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Title supplied by cataloger.; Image is a reproduction. Delegates attend the 23rd Annual National Convention of the Filipino Federation of America Inc. at the Moncado Mansion on Arlington and 25st Street in West Adams in Los Angeles. This was one of the most important chapters of the organization. The banner in the background partially reads "Welcome General Moncado, guest of honor". The Filipino Federation of America (FFA) was formed on December 27, 1925 in Los Angeles by Camino Moncada, a Cebuano who worked for a while on a sugar plantation in Kauai before he moved to the West Coast. The members of the Federation included thousands of Filipino sakadas in Hawaii and former sakadas who have moved to California. The spiritual beliefs of the FFA centered on Moncada, the political leader as well as the spiritual master. His followers believed that he was a prophet, a savior who would deliver his followers into paradise. This image represents the left side of a panoramic; see S-012-567B for the right side.
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Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;17 x 24 cm. Photographic prints
Moncado, Hilario Camino,--1898-1956 Filipino Federation of America, Inc Moncado Mansion (Los Angeles, Calif.) Meetings--California--Los Angeles Convention facilities--California--Los Angeles Marching bands--California--Los Angeles Shades of L.A. Collection photographs Shades of L.A. Filipino American photographs Group portraits
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