Students Connect to Heritage as Filipino Studies Begin

Students Connect to Heritage as Filipino Studies Begin

By Pat Gee

UH MĀNOA: ”There’s a need to bridge the experiences between our immigrant and our local-born students where they seek strength from each other’s backgrounds.” Patricia Espiritu Halagao Co-director, Center for Philippine Studies at the Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, speaking about the Filipino Curriculum Project.

Farrington and Waipahu high schools were selected as pilot programs for the first Filipino studies course in the U.S. because a majority of the student bodies is Filipino. Members of the Waipahu High School Army JROTC unveil a bronze monument honoring Filipino World War II veterans at the Waipahu Public Library during a dedication ceremony held by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. The sculptures are by Kelly S. Hestir. Details are available Here.