Symposium uses micro-documentaries to illustrate lives of local Filipinos
CSUEB Center for Filipino Studies
- March 4, 2010
Three generations of Filipinos living in the Bay Area will narrate their memories, struggles and dreams for the future in micro-documentaries April 14 on the Cal State East Bay Hayward campus.
"Cross-Talk: Transnational Filipino Stories in Sight and Sound," presented by sponsors including the California Council for the Humanities, will be presented from 1:20-4:20 p.m. in the original University Union, Room 311, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward. Admission and refreshments will be free; advance reservations are requested. CSUEB students attending will be eligible to win one of two $250 University Bookstore gift certificates.
The four-minute, micro-documentary presentations, each with a point of view, will showcase Vangie Buell, a community activist and author; Felix Junia, a World War II veteran who fought for the U.S. military and continues to wait for benefits from the U.S. government; Gemma Nemenzo, a single mother and managing editor of Filipinas magazine; Michael Guingona, mayor of Daly City who is struggling to balance family life and public service; Cynthia Rapaido, University of San Francisco doctoral student in education searching for her roots; and Jerico Abanico, an Ohlone College student facing challenges associated with exploring his identity.
Each storyteller will be present and available to participate in discussion.
Efrin Padilla, director of the CSUEB Center for Filipino Studies and a professor of sociology and social sciences, says the symposium is intended to foster greater understanding of the culture, values, challenges and vision of Filipinos in California.
Padilla says the "micro doc" format, blending audiovisual technologies, documentary films and native music, is a new way to reflect on a society and one that is well suited to humanities research.
The symposium will also feature a short piece of guitar music by Theresa Calpotura and a historical image of Gabriela Silang, a Filipina revolutionary leader during the Spanish colonization of the country, painted by Chuck Pe Benito.
In addition to CCH, the symposium is sponsored by the Center for Filipino Studies, the Pilipino American Student Association, and the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (CLASS).
For information or registration, contact: rica.llorente@csueastbay.edu or call (510) 786-9363by April 8. Campus parking is $7 per day in pay lots: E2, F, G, H, K or N. CSUEB welcomes persons with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodation upon request. Please notify event sponsor well in advance at (510) 786-9363, if accommodation is needed.