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A protestor holding a sign that reads, "TIBO," at the 1999 Philippine Independence Day Parade. Tibo is a Filipino slang term that can mean tomboy, dyke, or lesbian, and although it can be used as a derogatory term, it is also often reclaimed by…

Members of Kilawin Kolektibo, a Filipina/Pinay lesbian collective, march in the 1999 Philippine Independence Parade. They are holding signs that read, "MARS," which is a Filipino slang term for a femme lesbian, and "PROUD 2 B PINAY PROUD 2 B TIBO."…

Members of Kilawin Kolektibo, a Filipina/Pinay lesbian collective, march in the 1999 Philippine Independence Parade. Many of the marchers are holding banners and signs that read "DYKE," "PARS" which is a Filipino slang term for a butch lesbian, and…

Members of the Women Workers Project of CAAAV march behind a yellow banner in a parade (likely the 2000 Philippine Independence Day Parade). They are wearing matching t-shirts that read, "Kalayaan at Pagkakaisa" and some are folding Filipino flags.

Two members of the Women Workers Project of CAAAV, also known as Kalayaan at Pagkakaisa ng mga Manggagawang Pilipina, smiling at a parade (likely the 2000 Philippine Independence Day Parade). Other people are visible in the background. One person…

A person wearing an Uncle Sam mask and a t-shirt that reads, "MANILA" at the 1999 Philippine Independence Day Parade. Other people are visible in the background.

Two people march in the 1999 Philippine Independence Day Parade while holding fishing rods and a banner that reads, "STOP COMPROMISING OUR LANDS." Members of the Women Workers Project (WWP) of CAAAV holding a blue banner that reads, "FILIPINA WORKERS…

A banner that reads, "STOP COMPROMISING OUR LANDS" laying on a street. The square-shaped banner is made of netting and has paper cut-outs of fish attached to it. The banner was displayed by marchers at the 1999 Philippine Independence Day Parade.

A child wearing a four-sided protest sign and marching in a Philippine Independence Day Parade. The words "WORKERS" and "WOMEN" are visible on the child's sign, likely representing the Women Workers Project (WWP) of CAAAV. Other marchers holding…

Protestor in foreground (likely a WWP member) holds sign that reads, "U.S. military toxics in our communities!!" Behind, a group of people hold a banner representing the "Filipino Executive Council of Greater Philadelphia, founded 1976."