DIWA
PANEL DISCUSSION
OCTOBER 2025
FAHM 2025 · Panel
PERMANENCE
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 · Travel Portland Visitor Center
The conversation
On community and belonging in Portland.
Days after Prologue opened at The Hoxton, DIWA gathered seven Filipino American voices from fashion, tech, the creative fields, community work and marketing for PERMANENCE: an evening of honest conversation about the Filipino American experience in Portland, how far the community has come, and where it goes next.
The panel asked how Filipino Americans can make a lasting mark on this city and how we support each other while we do it, with the looks from Prologue on view throughout the evening.
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The panel
Jane Barmore
Events and Brand Strategist
Tricia San Mateo
UGG
Shannen Melo
Nike
Hanna Bernabe
Independent Photographer
Sarah Bumatay
Bayanihan Center
Susan Agudo
Demir Digital
Danison Fronda-Tietz
I.
In conversation
How the community has changed in Portland, what opportunities lie ahead, and what it takes to build something that lasts.
Photos: Madison Meyers
The conversation
Photos: Madison Meyers
II.
The looks
The looks from Prologue were on display through the evening.
Photos: Madison Meyers
More looks
Photos: Madison Meyers
III.
The room
Guests from across the community came to listen, share and connect over light refreshments.
Photos: Madison Meyers
The room
Photos: Madison Meyers
With gratitude
The people and partners who made it happen.
- Hosted and moderated by
- Kyle Beltran
- Co-host and moderator
- Kat Magsaysay
- Panelists
- Jane Barmore, Tricia San Mateo, Shannen Melo, Hanna Bernabe, Sarah Bumatay, Susan Agudo, Danison Fronda-Tietz
- Venue
- Travel Portland Visitor Center
- Looks
- Prologue: Ephemerality
- Photography
- Madison Meyers
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