Members of the Asian American Association educated an audience about the flag, cuisine, mannerisms and other customs of the Philippines Monday.<\/p>\n
The “Discover Philippines” presentation was led by Ann Ignalaga, the president of the Asian American Association, along with Michelle Santos, the social committee chairwoman for the association.<\/p>\n
Both descend from the Philippines.<\/p>\n
With a computer malfunction, a projector not working, and slow computers, the presentation seemed plagued by technical difficulties. Once the computer and projector issues were solved, the presentation went on smoothly.<\/p>\n
Ignalaga, a senior finance major, and Santos, a senior family and consumer sciences major, both discussed various aspects of the Philippines during their presentation.<\/p>\n
Ignalaga and Santos began the presentation with telling those in attendance that the full name of the Philippines is the Republic of the Philippines.<\/p>\n
Ignalaga also discussed the national animal of the Philippines\u2014the caribou.<\/p>\n
“It’s similar to what a cow is,” Ignalaga said. “It’s very sacred in the Philippines, and there are even laws protecting this animal.”<\/p>\n
Those at the presentation were also able to listen to the Philippines’ national anthem. Originally titled “Lupang Hinirang,” it translates in English to “Beloved Land.”<\/p>\n
Geography-wise, Ignalaga pointed out in her presentation that the Philippines are made up of more than 7,000 islands.<\/p>\n
“With that many islands, you can only imagine how many people are living there,” she said during her presentation.<\/p>\n
Santos presented the cuisine portion of the presentation, which included discussing how important rice was to the Philippines.<\/p>\n
“Rice is a staple for every meal. I try to eat rice every day,” Santos said.<\/p>\n
Ignalaga also touched upon weather and climate. She described its current weather conditions as cold and rainy.<\/p>\n
“It moves from very rainy to very cold\u2014not as cold as it has been here, but still pretty cold with the rain constantly coming down,” she said.<\/p>\n
Ignalaga also commented on the lack of snow in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
“It doesn’t snow at all, I don’t know why,” she said. “That’s okay, I can deal with just having mosquito bites and no snow.”<\/p>\n
The mannerisms in the Philippines were also a big topic for the presentation. Santos explained customs for when greeting elders in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
“It’s a sign of respect to take your elder’s hand, and bow your forehead to their hand,” Santos said.<\/p>\n
Along with the mannerisms, Santos also added that hospitality was important to Philippine culture.<\/p>\n
“We are very big on hospitality, no matter who you are,” she said. “You could be tagging along with a friend, and we would treat you well and feed you. We would feed you until you’re full, and then feed you some more.”<\/p>\n
Santos also said after parties in the Philippines, every guest would leave with food of some kind.<\/p>\n
Pop culture in the Philippines was also part of the presentation with Ignalaga pointing out famous actors like Rob Schneider, who hails from the Philippines.<\/p>\n
Musically, Ignalaga and Santos said the style in the Philippines is a blended variety of European and Spanish music.<\/p>\n
The Asian American Association has been doing presentations on different Asian countries every two weeks since last year.<\/p>\n
Thui Phetchareune, the secretary for the association, said in the last year they have done numerous presentations on Korea, Laos and Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
Heewon Shin, the public relations committee chair for the Asian American Association, added that they would like to cover every country in Asia this year.<\/p>\n
Hoyoung Kim, a junior finance major, said he enjoyed the presentation and learning about a different country, since he comes from South Korea.<\/p>\n
The Asian American Association will be hosting a presentation in two weeks on South Korea in the Casey Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.<\/p>\n
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