“Kapit-Bisig” translates to “arm-in-arm,” or unity and strength in community.

That’s the theme for this year’s Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture (FPAC) , back for its 31st year.

“This is a labor of love for the community and our culture,” Giselle Töngi-Walters said as the executive director of FilAm Arts, the nonprofit organization that organizes the festival.

A preview night for FPAC held Tuesday, Sept. 2, in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown provided a sneak peak of the festival to come: food, music and performances from community artists and dance groups.

FPAC, Southern California’s longest-running Filipino cultural festival, was first conceptualized in 1990 as part of the L.A. Department of Cultural Affairs festivals program designed to address the city’s diversity.

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