cast of Ngalan Mo’y Pilipino (Your Name is Filipino), an original musical play presenting the forces and points of view that shaped Philippine history. Photograph by Ernesto Venegas and Luis Siojo, 1989. Used with the permission of Ernesto Venegas and Luis Siojo.

The cast of Sa Isang Halik Mo Lilia (Your One Kiss, Dear Lilia), an original musical play produced by the Fil-Minnesotan Association, written by Noli Celestino, and directed by Lita Malicsi, 1980. Photograph by Edmund Canlas. Used with the permission of Edmund Canlas.

A nativity scene during Paskong Pilipino, the Fil-Minnesotan Association’s annual Christmas celebration for children, held at Westwood Junior High School (St. Louis Park), 1980. Photograph by Luis Siojo.

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 Christmas Ball, Curtis Hotel, Minneapolis, 1956.

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

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.