110th anniversary of the arrival of the Thomasites in the Philippines
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Counselor Robin Diallo commemorate the 110th anniversary of the arrival of the Thomasites, at Manila North Cemetery on August 21, 2012. The Thomasites were a group of about five hundred pioneer American teachers sent by the U.S. government to the Philippines in August 1901.