Dr. Patricia Espiritu Halagao is Professor and Chair of the Department of Curriculum Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She has been appointed as Co-Director of the Center for Philippine Studies. Her scholarship focuses on multicultural education, specifically Filipinos in K-12 education. She received the Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching (2012). She served on the…

Dr. Perillo is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and affiliated faculty with the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, ‘Ahahui Noi’i No’eau ‘Ōiwi (ANNO) – Research Institute of Indigenous Performance, and co-Director of the Center for Philippine Studies. He…

Fred Magdalena (PhD Sociology, UH Mānoa) is an Associate Specialist at the UH Center for Philippine Studies and an Affiliate Faculty, Department of Asian Studies. He has taught courses in Sociology and Asian Studies, including an online course on sovereignty movements, with Ateneo de Zamboanga University and MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology as partners. He recently obtained two grants from Fulbright-Hays…

Clemen Montero is the Educational Specialist with the Center for Philippine Studies, where she coordinates, and moderates conferences, symposiums, and colloquia on diverse issues concerning the Philippines under the direction of the CPS Director and Assistant Director. She teaches Filipino/Tagalog, Ilokano Language, and Philippine Popular Culture courses with the UHM’s Department of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literature. She is a Certified…

Rod Neil David is the Fiscal Support Specialist for the Center for Philippine Studies. He assists the Center by helping to process fiscal, HR, and logistical paperwork. He is responsible for budget, grants, fiscal, and personnel duties to support the daily operations of the Centers and logistical requirements for projects/personnel. He also prepares, reviews, and audits fiscal, procurement, and personnel…

Dr. Trimillos was Professor of Ethnomusicology at the Music Department and Chair of Asian Studies at the School of Pacific & Asian Studies, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in Honolulu, Hawai`i. His purview is broadly based and includes the expressive arts (music, dance, theatre) in their social environment. He has been consultant to a number of governments (including the former…

Dr. Aquino obtained her PhD from Cornell University with a major in Government/Politics, and a minor in Southeast Asian Studies. She got her MA in Political Science as her major field and Public Administration as a minor from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa as an East-West Center grantee. She is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of Hawai’i at…