Know History, Know Self: Episodes 10-1
10. Know History, Know Self 10: "Ancient Filipino Romance" (2/10/16)Glimpses of the singularly intimate ancient Filipino amorous practices, of vocal, musical, and linguistic acts of poeticization, as documented in Jesuit missionary Francisco Ignacio Alzina’s Historia de las islas e indios bisayas (1668).
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9. Know History, Know Self 9: "Filipinos and Black History Month" (2/3/16)
Appreciation of the rich, yet tragic, and heroic history of our African American brothers and sisters throughout and beyond Black History Month, recounted in a time of continuing struggles.
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8. Know History, Know Self 8: "Filipino American History Month" (9/30/15)
A preamble to Kababayan Today's month-long set of programming put together to commemorate Filipino American History Month, 2015 through an in-depth examination of the major chapters in the history of Filipino America, from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries.
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7. Know History, Know Self 7: "Philippine Indigenous Peoples" (8/25/15)
A look at the history of indigenous peoples in the Philippines with a focus on the Lumad (non-Christian, non-Muslim peoples of Mindanao) and their continuing conflict with the Manila-based government, domestic, and foreign corporations.
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6. Know History, Know Self 6: "Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr." (8/18/15)
Recollection of the life of Ninoy, martyr for Filipino democracy; his forbearance amidst repression, and its iconic and enduring importance for social justice today.
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5. Know History, Know Self 5: "The History of Cultural Preservation in the Philippines" (8/11/15)
Introduction to the concept of "cultural preservation," brief history of Spanish, early Filipino nationalist, and American campaigns to preserve culture, and their legacies.
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Know History, Know Self 4: "Spaces of Americanization" (7/28/15)
The returns of Filipinos' continuing engagement with American culture, long after the end of formal empire in 1946, and its possibilities and perils in the globalized, digital era.
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Know History, Know Self 3: "Cultures of Americanization" (7/21/15)
Glimpses of the elite and proletarian forerunners of Filipino America in the early twentieth century, their struggles and triumphs, and their reverberations in global Filipino cultural productions in the US today.
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Know History, Know Self 2: "Historical Dimensions of Americanization" (7/14/15)
Examination of the early significance of the term "assimilation" in the late 19th century Spanish Philippines, its origination in the initial phase of Ilustrado nationalism, and its refurbished meanings under American rule after 1898.
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Know History, Know Self 1: "Defining Americanization" (7/7/15)
Overview of the historical issues that inform discussions of Filipinos assimilating to American culture today through an examination of the program of "Americanization" that accompanied US colonial rule from 1898-1946.
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