Recently published book, Advancing Filipino in the Diaspora: Language Pegagogy, Identity and Practice, edited by Dr. Jayson Parba, UH Filipino Program Coordinator at IPLL, is now available. Published by Multilingual Matters, you may order it for a discount in September…
Jeffrey Lorenzo Perillo is an associate professor of theatre & dance in the College of Arts, Languages and Letters. He reimagines performance as knowledge carried through the body, integrating creative practice with critical inquiry. Drawing on hip-hop, Philippine dance, and…
The First Two Books of the Negros Trilogy: We Left and They Kept Dying , and Arsenal of Words. July 10 | University of the Philippines Diliman (Details to follow). In these first two volumes of the Negros Trilogy, acclaimed…
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Hawaiʻi bestows the UP-Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievements on Dr. Raymund Llanes Liongson. Dr. Liongson (retired) was a professor of Arts and Humanities at the UH Leeward Community College. He taught Philippine…
Positively Filipino recently honored two manong and manang (Filipino for big brother and big sister) from Hawaii, Dr. Belinda A. Aquino, and former Hawaiʻi Governor Ben Cayetano in a ceremony called “Building Communities.” Dr. Aquino is the former founding director…
Featured in Hawaii Business Magazine, February 21, 2024 are UH members Dr. Patricia Halagao and daughter Marissa (top middle), and Agnes Malate (bottom middle) for their achievements as Filipinos in Hawaiʻi. Read their stories at Hawaiʻi’s Filipinos Are Stepping Out from the…