Why Support CPS – Center for Philippine Studies

Rooted in the Past, Growing Together

Help CPS raise $100K to celebrate 50 years of excellence in serving Hawai‘i’s Filipino community and to set us up for success for the next 50 years!

Please consider making a gift to the Philippine Studies Enrichment Fund to show your support! Your gift will make a difference in the lives of Philippine Studies students through academic support, recruitment and mentoring activities, cultural enrichment and community outreach. These programs not only honor the past, but also inspire future generations to continue the important work of preserving and promoting Philippine studies.

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“How does academic work contribute to society? It is our responsibility as researchers, teachers and scholars to provide vital sources of knowledge to clarify, advance, and help resolve problems and issues facing humanity. … Society continues to change. So the job of furthering knowledge must always continue.” — Belinda Aquino, CPS Founding Director

Shekinah Glory Hernando “I deeply appreciate the scholarship I was awarded for in Spring 2023 as it helped me to further pursue my desire to learn more about my culture, study Ilokano, and delve into Tagalog language post graduation with some financial ease. As I’m anticipating my trip to the Philippines once again, I hope to gain additional literature insight.” — Shekinah Glory Hernando

“The support and recognition of The Center for Philippine Studies Department through the $1,000 Academic Excellence Award has been very meaningful to me, not just as funding, but as an acknowledgement of the work that I have done in my academic career as a Filipino Studies minor. This award helped to support me in continuing my studies of Filipino culture and language, proving that the work that I am passionate about and committed to doing is meaningful to others as well as myself.” — Jensen Villaflor