~Originally published in YFile on 25 November 2023~
York University and the government of the Philippines signed a historic donation agreement on Nov. 21 that provides York with a contribution of 5 million Philippine pesos ($115,000 CDN). The funding is the result of the strong academic and research collaborations between York and Philippine universities and will be used to enhance relations between the Philippines and Canada through academic programs, projects and activities related to Filipino history, cultures and society.
The Philippine Studies Group at York University, located within the York Centre for Asian Research, will spearhead the initiative, which will be led by Ethel Tungohan, associate professor of politics and Canada Research Chair in Canadian Migration Policy, Impacts and Activism, along with Professor Patrick Alcedo from the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, and Philip Kelly, associate dean, research and global affairs, for the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC).
Click here to read the full story by Elaine Smith. Photographs by Alex Felipe.
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