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    ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

    This conference placed emerging and established scholars in Filipino, Asian North American and Queer Studies in conversation with artists, front-line community workers, and community members. Participants addressed specific concerns and topics that are relevant to LGBTQ Filipinos/as in Canada, and attempted to intervene in dialogues around policy, integration, and settlement.

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    BREAKFAST (8:30am-9:00am)

     

    Welcoming Remarks (9:00am – 9:15am)

    • Robert Diaz, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, OCAD University

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    Opening Keynote: New Directions in Queer Filipino/a Studies, Canadian Interventions (9:15am – 10:00am)

    • Roland Sintos Coloma, Chair and Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Miami University

     

    Panel 1: Performing Sexuality, Collectivity, and Indigeneity (10:00am – 11:00am)

    • Jo Alcampo, Kapwa Collective

    • Christine Balmes, Kapwa Collective

    • Casey Mecija, Kapisanan

     

    Panel 2: Queer Perspectives on Gender, Aging, and Later Life (11:00am – 12:00am)

    • Fritz Luther Pino, Ph.D. Candidate, OISE, University of Toronto

    • Karlo Franko Azores, MSW Candidate, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto

    • Lukayo Estrella, Senior Manager, Jer's Vision: Canada's Youth Diversity Initiative

     

    Panel 3: Reclaiming Our Oral Histories and Our Stories (12:00pm – 1:00pm)

    • Melanya Liwanag Aguila, Community Member

    • Lisa Valencia-Svensson, Community Member

    • PJ Alafriz, Community Member

     

    LUNCH (1:00pm – 1:45pm)

     

    Panel 4: Queerness, Community, and Resilience (1:45pm – 2:45pm)

    • Benjamin Bongolan, Settlement Coordinator, 519 Community Center (LGBT Center)

    • Ken Santos, Secretary General, UKPC/FCYA at the Magkaisa Centre

    • Joy Sioson, Chairperson, Philippine Women’s Centre of Ontario

     

    Panel 5: Queerness, the Body, and Notions of Health (2:50pm – 3:50pm)

    • Constantine Cabarios, Counsellor, AIDS Committee Toronto (ACT)

    • Kim Abis, Finance Administrator and Communications Coordinator, University of Toronto

    • May Farrales, Ph.D. Candidate, University of British Columbia

     

    BREAK (3:50pm – 4:00pm)

     

    Movie Screening: Ati-Atihan Lives (4:00pm – 5:30pm)

    • Patrick Alcedo, Associate Professor, Department of Dance, York University (Discussion)

     

    Panel 6: Performance, Queerness, and the Canadian Global City (5:30pm – 6:30pm)

    • Robert Diaz, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, OCAD University

    • John Paul Catungal, Killam Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia

     

    Closing Keynote (6:30pm – 7:15pm)

    • Martin Manalansan, Associate Professor, Asian American Studies, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

     

    RECEPTION (7:30pm - 9:00pm)

     

    Date: Friday, January 23, 2015

    Time: 9:00AM to 7:00PM

    Place: OCAD University, Room 190