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
Mixedness in the Philippines: Perspectives and Insights | An Online Workshop
Mixedness in the Philippines: Perspectives and Insights | An Online Workshop
Details
The UP Asian Center is organizing the online workshop "Mixedness in the Philippines: Perspectives and Insights" on 6 August 2025, 9 AM to 4 PM (GMT+8), online via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, but signing in to a (free) Zoom account is required.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
In recent academic discourse, “mixedness” has emerged as a critical lens for examining hybridity, multilingualism, diasporic identities, family structures, and cultural syncretism in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific region. This workshop brings together scholars whose research engages these themes across language, migration, family, and material culture to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and advance shared understanding.
The workshop aims to strengthen the conceptual framework for understanding mixedness within both Asia-Pacific and Philippine contexts, enriching the theoretical discourse on hybridity and identity. Participants will engage in enhanced interdisciplinary dialogues spanning language, migration, family, and cultural studies, fostering a collaborative and holistic approach to mixedness research. We anticipate that the refined papers may form the basis of an edited volume or a special issue in a scholarly journal. Additionally, the workshop should help identify future collaborative research directions, establishing networks and partnerships that extend beyond the event itself. These anticipated outcomes align with best practices for concept notes, which emphasize how expected outcomes justify a proposal’s relevance and potential impact.
The workshop will also bring together the listed presenters and commentators, senior scholars and experts whose contributions are integral to the sessions. It will also include academic and postgraduate researchers with interests in mixed identities, multilingualism, migration studies, and cultural anthropology. Faculty and students from the UP Asian Center, along with invited scholars from partner institutions, will participate, facilitating vibrant interdisciplinary and cross-institutional engagement. This diverse audience supports both productive peer dialogue and collective learning, an essential component of capacity-building workshops .
Objectives
Provide a conceptual overview of mixedness in Asia-Pacific contexts.
Examine socio-cultural and linguistic expressions of mixedness in the Philippines.
Present and critique empirical studies by contributors focusing on migration, family, and cultural practices.
Facilitate interactive critique by subject specialists to deepen analytical rigor.
INTRODUCTION: Mixedness as a Concept
Mixedness in the Asia-Pacific Context: Theoretical Overview and Prevailing Discourses ZARINE ROCHA, Ph.D., University of Auckland, New Zealand
SESSION 1: Mixedness in Philippine Languages
From Multilingual Realities to Heterolingual Fictions: Operationalizing Mixedness in Translations in the Philippines MARLON SALES, Ph.D., College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman
Abyang-Abyangan: Mixedness bilang salik sa Nanganganib na Wika ng Katutubong Bulos sa Bayan ng Doña Remedios Trinidad (DRT), Bulacan JAY-MAR LUZA, Instructor, Bulacan State University
SESSION 2: Mixedness in Filipino Migration and Diaspora
Bridging Relations and Reunions: Reading Mixedness in the Narratives and Ideologies of Nakem in Ilocano Diasporic Literature ROSALIE V. CALPITO, Instructor, Tarlac Agricultural University
Exploring Humor in the Filipino-American Diaspora: A Case Study on TikTok Content Creator Nurse John PAOLA LOUISE RICO, MA Philippine Studies, Asian Center, UP Diliman
Exploring Mixedness in the Context of Hybridity and Postcolonial Theory NOEL CHRISTIAN A. MORATILLA, Ph.D., Dean and Associate Professor, Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman
SESSION 3: Mixedness in Filipino Families and Households
Bridging the Learning Gaps: Understanding the Learning Experiences of Mixed Heritage Students in an Educational Setting JOHN MICHAEL FORMADERO, Senior High School Teacher, Asia Pacific College
Vlogging the Mixed Self: Exploring Mixed Identity Formation among Japanese-Filipino Children (JFC) in Japinoy Family Vlogs MARY JOY SAWA-AN, Assistant Professor, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
SESSION 4: Mixedness in Philippine Cultures
Mixed Until Death: A Study of Symbols in a Colonial-era Cemetery in the Philippines, ARVIN B. YPIL, CAS Social Sciences Department, Southern Luzon State University - HRMO
Folk Catholicism in Quiapo: Exploring the Syncretic Material Culture and Visual Symbols of Catholicism and Indigenous Spirituality RAYMOND PRESADO, General Education Department, Far Eastern University
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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The UP Asian 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. It also 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. As an area studies institution, 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.
