Photograph of a member of the Korean Dancers of Houston playing the drums at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a lime green floor-length dress embroidered with pink and yellow flowers as she plays a drum strapped to her shoulders. The dancer performs on a concrete stage underneath a red canopy.

Photograph of Korean Dancers of Houston playing the drums at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two dancers wear bright pink floor-length dresses over pale pink long-sleeve shirts. They stand behind large drums supported by colorful wooden stands, playing on-stage for festival participants. The drums are painted with colorful patterns around the sides.

Photograph of Korean Dancers of Houston playing the drums at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two dancers wear bright pink floor-length dresses over pale pink long-sleeve shirts. They stand behind large drums supported by colorful wooden stands, playing on-stage for festival participants.

Photograph of Korean Dancers of Houston playing the drums at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The two dancers wear lime green floor-length dresses embroidered with pink and yellow flowers as they play drums strapped to their shoulders. The dancers perform on a concrete stage underneath a red canopy.

Photograph of Korean Dancers of Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancers wear pink dresses with white tunics embroidered with flowers, and large pink headpieces. Each dancer holds two fans in their hands as they dance in a circle for festival participants.

Photograph of Korean Dancers of Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears white shoes and a long pink dress underneath a white tunic embroidered with flowers. She holds two fans painted with pink and green foliage in each hand. She performs with other dancers on a concrete stage.

Photograph of Korean Dancers of Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancers wear pink dresses with white tunics embroidered with flowers, and large pink headpieces. Each dancer holds two fans in their hands as they dance in a circle for festival participants.

Photograph of Korean Dancers of Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The female dancers wear pink dresses with white tunics embroidered with flowers. All the dancers stand in a circle, extending their arms out and making a circle with their fans.

Photograph of Korean Dancers of Houston performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a white tunic embroidered with flowers over a long pink dress, and a pink headdress in her hair. She holds a large pink and green fan over her face as she kneels toward the audience.

Photograph of the Krakowiak Polish Dancers of San Antonio performing at the Texas Folklife Festival. Dressed in traditional Polish clothing, a young blond boy and a blond girl are dancing together and holding hands. The blond boy is on the left, wearing a white shirt, a red bow-tie, and a blue vest with red trim. The girl is on the right, wearing a white shirt, a black vest with red and yellow trim, and a headband made of flowers.

Photograph of the Krakowiak Polish Dancers of San Antonio performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Dressed in traditional Polish clothing, young couples are dancing together onstage. The boys are wearing white shirts, black pants, red bow-ties, and blue vests with red trim. The girls are wearing floral skirts, white blouses, black vests with colorful trim and embroidery, and headbands made of flowers. In the background, the audience is sitting on a slope in front of the stage.

Photograph of Bobbye and Travis Kuykendall at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Bobbye wears a white collared shirt with a ribbon that reads, "AMBASSADOR" attached to her name tag. Her husband, Travis, sits on the right, wearing a cowboy hat, a red shirt, and an identical ambassador ribbon. The Kuykendalls are twenty-year veterans of the Texas Folklife Festival.

Photograph of a festival volunteer teaching a festival participant how to use a grist mill. The man wears a tan cowboy hat, a pink striped shirt, denim jeans, and a brown leather belt. He holds a handful of grains over the opening of the grist mill, slowing feeding the grains as he cranks the wheel.

Photograph of Lebanese Folk Dancers at the 20th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The young dancers wear white peasant blouses underneath floral vests. The girls sit side-by-side, clapping as they watch another performance.

Photograph of Lebanese Folk Dancers performing at the 20th Annual Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The male dancers stand in a line in front of the female dancers, wearing blue shirts with red sashes, over black pants and boots. The female dancers wear blue dresses with red fabric tied around their waists.

Photograph of the Lebanese Texans in a parade at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Two individuals carry a banner between them which reads, "Lebanese Texans." Individuals in the parade wear blue shirts and carry balloons which are green and pink. Text on the balloons reads, "Lebanese Texans 20 YEARS Texas Folklife Festival."

Photograph of Lithuanians in Texas in the opening parade at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man and a woman are holding a banner with the group's title while a woman walks behind it holding two Lithuanian flags. They are all dressed in traditional clothing. The women are wearing patterned skirts, aprons, and vests with white blouses. The man is wearing plaid pants and a brown vest. Following them in the parade are the Polish Folk Dancers of San Antonio.

Photograph of Lynn Weber eating chili at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Lynn wears a white shirt over denim overalls. His long white beard covers the front of shirt as he samples chili.

Photograph of Madalyn Yezdauski at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. Madalyn wears a colorful hat and jewelry as she holds a large basket of cookies, sponsored by Lithuanians of Texas.

Photograph of a man preparing food at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The man wears a straw hat, a collared shirt, and jeans as he uncovers a large bowl of bread to the photographer. The food is being prepared in the Texas Cajuns Inc. Food Booth.

Photograph of Mary Margaret Burges, member of the Alsatian Dancers from Castroville, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. She is wearing glasses, a very large bonnet, a white blouse, and a black dress.

Photograph of a Matsuri Japanese dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer holds a red and white fan printed with white flowers. Her hair piece is made of red, yellow and pink beads. She dances under a yellow and red awning for festival participants.

Photograph of a Matsuri Japanese dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears an enamel mask with an elaborate costume consisting of a red and white dress with black and white swirled fabric. The dancer leans over towards the audience, interacting with the festival participants, who watch her presentation.

Photograph of a Matsuri Japanese dancer performing at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The dancer wears a red and white kimono as well as a beaded floral headdress as she holds a red floral fan. Festival participants sit underneath a colorful awning as the dancer performs.