Threads of Identity: Telling Filipinx American Stories through Fashion

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Description

Join us at the USC Pacific Asia Museum for an evening of storytelling, cultural reflection, and fashion celebrating the complexities of Filipinx American identity. In a conversation moderated by Eleanor Lipat-Chesler of the Ube Arte collective, and fashion designer Marybelle Bustos will explore the challenges of cultural preservation and the power of fashion as a form of storytelling and, at times, resistance.

Following the discussion, a fashion show of traditional and contemporary attire featuring Bustos's brand, Bárû Mu, will highlight cultural roots and evolving expressions of Pinoy diasporic identity.

Program Schedule:
6 p.m.: Conversation
7:30 p.m.: Fashion Show
8 p.m.: Refreshments and Music

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Presented by USC Visions and Voices. Organized by the USC Pacific Asia Museum.