Why do we commemorate October as Filipino American History Month?

What is the state of Asian American Studies, Pilipino American Studies and Philippine Studies at UCLA vs. the University of Michigan?

How can we use Asian American Studies/Pilipino American Studies to "Serve the People" and our communities?

Meet Professor Emily Lawsin to discuss these and other relevant issues.
Monday, October 15, 2007 from 4-6pm at 3230 Campbell Hall at UCLA

Emily Porcincula Lawsin completed her Master of Arts degree in Asian American Studies at UCLA. From 1994-2000, she taught Filipino American Studies at UCLA and Asian American Studies at California State University, Northridge, where she won awards for her dedication to students. In 2000, she joined the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor faculty, where she teaches Filipino American history and literature, Asian Pacific American Women, Oral History Methods, Spoken Word Poetry, and Community Service-Learning courses in the Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Program in American Culture and the Women's Studies Program.

Professor Lawsin has published scholarly pieces, creative writing and poetry in numerous publications. She co-authored "Food and "Pin@y Time": Mapping the Filipino American Experience" which was published in "Teaching about Asian Pacific Americans: Effectiveness Activities, Strategies, and Assignments for Classrooms and Communities". She is co-author of an oral history book titled "Filipino Women in Detroit, 1945-1955" which produces the Pin@y Performance Project, an intergenerational multimedia performance based on stories, poems, and memoirs of pioneers. A second book "Tapestry: Filipinos in Michigan, 1900-1950", is forthcoming next year.

Emily is also a long-time Trustee of the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), which established the resolution to commemorate October as Filipino American History month.

Sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and Samahang Pilipino
For more information phone 310/ 825-1006