UPAAE’s HISTORYA 2021: Day 2 (June 12) Panelists

In cooperation with SALUDO 2021 (saludocanada.ca) and the Government of Alberta Canadian Heritage Day 2 Panelists: Keren Tang Joseph Luri Susana Runge ------------ Read their bios below: Keren is a mom, community organizer, and a political candidate for the upcoming City Council election in Edmonton. She merges her background in public health, community development, human-centred …

UPAAE’s HISTORYA 2021: Day 1 (June 11) Panelists

In cooperation with SALUDO 2021 (saludocanada.ca)and the Government of Alberta Canadian Heritage Day 1 Panelists: Dr. Toh Swee-Hin (S.H. Toh) Bernadatte Iahtail Funke Olokude ------------ Read their bios below: Dr. Toh Swee-Hin (S.H.Toh) is Professor Emeritus in Education of the University of Alberta (Canada). Born in Malaysia and a citizen of Canada and Australia, he …

HISTORYA 2021 Kicks Off with our First of a Series of Livestreams

UPAAE kicks off this year's HISTORYA 2021 with a LIVESTREAM event hosted by Kirk Lim and UPAAE Vice President Michelle V Lucena with special guest, Consul General Zaldy Patron at 5pm (MDT), May 20th on our Facebook Page. We will tell you what HISTORYA 2021 is. There is a prize waiting for the lucky viewer! …

Have you heard of HISTORYA?

We, Filipinos, love socially-relevant events. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. https://videopress.com/v/yKRN3WvK?preloadContent=metadata For the past couple of years, UPAAE has been evolving as an organization and has been raising awareness about the Filipino cultural heritage through HISTORYA and other initiatives both online and offline. UPAAE is …

Have you ever wondered why some of the names of typical Filipino snacks sounded Spanish?

The Philippine cuisine is influenced by a number of indigenous and foreign cultures, including the cuisine of the early Malay settlers, Arab and Chinese traders, American colonizers, and other Oriental and Occidental accents and flavors. The strongest influence is that of Spain's. Spaniards colonized the Philippines for almost 400 years, hence the strongest influence in …

A Month Away From HISTORYA 2021

Kumusta ka?(How are you?) We're a month away from HISTORYA 2021! Here's a brief description of what will transpire for each day of the event. We hope you're as excited as we are. For sure both days will be amazing. See you there! Don't forget to register to our event: historya2021.eventbrite.com/ In cooperation with SALUDO …

HISTORYA 2021 Fun Fact

Here's a FUN Fact: An alphasyllabary belonging to the family of the Brahmic scripts, Baybayin is a pre-Hispanic Philippine script. The term 'baybayín' means "to write" or "to spell (syllabize)" in Tagalog. Baybayin was widely used in Luzon and other parts of the Philippines prior to and during the 16th and 17th centuries before being …

Thank you, HISTORYA 2021 Partners!

The University of the Philippines Alumni Association - Edmonton (UPAAE) would like to acknowledge the support of the following HISTORYA 2021 partners: (1) This year's HISTORYA event is funded by the Canadian Heritage. "Canadian Heritage and its portfolio organizations play a vital role in the cultural, civic and economic life of Canadians. Arts, culture and …

Welcome to HISTORYA 2021!

HISTORYA is an intercultural learning experience that will engage Canadians in sharing the history and journey of migration of diverse migrants who have made Canada their home. This event is hosted by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association - Edmonton (UPAAE). This two-day online event is part of the national celebration of this year's …

HISTORYA 2021

In celebration of the Philippine Heritage Month, the University of the Philippines Alumni Association Edmonton is proudly presenting this year's HISTORYA. We are excited to go on this trip with you. SOON. June 11-12.