On May 15, 2016, seven UH students (4 from Leeward and 3 from UH Manoa – 2 of whom are Leeward graduates) went to the northern Philippines for a two-week study. There, they engaged in cultural, historical, and ecological activities…
Photo credits: Asia Society. Folks, you should not miss Grace Nono! She is a music performing artist, cultural activist, and music and shamanism scholar from Mindanao. For this once in a life-time event, Grace will sing and speak about decolonizing…
The Annual Report of the Center for Philippine Studies during 2015-16 consists of two parts. The first part is given by the current director, Dr. Patricio N. Abinales, the second by Dr. Vina Lanzona for the first half of 2015…
Lecture-conversation on “Countering ISIS Threat among Muslim Youth,” by Datu Mussolini Lidasan, Monday, May 2, 2016, 1:00-3:00 pm, Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room). Please come, listen and participate in this presentation to understand more why Islamic radicalism seems to be…
CPS is still accepting applications for field research or travel grants from students until April 4, 2016, Monday. For faculty, the deadline is April 15, 2016, Friday. Please visit our website and click on Grants/Scholarships.
Prof. Diane Desierto to Give Inaugural Lecture as Michael J. Marks Distinguished Professor of Business Law The William S. Richardson School of Law is pleased to announce that Prof. Diane Desierto has been named the new Michael J. Marks Distinguished…
This year’s SPOTLIGHT ON THE PHILIPPINES brings 3 films that showcase two major hitters in the Philippine box office and 1 crime drama that premiered at the Toronto and Busan Film Festival last month and from one of the most…
Attorney Reyna Ramolete will speak at Hamilton Library, Asia Multipurpose Room 401, Monday, October 5 at 5 PM, on the Lumad killings in Mindanao, Philippines. The Lumad are the indigenous people of southern Philippines. Reyna is a local born Japanese/Filipina lawyer with the Legal Aid Society of…
Antonio A. Oposa, Jr., noted lawyer and advocate of environmental justice in the Philippines, will give a public lecture on February 17, 2015, 7:00 pm at the Keoni Auditorium, Imin Center, East-West Center. Oposa holds the 2015 Daniel and Maggie…
The Center for Philippine Studies is very pleased to launch a semester-long Study Abroad Program in the Philippines! For many years now, we have always dreamed of giving our students a truly unique experience of living and studying abroad in…