The UP Asian Center will hold the "Asia 4.0: The 2019 Graduate Students' Conference" on 23 November 2019 at the UP Asian Center, QC. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. Walk-ins are welcome, but participants are encouraged to sign up.
8:10 am–9:00 am
MIGRATION and GLOBALIZATION
Virtual Homes Away from Home: A Self-Reflexive Case Study on the Use of Online Communication Applications by Overseas Filipino Workers
Jacelle Bonus, MA Media Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman
Surge of Indians for Medical Education in the Philippines and Mediation of Identities in Post-Colonial Manila as Diasporic Ethnic Group: An Ethnographic Study
Santosh Digal, PhD Media Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman
Filipinos in Western Video Games: Race and Capitalism in the Advent of Glocalization
Thea Pamela Pauline A. Javier, PhD Communication, University of the Philippines Diliman
9:00 am–9:50 am
POLITICS, CULTURE and LABOR
Cognitive Map of 20th-Century Workers’ Imagination in the Philippines from 1900s–1930s
Christian Lemuel Magaling, MA Asian Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman
Vaporwave, or The Vaporization of Philippine Cultures: Prospects on Living Through the Age of Extremes
Allen Casey Gumiran, MA Philippine Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman
The Sidewalk Vendor: Socio-Economic Cohesion in the Formal Economy as Part of the 4th Industrial Revolution
Manolo Labor, MA Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman
Collaborative Economy in Developing Countries: Perspectives from the Philippines
Ivy Jessen Galvan, Master Asian Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman
10:05 am–10:55 am
URBANIZATION and DEVELOPMENT
Community in Transition: The New Clark City in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Jennifer Kleskie et al., PhD in Philippine Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman
Trashing Disposable Development: Consolidation of Urbanization of City of San Jose del Monte
Sharmaine Lizada, Master Philippine Studies, University of the Philippines Diliman
Assessment of Flood Hazard Mapping in San Juan River Basin
Marilyn Medina, PhD Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines Diliman
The Implications of Political Patronage to Disaster Assistance in Palanan and other Selected City/Municipalities in Isabela Province
Michael Jamillon, MA Political Science, University of Santo Tomas
10:55 am–11:45 pm
HEALTH, AGEING and EDUCATION
Emerging Global Security Health Threat in the 21st Century: The Rise of Vaccine Hesitancy and Refusal in Selected Asian States
Jan Miguel Santos, MS Geography, University of the Philippines Diliman
Level of Improvement among Healthcare Facilities in Manila Basis for an Action Plan
Mefia Nelson, Master in Public Health, Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation
Responsive and Inclusive Education in the New Normal of Education 4.0
Rosella Torrecampo, Doctorate in Education Leadership, Development Academy of the Philippines
Determinants of Life Satisfaction among Older Filipino People at the Beginning of the Fourth industrial Revolution
Genny Bandoles, PhD Sociology, University of the Philippines Diliman
1:30 pm–3:30 pm
KEYNOTE
Trade and Development with Human Capital: A Century's Narrative in Korea
Hak Kil Pyo, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Economics, Seoul National University
3:30 pm–4:00 pm
AWARDING
Winners of the Best Paper, Best Presentation, and Best Presenter will be announced, as well as the winners of the photo competition.
About the Keynote Speaker
Hak K. Pyo is a Visiting Scholar at the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) and Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Economics and Asia Center, Seoul National University. He earned BA from Seoul National University and PhD from Clark University. His publications include “Inflationary Expectations, ‘Endogenous Money’, and Economic Growth” (1986), “The Transition in the Political Economy of South Korean Development” (1993), “Excess Competition, Moral Hazard and Industrial trauma in Korea, 1977-1998” (2000) and “Financial Crisis and Relative Productivity Dynamics in Korea: Evidence from Firm-level Data (1992-2003) [2010].”
Happy 64th Birthday, Asian Center
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The 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.
