Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand 
why the old poets of China went so far
and high 
into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

 The Tri-College Ph.D. Philippines Studies Program, University of the Philippines Diliman will hold the conference and exhibit, PAKARADYAAN: Women Weaving Mëranaw Culture on 28 March to 1 April 2023, at the UP Asian Center and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. The event is on-site, free, and open to the public.

ABOUT THE EVENT

Conference and exhibit on Mëranaw  culture from March 28 to April 1, 2023.
Featuring lectures by distinguished Mëranaw and other scholars on March 28 and 29, cultural performances of traditional Mëranaw dances, an exhibit of authentic Mëranaw clothing and other cultural items, and actual weaving demonstrations by the Arkat Lawanen Women Empowerment Producers Cooperative which the Mëranaw women organized to help recover from the 2017 Marawi siege.
Organized by the UP DIliman TriCollege PhD Philippine Studies Program in partnership with the UPD Office for Initiatives for Culture and the Arts (OICA) and the Quezon City local government in celebration of the  National Women’s Month.

DAY 1: OPENING CEREMONIES

ACTIVITY OPENING
28 March 2023, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, PST; GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium

CONFERENCE THEME
     Maria Bernadette L. Abrera, Ph.D.
     Dean, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
     University of the Philippines Diliman
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
   Women and Development
     Hon. Maria Josefina Tanya "Joy" G. Belmonte
     Mayor, Quezon City
   Women in Public Service
     Amenah F. Pangandaman
     Secretary, Department of Budget and Management
   Women in Society
     Sandra Sanchez-Montano
     Chairperson, Philippine Commission on Women

OPENING OF THE EXHIBIT
28 March 2023, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, PST; Japan Gallery, UP Asian Center

ARKAT LAWANEN MERANAW ARTISAN WEAVERS: AFTER THE SIEGE AND BEYOND
   Amielyn “Asliyah” Limbona
   Commissioner, Philippine Commission on Women for Culture
   Mojaheda B. Abdulgani
   Weaver, Arkat Lawanen Women Empowerment Producers' Cooperative
AWARDING OF CERTIFICATES AND APPRECIATION TO INVITED GUESTS  
FEATURED PERFORMANCE
   UP Filipiniana Dance Group

EMCEE
   Marot N. Flores, Ph.D.
     Departamento ng Pilipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas
     College of Arts and Letters
     University of the Philippines Diliman


DAY 2: CONFERENCE PROPER

29 March 2023, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, 2nd Floor Palma Hall Lobby, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, UP Diliman

LECTURES
   Mëranaw Women in History
     Rebekah Alawi, Ph.D.
     College of Social Sciences and Humanities
     Mindanao State University-Marawi
   Mëranaw Women in Language and Culture
     Sohayle Hadju Abdul Racman, Ph.D.
     Graduate Studies Department, College of Social Sciences and Humanities
     Mindanao State University, Marawi City
   Mëranaw Society and the Culture of Peace in Mindanao
     Sorhaila L. Latip-Yusoph, Ph.D.
     Director, MSU-Mëranaw Cultural Heritage Center
     Director, MSU-Office of Information, Press, and Publication
   History of Mëranaw Craftsmanship
     Linang M. Cabutagan, Ph.D.
     Director and Curator, MSU - Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Arts

REACTIONS

   Cecilia de la Paz, Ph.D.
     Director, Office for the Initiatives in Culture and the Arts
     University of the Philippines Diliman
   Matthew M. Santamaria, Doctor of Law
     Professor and Assistant to the Dean for Cultural Affairs
     Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman
MODERATOR
   Maria Dulce F. Natividad, Ph.D.
     Assistant Professor and College Secretary
     Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman

THE ORGANIZERS

Organized by the UP DIliman TriCollege PhD Philippine Studies Program in partnership with the UPD Office for Initiatives for Culture and the Arts (OICA) and the Quezon City local government in celebration of the National Women’s Month.

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The UP Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.