| Franklin M. Odo, Director of the Smithsonian Institution Asian Pacific American Program, receives the "Barong Tagalog", the formal men's wear of the Philippines, from the officers of the Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC). Smithsonian Institution and Migrant Heritage Commission are programming partners for this year's celebration of the Filipino American Migration Centennial. For more information on Filipino Migration Centennial events, please visit SI and MHC websites: http://apa.si.edu/filamcentennial/index.html and http://www.migrantheritage.org L-R Jun Pedery, Arnedo Valera, Esq., Director Franklin Odo, Emilie Dearing and Jesse Gatchalian. (MHC/Smithsonian Photo) |