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Note: This entry is the third of three posts that record the ideas Bayan scholars and professors had at at our Summer 2018 planning retreat,The first entry outlines our reflections about what made our experiences feel humanized, what made the learning feel so “live”. The second entry outlines our exploration about the particularity of Filipino American experience that requires a special kind of “rehumanization”. We began exploring what about the our own individual experiences, sociology, and history might account for the dehumanization. This third and final entry outlines suggestions and ideas
For the final portion of the retreat, we discussed suggestions for next year.We came up with four themes, all of which logically followed from the retreat activities and our experiences in Bayan.
Focus on History/Sociology and Identity : A significant portion of the discussion focused around our lack of formal knowledge regarding Filipino American history and sociology. How did we get here? What, if anything, characterized our peoples’ experiences. What were the factors that lead to our inclusion in the US story? How might lack of information or misinformation impact our individual sense of self as well our sense of belonging to the larger society? The professors need to include more history - the stuff students (and professors!) don’t know or information has been hidden. As a class, we can deconstruct and revise our understandings of ourselves and our situation here in the USA.
Focus on History/Sociology and Identity : A significant portion of the discussion focused around our lack of formal knowledge regarding Filipino American history and sociology. How did we get here? What, if anything, characterized our peoples’ experiences. What were the factors that lead to our inclusion in the US story? How might lack of information or misinformation impact our individual sense of self as well our sense of belonging to the larger society? The professors need to include more history - the stuff students (and professors!) don’t know or information has been hidden. As a class, we can deconstruct and revise our understandings of ourselves and our situation here in the USA.
