Manalo noted academic connections between 91亚色 and Philippine educational and government institutions that strengthen bilateral relations  

91亚色 and the Philippines have developed a deep-rooted relationship that鈥檚 鈥渕utually beneficial,鈥� the Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo said during his visit to the University鈥檚 Keele campus on Friday, May 10, 2024.

Manalo stopped by 91亚色 on the last day of his Canadian trip, to meet with members of 91亚色鈥檚 leadership and faculty researchers with a strong interest in the Philippines and its diaspora. He was accompanied by the country鈥檚 top diplomats to Canada, including Ambassador Maria Andrelita Austria; Assistant Secretary Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga, Office of American Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs; and Toronto Consul General Angelica Escalona.

Coinciding with the Asian Heritage Month events held at 91亚色, the meeting was facilitated by 91亚色 International鈥檚 Helen Balderama, director of global engagement and partnership.

鈥淎cademic linkages facilitate cooperation that strengthens the bilateral relations between the Philippines and Canada,鈥� Manalo told the attendees, including academics who are part of the Philippine Studies Group (PSG) at 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research.

鈥淲e note the active engagements between 91亚色 and Philippine educational and government institutions,鈥� said Manalo, highlighting his country鈥檚 appreciation for PSG鈥檚 research programs and projects, conducted with funding support from the Philippines government.

鈥�91亚色 is committed to further developing strategic partnerships in the Philippines and the Filipino community in Canada that are multi-layered and multi-disciplinary,鈥� Provost and Vice-President Academic Lisa Philipps said. Philipps noted that her recent visit to the Philippines, as part of the Universities Canada Partnership Mission, offered an insight into the opportunities available for research collaborations and partnerships.

In fact, the discussions Philipps had with government officials around 91亚色鈥檚 leadership in disaster and emergency management (DEM) research led to Professors and visiting the Pacific nation 鈥� ranked among the most disaster-prone countries in the world 鈥� with its Civil Defense Training Institute.

Kennedy and Asgary, who are the associate directors of 91亚色 Emergency Mitigation, Engagement, Response, & Governance Institute, shared their experience interacting with researchers at the University of the Philippines as well as visiting active volcano sites during their recent visit to the Pacific nation. 

Kennedy said the Philippines Office of Civil Defense personnel have been invited to 91亚色 for training and collaboration, as well as to explore experiential education opportunities for students in DEM programs, including internships and placements in the Philippines.

Dance Professor who had accompanied Philipps on the trip, highlighted his positive experience engaging in partnership meetings to launch the course, 鈥淧hilippine Folk Dance and Culture.鈥� He said nearly a dozen students have enrolled in his innovative that begins later this month in the Philippines. The course is offered by 91亚色鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design in partnership with the University of the Philippines and other Philippine institutions. Alcedo said the course will be a window into the rich culture and traditions of the Philippines through immersive experience and will be offered to external participants in the future.

Visual art and art history Professor said her upcoming book, funded by the PSG, will be first of its kind on Filipino Canadian contemporary art published in Canada. The book, currently in manuscript stage, examines the practices and oral histories of four Filipino Canadian visual artists and their decolonial diaspora esthetics, while analyzing what it means to be a diasporic person amid a Eurocentric society.

Equity studies Professor , whose research focus includes post-disaster recovery, climate change adaptation and climate change-induced mobility in the Philippines and the Filipino community in Canada, was among the researchers present at the meeting. She told the group that more than $500,000 of a new grant for an international research study in Africa and Asia will be allocated to research in the Philippines. Su, who is a co-principal investigator on the grant noted that the fund will be used to hire researchers, invest in local communities and build capacity for research and climate change adaptation.

Professor , interim dean of the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change who is credited with establishing 91亚色鈥檚 earliest research partnership with the Philippines, in 2007, highlighted that a large number of 91亚色 students are drawn from recent immigrant communities, including the Filipino community, which is also one of the fastest growing diasporas in the country. He said 91亚色 also has attracted many faculty members of Philippine origin and that led to the creation of the PSG at 91亚色.

Kelly offered an overview of the group鈥檚 work, highlighting current projects of a few Philippine researchers 鈥� both faculty and students鈥� fostering cultural understanding through the arts and humanities. He noted that the research spans disciplines across the University, including history Professor 鈥檚 research on the commonalities between Indigenous cultures and communities of Canada and the Philippines; and politics Professor 鈥檚 research studying labour activism in the Filipino diaspora. 

At the end of the presentation, Philipps thanked Manalo and his colleagues for making the stop at 91亚色 to meet in person with 91亚色 researchers. 鈥淲e are excited to participate in the 75th anniversary celebrations of Philippines-Canada diplomatic relations, hosting several related events at 91亚色 this year.鈥�

Among the 91亚色 events planned around the 75th anniversary鈥檚 theme 鈥淏uilding Bridges, Celebrating Connections,鈥� are a panel discussion of Filipino-Canadian community and thought leaders concerning Filipino immigrant successes and barriers in Canadian labour markets, and a diaspora film festival, both planned for Fall 2024.

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TORONTO, November 14, 2016 鈥� The experiences of Filipino immigrants living in the US and those living in Canada will be compared and contrasted at a 91亚色 workshop today, even as the topic of immigration continues to heat up the post-election news.

"Transnational Filipinx Studies: Comparing the Philippine Diaspora in Canada and in the United States鈥�, will bring together academics, activists and community members

The workshop, 鈥淭ransnational Filipinx Studies: Comparing the Philippine Diaspora in Canada and in the United States鈥�, will bring together academics, activists and community members. The program will address the similarities and differences in the immigration histories, life trajectories and settlement experiences of both immigrant and nonimmigrant Filipinos residing in neighbouring countries.

Organizer Ethel Tungohan, assistant professor of politics and social science at 91亚色, says the workshop will harness the collective expertise of migration experts and community members together to critically assess issues of citizenship and belonging.

91亚色 presenters at the workshop will include Professor Russ Patrick Alcedo in the Department of Dance, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design; Professor Philip Kelly, director of the 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research; and Conely de Leon, a PhD candidate in Gender, Feminist and Women鈥檚 Studies program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies.

Asian American studies Professor Robyn Rodriguez, University of California, Davis, will deliver the keynote speech at 4pm. Her groundbreaking book, Migrants for Export: How the Philippine State Brokers Labor to the World, sheds light on how states like the Philippines have different government branches facilitating the export of their nationals abroad.

WHAT: Workshop 鈥淭ransnational Filipinx Studies: Comparing the Philippine Diaspora in Canada and the United States鈥�; keynote speech by Professor Robyn Rodriguez, University of California, Davis

WHEN: Monday, Nov. 14, 9:30am to 5pm

WHERE: Founders College Assembly Hall (FC 152), 91亚色, Keele campus (building #50 on )

is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni.91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

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