The Center for Philippine Studies (CPS) was originally established as a
Program in 1975 by an Act of the Hawai'i State Legislature to recognize the
contributions of Filipinos to the history
of Hawai'i and to highlight the academic expertise on the
Philippines at the University of Hawai'i. Administratively, the Center is
housed at the School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS). It 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,
tenure-based in various departments and colleges that offer Philippine courses
in history, languages, literature, linguistics, political science, music, Asian
studies, ethnic studies, education, geography, anthropology, psychology, sociology,
population studies, and economics. The Center 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.
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