University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Director's Report, 2011-12
Dr. Vina A. Lanzona, Associate Professor in History, assumed the directorship of the Center for Philippines Studies (CPS) in Fall 2011. Mindful of the legacy left behind by former directors Dr. Belinda Aquino and Dr. Ric Trimillos, Dr. Lanzona aims to fulfill the vision of making the Center for Philippine Studies at UH-Manoa a destination and center for Philippine and Filipino American Studies not just in the US, but in the world.
The Center for Philippine Studies (CPS) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is the only such center in North America and an internationally recognized source of broad and specialized expertise on a country and people that have had long historical links with the US and the Asia-Pacific region. Its faculty is interdisciplinary from the various departments and colleges that offer Philippine courses in history, languages, literature, political science, music, Asian studies, ethnic studies, education, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and economics.
CPS has the largest concentration of Philippine academic specialists in the United States, many with international reputations. It also has faculty affiliates from the East-West Center and other departments, and serves as host to visiting scholars around the globe. More...
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Fil-Am Selected as Hawaii's Senate President
HAWAII - Filipino-American Hawaii State Senator Donna Mercado Kim (D-Moanalua, Aiea, Kalihi Valley) has been selected as the new senate president of the Hawaii legislature. The state's upper house reorganizes, after the death of long-time Filipino champion and US senator Daniel Inouye. More..
Belinda Aquino establishes International Philippine Studies Endowment, by University of Hawaii Foundation | October 2, 2012, 2:12pm.
HONOLULU - University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa alumna and faculty member, Dr. Belinda Aquino, has established the Belinda A. Aquino International Philippine Studies endowment. This fund will promote and enhance academic and professional studies at UH Manoa on the Philippines and Filipinos from an international, comparative, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective. ... More...