Organizer: Asian American Resource Center and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Northern Illinois University
Type/Location: Hybrid / DeKalb, IL
Description:
Join the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at NIU and the Philippine Consulate General of Chicago for a presentation by Ambeth Ocampo, Professor of History at Ateneo de Manila University, who will discuss how people have utilized the history of the Philippines for better or worse.
About the Speaker:
Ambeth R. Ocampo is a Filipino public historian, academic, cultural administrator, journalist, author, and independent curator. He is best known for his definitive writings about Philippines' national hero José Rizal and on topics in Philippine history and Philippine art through Looking Back, his bi-weekly editorial page column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Registration:
To attend the event in person, please register here.
To attend the event virtually, please register here.