Discover Culture Through Language
Language is the key to understanding culture. Having a deep understanding of peoples’ cultures opens doors and takes you to wonderful places. The Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures, with its 14 language programs, can help bring you closer to these goals. Our language programs use effective, creative and critical strategies to make learning languages fun. Our culture classes are designed to be interactive and engaging to make your experience memorable.
[Y]ou have to taste a country’s soul to understand it and to grasp its people. And by soul I mean what grows there, what its people see and smell and touch every day, what travels through them and shapes them from the inside out. ~ Nina George, The Little Paris Bookshop (a tale about a man who owned a book barge named Literary Apothecary)
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Filipino For Kids
Tita Imelda on Saturday, October 25, hosted her occasional Kabataan: Filipino for Kids session at the Filipino Community Center in Waipahu. The event’s purpose was to share Filipino culture and language through hands-on activities.
Student Leaders as Emcees at Pinoy Night
As Filipino American History Month continues through October, Katipunan Club and Timpuyog Organization encourage students to keep going as two representatives show their spirit at the game!
UH Manoa Wahine Volleyball Filipino Night
This night marked another showcase of Hawaii’s broad Filipino representation. Throughout the stands, you could spot students, faculty, and families, all cheering with the same pride—some for our Rainbow Wahine, some for Filipino American History Month (FAHM), most for both.
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