Calendar of Events

LECTURE/MOVIES – Fall 2024

Patricio N. Abinales, PhD. “What’s Wrong With Philippine Studies? Reflections from the Margins of the Nation-State.” Co-hosted with UH Center for Southeast Asian Studies and UH Asian Studies Department. Lecture on December 11, 2024, 3:00-4:30 pm, Moore Hall 258. Reception follows, 4:30-6:30 pm at Tokioka Room (Moore Hall 319). The author analyzes the shift towards the right among senior scholars and attempts to rewrite the story of Marcos brutal dictatorship. More…

“11,103 – a Film on the Martial Law Survivors.” In cooperation with UH CSEAS and UH Asian Studies. November 19, 2024, Hamilton Library 306. It is a movie about the survivors of Martial Law in the Philippines. This is a documentary film directed by Jeannette Ifurung and Miguel Alcazaren. More…

Cheeno Marlo Sayuno, PhD,”Weaving Stories from the Peripheries.” Co-hosted with UHMFIL. November 19, 2024, Hamilton Library 306. A lecture about the storybooks on the indigenous communities in the Cordillera and the author’s experiences on the issue of cultural representation. More…

Sharon Quinsaat, Book Talk: “Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create A Filipino Diaspora,” October 25, 2024, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Saunders 704.  In cooperation with UH Sociology Department and UH Center for Southeast Asian Studies. The author discusses her newly published book on anti-martial law activities among Filipinos in the USA and Canada. More…

Paul Gabriel Cosme, “Home in an Urban Jungle: Cruel Sentimentality through Popular Music in Manila.” “Going back home” in the Philippine context has been understood as returning to the pastoral province, away from the bustling Metropolitan Manila. In contrast, a growing sentiment and affection toward the urban center exist despite the worsening living conditions in the city. More…

Patricio n. Abinales, PhD, “Ferdinand Marcos II and the Normalization of Oligarchic Politics,” September 20, 2024, 12:00 noon. Zoom lecture. Co-hosted by the University of the Philippine Alumni Association of Hawaiʻi. The author asks: How do we understand the return of the Marcoses to power? Were we all just too naive or were we hoodwinked by the ruling elite? More…

“Rizal Youth Leadership Institute” (Theme: Rizalian Values in Peacebuilding). In cooperation with the Knights of Rizal-Aloha Chapter. A one-day training of Filipino youth on Rizal’s relevance in peacebuilding and non-violence. More…

UH/Filipinx Event – Fall 2024

“Discover UH Manoa.” October 26, 2024, 10:00 am- 1:00 pm, McCArthy Mall. A campus-wide open house event aims to accommodate a wider community interest in all that Mānoa has to offer.

“Halu-Halo-Hello,” UH Filipinx Fall Mixer. August 29, 2024, 1 – 3 pm, Sustainability Courtyard. Filipinx students came together to celebrate the beginning of the fall semester at the Halu-Halo! Hello-Hello! A Filipino Fall Mixer.

“Welina Mānoa,” September 4, 2024, 3:30-6:00 pm, Kuykendall Lawn. First Day of School Kick-Off. The Mānoa campus is hosting a welcome-back-to-school event for the 2024-2025 academic year on the first day of the fall semester. More…