Faces In The Crowd Since 1763: Defining What It Means To Be Filipino In America

Two Part Webinar on Filipino Studies

FACES IN THE CROWD SINCE 1763
DEFINING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE FILIPINO IN AMERICA

Tuesday, July 20, 9:30 am to 11:30 am PT
Thursday, July 27, 9:30 am to 11:30 am PT

What does being Filipino mean to those who are of Philippine origins? Like other ethnicities, Filipinos come in many forms in the United States. Some Filipinos can make the argument that they have roots from the Manilamen from Louisiana in 1763 to new immigrants from 1965 and beyond. Filipinos are great assimilators and have adapted well to the popularized “American way of life”. Along the lines of assimilation, is succumbing to power from the dominant culture where an undertone of implicit and explicit suppression exists. The assembled panel will discuss several aspects of what being Filipino means in today’s society. Their perspectives are intended to create further discussion on defining what modern Filipino Cultural Proficiency can be.‌

Part I - Tuesday, July 20, 9:30 am to 11:30 am PT
Panel Discussion and Questions
What ties Filipinos together and separates us? A candid discussion on connection and identity in America.

Part II - Tuesday, July 27, 9:30 am to 11:30 am PT
Presentation and Collaboration
The “American Dream” and Cultural Proficiency: Guiding Principles for all.

Speakers

Dr. Jose “JoJo” Reyes is the Director of Special Education and Student Support Services in Mendota Unified, CA. His role is to provide district-wide vision and leadership to support all students and staff. Structures, collaboration, equity and access, instructional strategies, and increasing staff professional growth have been priorities in his position. Prior to Mendota, Dr. Reyes read more...

Dr. Daisy Rodriguez Pitel is a culturally and racially conscious leader whose vision and professional practice is grounded in diversity, equity, and inclusion. She fell in love with education during her undergraduate experience at San Francisco State University, read more...

Chef Johnny Itliong began working at the age of five-years-old. Chef Itliong worked in the fields as a labor worker; where his duties included chopping cotton and picking oranges, cherries and grapes. At the age of eleven, Chef Itilong lost his father. By the age of fourteen, his time in the fields ended read more...

Ms. Mylene Keipp began her career as a teacher in LAUSD in 1993 and has served as a teacher, mentor, coordinator, administrator, and other duties as assigned. Mylene is the proud mother of four LAUSD alumni. She met her husband at UCLA’s TEP program and both continue read more...

Mr. Louie Lopez is the Director of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense in Research and Engineering’s (OUSD/R&E), Laboratories and Personnel. Mr. Lopez is responsible for the management and execution of the Department of Defense (DoD) K through Graduate STEM efforts under the read more...

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When:
Part I - Tuesday, July 20, 9:30 am to 11:30 am PT
Part II - Tuesday, July 27, 9:30 am to 11:30 am PT 

Where:
Online 

Cost:
Free, registration is required and space is limited.