Materials consist of a field report, project article, a photo log, and photographs of interviewees.
Carried out by Laura Westbrook between October 2007 and July 2008, this project focused on Filipino culture and dance within Southeast Louisiana, especially New Orleans. In addition to the interviews conducted, some of the occasions documented include Evening Tet Trung Thu (Autumn harvest festival) on the grounds Mary Queen of Vietnam Church in New Orleans, All Souls' day at St. Bernard Memorial Cemetery, creation of krathongs (floating lotus) in home of Jenjira Wilson, and Pahela Baishakh (Bengali New Year) in Lafreniere Park in Jefferson Parish.
The resulting publication, Mabuhay Pilipino! (Long Life!): Filipino Culture in Southeast Louisiana is available on the Louisiana Folklife Program website.
Materials may be found in the following series within the Louisana Folklife Program Project Files:
XXXV. New Populations - Subseries 5. Filipinos – New Orleans
Collection is available for review at LSU Libraries Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, Baton Rouge, La.
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