Raul Sunico Concert
US-Philippines Society co-sponsored Raul Sunico concert “For Love of Bohol” at Georgetown University. Source: Raul Sunico Concert
William Howard Taft and the Philippines – An Enduring Legacy
US-Philippines Society in partnership with the University Club, sponsored a luncheon series during the University Club’s 110th anniversary year. Featured speakers Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia and Ambassador John D. Negroponte examined the legacy of Taft who was elected as the University Club’s first president.
Noli Me Tangere Opera comes to Washington DC
The US-Philippines Society was one of the sponsors in the inaugural presentation of the newly-formed Mid Atlantic Foundation for Asian Artists (MAFFAA) to the metro DC community with “Noli Me Tangere Opera. Source: QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS | “Noli Me Tangere Opera” comes to Washington DC
Mga Parol, Puto Bumbong, At Iba Pa
The Washington community experienced Filipino Christmas with traditional lanterns, called parols, and native delicacies to mark the start of the dawn masses nine days before Christmas. At a reception sponsored by the US-Philippines Society, members and guests enjoyed Filipino food including rice cakes traditionally served after the dawn mass. Lanterns …
Philippines on the Runway
Innovative Philippine fashion and design from well-known designers from the US and the Philippines made an impression in Portland’s FashioNXT 2013. The US-Philippines Society welcomed this opportunity to showcase the Philippines at the opening of a gala fashion show.
Orientation on Philippine Holdings, Library of Congress
A small-group tour of the Library of Congress and special orientation on its Philippine holdings, including select materials from the Filipino American collection, Hispanic division, and the original manuscript of the Doctrina Cristiana from the Rare Books collection. At The Jefferson Building, Library of Congress Thursday August 29, 2013 at …
Holocaust Haven in the Philippines
The US-Philippines Society and SAIS-Southeast Asia Studies Roundtable with Prof. Sharon Delmendo, Professor at St. John Fisher College, on the inspiring, yet little-known, story of the Jewish rescue under the leadership of President Manuel L. Quezon. Source: Holocaust Haven in the Philippines
The Philippine Madrigal Singers: Celebrating 50 years of world-class choral singing
The US-Philippines Society and the Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C. celebrates the world-class talent of the Philippine Madrigal Singers at the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Source: The Philippine Madrigal Singers performs in DC on May 11, Saturday |
A Panel Discussion on Stanley Karnow’s Southeast Asia
The US-Philippines Society and SAIS presents an informal retrospective on the work and times of the late Stanley Karnow. A distinguished panel addresses questions on how journalists covered and influenced events in vietnam and the Philippines in the second half of the 20th century… A panel discussion on Stanley Karnow’s …
Bayanihan in Philippines
US-Philippines Society with the US-Philippine Embassy presents the Bayanihan Dance Troupe at the Kennedy Center and Jazz at the Lincoln Center