Rain pools in the seats of folding chairs arranged haphazardly near an outdoor stage. Parents, huddling under umbrellas, had pushed the chairs aside, determined to capture photographs of their children performing a traditional Philippine dance against the backdrop of the US Capitol.
An announcer thanks the families for spending their Saturday afternoon this way, despite the inclement weather. "Anyway, for Asians, this is a blessing," she says of the rain.
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