Organizer: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Type/Location: Virtual
Description:
Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at UH-Mānoa for the virtual book launch of Halo-Halo Ecologies, an anthology that gathers a transnational community of food enthusiasts, engaged scholars, and social and environmental activists to reimagine Philippine Studies and Food Studies.
About the Book:
Halo-Halo Ecologies: The Emergent Environments Behind Filipino Food is a recipe for a new storytelling tradition that brings together critical studies of Filipino food and the environment. The first of its kind, the volume gathers a transnational community of food enthusiasts, engaged scholars, and social and environmental activists to reimagine what, how, and why we eat—setting the table for a new canon in Philippine and Food Studies.
Speakers and Guests
Editors: Alyssa Paredes, PhD (University of Michigan) and Marvin Montefrio, PhD (National University of Singapore)
Contributors & Special Guests: Felice Prudente Sta. Maria, Chef Giney Villar, Paolo Ven B. Paculan
Opening Remarks: Dr. Miriam Stark (Director, UH Mānoa CSEAS) and Consul General Arman R. Talbo (Philippine Consulate in Honolulu)
Moderator: Dr. Pia Arboleda (UH Mānoa, Indo-Pacific Languages & Literatures)
Registration:
To attend the event virtually, please register here.