Photograph of the members of the Khmer food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two women are standing in front of a table covered in a blue cloth, cooking utensils, and uncooked food. The woman to the left is wearing a blue dress and brown-rimmed glasses. The woman to the right is wearing a black dress covered with orange blossoms.

Photograph of Gregg Cheser performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Gregg wears a blue striped shirt and jeans as he plays the guitar. Several other members from the Texas Cajun Playboy Band perform to his left.

Photograph of Texas Cajun Playboy Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man wearing a red cap and a white shirt with denim jeans sings into a microphone. To his right, a man wearing a cowboy hat, white collared shirt, and denim jeans, plays the accordion. Other musicians are visible behind the pair, performing for festival participants.

Photograph of Texas Cajun Playboy Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a man wearing a red cap and shirt plays the guitar and sings into a microphone. Other musicians are visible behind the pair, performing for festival participants.

Photograph of Texas Cajun Playboy Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man wearing a red and white collared shirt plays an electric guitar opposite of a man wearing a white cowboy hat, and playing an accordion.

Photograph of a member of the Texas Cajun Playboy Band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The band member wears a blue striped shirt, a red hat, and jeans as he plays the drums.

Photograph of two members of the German food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man and a woman stand side by side in front of a table covered in a large tray of sausages and buns. The woman wears a blue shirt underneath a black vest, and a white apron around her waist. The man stands next to her wearing a black hat, white shirt, and a white apron covering it.

Photograph of the Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A girl wearing a black and white dress decorated with red and orange flowers and purple trim bends at the waist as she walks under a low bar set on pegged stands. Another girl wearing a matching dress stands behind her, waiting her turn. Several drummers sit in a group behind the performers, playing music for them. A large audience of festival participants watches from the left side of the stage.

Photograph of the Trinidadian food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two women are preparing food on a table covered with a yellow floral tablecloth. The woman to the right is wearing a yellow, red and blue striped shirt and pants. The woman standing to her left and holding a plate of food is wearing a white collared shirt and a blue floral skirt.

Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Carnival dancers at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three women and three girls are wearing brightly-colored dresses as they dance around a paved street. Two small buildings painted purple and red are visible in the background.

Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A woman standing in front of the other two dancers is wearing a light-blue dress decorated with pink flowers, a silver belt, and a tan and brown scarf around her head as she stretches her arms out in dance. A woman stands to her left holding her white, pink and black dress as she spins in a circle. A third woman is visible behind the second woman, wearing a sleeveless blue dress.

Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two girls are wearing matching dresses made of patterned fabric and purple trim. Three women stand to the left of the dancers wearing colorful dresses. A red and orange backdrop hangs to the left of the dancers as they perform.

Photograph of the members of the Italian food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The three women are wearing white ruffled shirts tucked into red skirts as they stand behind a table covered with pans of pizza. Other Italian members prepare food on the other tables that form the booth.

Photograph of Michael Moss building furniture at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Michael stands in front of a drum sander, finishing the leg of a piece of furniture. Michael wears a white shirt with a design screen-printed on it, and a pair of blue shorts. Festival participants walk around Michael's booth as he works.

Photograph of children dressed in traditional costumes at the Trinidad & Tobago Carnival Celebration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The children are wearing large, round hats decorated with sequins, fringe, and colorful shapes.

Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association Dancers performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Three girls are standing in front of a group of drum players, wearing colorful dresses as they perform for festival participants.

Photograph of Trinidad & Tobago band performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Four men and two boys are playing the drums and singing into individual microphones. A yellow, orange, and red backdrop hangs behind the band as they perform.

Photograph of Caribbean Steel Tones, a Trinidian group from Houston, Texas performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man plays four red steel drums in a large performance. Several other drummers are performing to his right as a large audience of festival participants watches the performance.

Photograph of Sakura Folkdance Group of Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, a girl wearing traditional Japanese clothing dances with her arms outstretched, wearing a black and white kimono, and secured with a silver and red checkered sash. A woman dancing behind the girl wears a blue kimono with a matching sash.

Photograph of Sakura Folkdance Group of Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, four women wearing black and white kimonos tied with yellow sashes and straw hats are dancing for the audience. A colorful backdrop decorates the stage as they perform.

Photograph of a woman preparing food in the Trinidadian food booth at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The woman is wearing a colorful shirt and bandanna as she submerges her hand into a large bowl of flour. A plastic tray of uncooked dough lays on the table next to her.

Photograph of Flemish Folk Dancers of the Belgian American Club of Texas performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The photograph features men and women wearing traditional Flemish clothing while performing on a lit stage.

Photograph of a dancer from the Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The young girl wears an elaborate traditional Mexican dress covered in lace paneling, gathers, and ribbon embroidery. Her hair is tied into two braids with colored ribbons as she dances across the stage.