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Flyer to promote events for FAHM 2022.

Consulate General of the Philippines presented the Philippine- Louisiana Historical Society a certificate of appreciation for volunteering to help with Consular Outreach Services at the St. Maria Goretti Church. The event was attended by Filipinos in…

The application for the Filipino Community to enter the inaugural Elks Krewe of Orleanians Mardi Gras parade. Application submitted by Miguel Guillera as president of the New Orleans chapter of the Grand Lodge Cabelloros de Dimas Alang.

Proclamation from St. Bernard Parish government declaring October 2021 Filipino American History Month.

Approval of final text for the St. Malo historical maker by the State of Louisiana

Durian Collective video showing the creation of the the Philippine-Louisiana Historical Mural. Dr. Almira Astudillo Gilles presented the mural to Philippine-Louisiana Historical Society at Filipino American History Month Symposium at Xavier…

Presentation of the Philippine-Louisiana Historical Mural at Filipino American History Month Symposium October 8, 2016, Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana. Conclusion includes a short time-lapse video created by the Durian…

"'There has to be Lechon': A Celebration in the Filipino Community" is a short ethnographic film focusing on a Filipino community that gathered occasionally to attend services and social events in Talisheek, Louisiana, the home of Pastor Lito who…

Unveiling of the Historical Mural at Filipino American History Month Symposium October 8, 2016, Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana. Speakers: Robert Romero, Consul, a.h.
Philippine Honorary Consulate – Louisiana; The Honorable Generoso D. G.…

Program for FAHM mass at the Town of Lafitte. The program lists Filipino Louisiana residents who had passed and indicates those that lived at Manila Village.

Program for the 2016 FAHM Symposium at Xavier University.

Standard contract document used by the cemetery.

The first picture is of Enrique Gonzalez at his Naturalization ceremony in 1947. Enrique Gonzalez became a naturalized citizen after living in the United States for close to twenty years.

Florence boarded the Amerika in Southhampton to emigrate to the United States and marry Miguel Guillera. In New Orleans, Florence, like her husband, was involved with the Filipino Community. A 1936 Times-Picayune article, lists her as an organizer of…

Photograph of the elder Guillera sisters, Evelyn, Fe Fe, and Anita.

Enrique returned to Philippines in 1970 and took this photograph with his siblings. His parents had passed away and several brothers were living in the United States.

Photograph of Enrique's parents and siblings taken during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. The photograph was sent to Evelyn after Enrique and Evelyn split up. It was sent twice, once in 1948 and another time in 1950. Both times, Minoy…

Ronnie Gonzales coaching his son Eddie and his nephew David Thiel (the son of his cousin Caggy Guillera ___ Theil). The playground was an important part of community life in working class New Orleans for most of the 20th century. Ronnie whose…