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This Conference is a once-in-a-lifetime event for Filipinos, Americans of Filipino ancestry, friends and others. So don't pass up this opportunity. Come to Honolulu on December 13-17, 2006, interact with people and share ideas with them. (The deadline for the call for papers, however, has lapsed.) More... Waste no time and learn about the Filipinos in Hawaii (or generally, in the United States) since the first group known as sakadas, or contract workers, came in 1906 and followed by a growing tide of immigrants. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, they number about 275,728 or about 23% of Hawaii's total population. What's in store for this community? Email Fred Magdalena at fm@hawaii.edu for details on the conference. Arrangements have been made for group rates at Ala Moana Hotel, which is the venue of the conference. Reservations are open until November 13, 2006. An added feature of this hotel is its proximity to Ala Moana Beach Park and the famous Ala Moana Shopping Center, once the largest shopping center in the U.S. (before it was overshadowed by the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota in 1992). Ala Moana Beach Park is where tourists and locals take a refreshing dip at the ocean, stroll or jog around, or watch the sun set after a hectic day of work. Reserve now... 
Honolulu is a major attraction for tourists around the world, hence it sometimes runs out of bedspace for transients. Besides Ala Moana Hotel, there are other alternative places in nearby Waikiki, which offer decent accommodations. Most of these hotels are just minutes away by bus or taxi from or to the conference site. For more info on accommodation, please contact Ms. Clemen Montero at cps@hawaii.edu. The conference runs from December 13 through 17, 2006, at Ala Moana Hotel. Paper, video and other presentations are scheduled on December 14-15, 2006. More... Thus far, we have received more than 110 abstracts from scholars, professionals, and others from the United States, the Philippines, Canada, Europe, Japan and other parts of the world. They are grouped in 31 regular panel presentations and 5 roundtable discussions (also see Program). More ... |
Date last updated: May 12, 2006 
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