CPS by the Numbers
Over the past 50 years, the Center for Philippine Studies has made longstanding impact in advancing academics, representation, and programming. Here is a snapshot of our progress.
25%
Hawai‘i residents:
367,525 of Filipino descent
9.7%
UHM students:
1,951 of Filipino descent in Fall 2024
3.2%
UHM faculty:
30 tenured/tenuretrack faculty identify as Filipino
151
Courses
with Filipino content
56
BA degrees awarded
Bachelor of Arts in Philippine Language and Literature with two emphases offered: Filipino/Tagalog and Ilokano
Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies with a Philippine interdisciplinary concentration
200+
Student scholarships
awarded
30+
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Participants
CPS has obtained grants from the Department of Education Fulbright- Hays Group Projects Abroad in 2019 and 2023. The second Fulbright- Hays GPA that CPS implemented was called, “Filipino Language and Indigenous Cultural Heritage” (locally titled, “Project Dunong at Kalinangan”).
350+
Students
25+
College Instructors
25+
High School Teachers
7
International conferences
with nearly
1,000
participants
combined
600+
Colloquium Series Speakers Hosted
CPS conducts regular lectures and public seminars on topics related to the Philippines and Filipinos. It promotes intellectual interest and interaction within the University community, particularly among Philippine specialists.
