COMPLETE LIST OF ABSTRACTS & CONCEPT
PAPERS
8th Nakem International
Conference
Nov 14-16, 2013, Honolulu, HI, USA
Agcaoili,
Aurelio S. University of Hawaii at Manoa.
“The
Call of the Margins, The Crisis of the Center”
The paper argues that in a
state marked by multiplicity, there is no place for the fascistic notion of a
nation-state built upon the 19th century notion of state (as
espoused by Commonwealth President Manuel Quezon) and the search for a
proverbial ‘national language’ at the expense of other languages of the
multi-nation state. What the Philippines
and other similarly situated countries needs to do is recognize and respect the
fundamental rights of peoples to their languages. This act of respect includes
the provision of public space for all these languages including the education
of peoples in these various ethnolinguistic groups and communities in their own
respective languages. Unless the ‘national language’ project in its fascistic
and schizophrenic form is stopped and the other Philippine languages
normalized, the pursuit of real and honest-to-goodness education in democracy
and social justice will never be realized.
Agngarayngay,
Nestor. Mariano Marcos State University.
Agngarayngay,
Zenaida. Mariano Marcos State University.
“Adams:
A Paradise in the North Western Philippines”
The study is an exposition of
the current condition of a pristine place in the hinterlands of Ilocos Norte.
This is the municipality of Adams. By using the trope of ‘paradise,’ the
exposition looks into what Adams can offer in the context of the border
cultures of Ilocandia, and how these border cultures affect our sense of
cultural preservation, our understanding of heritage rights, and our resolved
to value the indigenous knowledge of sustaining the earth.
Alejandro,
Rex-Belli. Mariano Marcos State University
“Panagtagikua
ken Panagparangarag: Engaging Philosophy of Liberation as a Point of Departure
for a Contextual Panagmennamenna”
The paper
argues that by replacing “philosophy” with the Iluko term “panagmennamenna” as
Ilokano critical thinking, we can inaugurate a way of doing philosophy in
Ilokano. This paper also introduces
“panagtagikua” (owning) as the first objective of “panagmennamenna,” a
necessity in putting an end to colonial mindsets of Ilokanos. The paper
concludes with the concept of “panagparangarang” or epiphany. This concept revisits
the Ilokano condition by investing on the peripheral or subaltern view, and
thereby rescuing what it means to be subaltern from its obscurity and
hegemonized position. That subaltern position may have within itself the key to
forging a road to liberation, and thus, emancipation from all forms of
colonization.
Alterado,
Danilo. Saint Louis University.
“The
Margin as Hermeneutical Key: Awakening the Communicative Potential of Silence
in Indigenous Linguistic Worldviews”
The paper explores the communicative
potential of silence from non-western cultural spaces to Asian-indigenous
worldviews as hermeneutical key to critical and cosmic consciousness.
Specifically, it speaks of the Ilokano cosmic Nakem and Laozi’s Dao. At the core of the Ilokano Nakem is a cosmic impulse that situates
this indigenous culture resilience within the dissipating ecological integrity.
On the same light, in the Daoist classical text, Laozi speaks of a heavenly Dao that is the origin and the law that
sustains everything in the world. In the Ilocano cosmic self and Laozi’s Dao
lay a core of cultural belief – an ontology that is deeply founded on the
tradition of silence. By seeking out a decisive break from dominant frameworks,
this paper argues for the possibility of articulating alternative cultural and
linguistic experiences as a political imperative towards democratized world.
Arce,
Gilbert. University of Northern Philippines.
“The Role
of the Higher Education Institutions in the Pursuit of Multilingual Education”
Rountable Discussion with Dr
Alegria Tan Visaya, Dr Raymund Liongson, and Dr Aurelio S. Agcaoili
Asia,
Facundo. Mariano Marcos State University.
Asia,
Ninfa. Mariano Marcos State University.
Pascual,
Carolyn Pilar. Mariano Marcos State University.
“Archives
of Traditional Fishing Gears and Methods of Ilocos Norte, Philippines”
Using indigenous taxonomy,
this research looks into the broader context of names and the act of naming
fishing implements among fisherfolk in Ilocos Norte in order to surface the
deep-seated indigenous knowledge system of the Ilokano people. A revaluation of
the fishing methods sheds light on the richness of the Ilokano mind, a mind
that reveals a certain understanding of the universe, and the tools needed to
relate well to this universe.
Asia,
Ninfa. Mariano Marcos State University.
Lucas,
Marilou. Mariano Marcos State University.
Tagay,
Angelina. Mariano Marcos State University.
“Pasarabo
in the Broader Understanding of Ilokano Economic Philosophy”
The research looks into the
place of the practice of pasarabo in the economic life of the Ilokano people.
By analyzing how this pasarabo has become entrenched in the day-to-day life of
the people, and by looking at the role of the returnee, or balikbayan, the
paper interprets this practice in light of a variety of classical economic
theories of production and productivity.
Aurellano,
Rachelle, Waipahu High School
Soria,
Julius, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Soria,
Trixie, Waipahu High School
“Creating
Educational Space through Heritage Language Learning and Teaching: The Case of
Ilokano in a Secondary Classroom in Hawaii”
This
presentation provides a language education model that assumes the need for
grassroots school and community planning efforts in creating pedagogy towards
linguistic diversity and addressing the needs of heritage learners. It is a
model that offers a space to give or help give voice to young Ilokanos who are
the inheritors of the language and culture of Ilokano and Amianan (North)
peoples, yet marginalized within the cultural and language groups of the
Philippines.
Badua, Steve Ryan, San Francisco State University
“Informing Identity, Identifying
Culture: Aural Language Instruction on Intended Messages and Interpreted
Meanings”
This paper is
a commentary on the effectiveness of the Bachelor of Arts program in Philippine
Language and Literature, Ilokano concentration.
This paper focuses on the course, Ilokano Aural Comprehension. Utilizing the program’s mission statement,
benchmarks, and Student Learner Outcomes as the intended messages set by the
faculty members of the program, this research explores the students’ receptivity
of these messages and their interpreted meanings derived from these
messages. This research also assesses
how these students derive meanings through the various activities in which they
partake.
Bautista,
Clement. OMSS, University of Hawaii at Manoa
“The
Issue of Multiculturalism and Diversity and the e-Fil Project”
The paper explains the
rationale behind the e-Fil project. The e-Fil archives documents on
Filipino-Americans through the electronic medium for wider access by
communities in need of these archives. The sharing of information is seen as a
means of expanding knowledge and for a richer understanding of the experiences
of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in the State of Hawaii and the United
States.
Cajigal,
Aris. Mariano Marcos State University.
“Scaffolding
the Success of the Ilocano Youth – The Ilocos Norte Experience”
The paper presents the
overall results of the educational initiatives done by the local government of
Ilocos Norte in meeting its Millennium Development Goals.
These initiatives include a
comprehensive scholarship program in the elementary, high school, and college
levels, extensive school improvement, teacher empowerment, and subsidy for
basic school resources and utilities.
Camarao,
Mark. Northwestern University
Cadiz,
Neyzielle R. University of the Philippines Baguio
“Why
not Iloco? A Study on Ilocos Norte High School Newspapers”
The research uncovers the
reasons why there is a prevailing non-compliance in the Department of Education
order for schools to publish student papers in Ilokano. It also unravels the
non-Deped factors that continue to reinforce dominant beliefs and practices in
campus journalism in the Ilokano language by looking into the practices of the
27 student-produced campus newspapers in the province of Ilocos Norte.
Garces,
Nicki. UHM Hamilton Library.
“The Ilokano Library Collection and the
Production of Amianan Knowledge: The Case of the Hamilton Library Ilocaniana
Collection”
The
research provides an analysis of the assessment of the Ilocaniana Collection of
the Hamilton Library of the University of Hawaii. The assessment is framed by
the various needs of the Ilokano people of Hawaii, a group that makes up almost
90% of the total Philippine and Philippine-descended people. Another rationale
of the assessment is the need of the UH Manoa Ilokano Language and Literature
Program for more relevant reference materials.
Clariza,
Maria Elena. UH Manoa Hamilton Library.
“KADAGATAN: An
Online Curriculum on Filipino Culture and Marine Ecology”
This
paper explores Kadagatan’s impact on Filipino cultural revival and community
empowerment. KADAGATAN embraces a cultural-based science and social
studies curriculum. The term “Kadagatan” means seas
or ocean in the Cebuano language. It incorporates Filipino culture and
core values in teaching tropical marine ecology. Its aim is to engage
students about environmental stewardship and to inspire them to take action in
sustaining the wellbeing of their environment. This curriculum focuses on
Filipinos and their intimate relationship with the sea, but the concepts
covered in three modules are universal. The website can be access through
the following url: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/cseas/teaching/.
Coloma,
Anna Maria Socorro. Tarlac State University.
“The
Lexical Features of the Emergent Tarlac Variety of Ilokano”
This study identifies
variations in the Ilokano language. Ilokano is a dominant language in the area.
The study employs William Labov’s language variation theory which postulates
that language contact with non-linguistic variables, like age and educational
background, contribute to the emergence of a language variety. The study looks
into the lexical features of the Ilocano variety that is marked by borrowing
from the Tagalog and English languages. The study also notes variations in
terms of affixation as well as in orthography.
Dulay,
Amadeo. Guild of Ilokano Writers. TMI Filipinas.
Manuel,
Marialita. Guild of Ilokano Writers. TMI Filipinas.
Manuel,
Ruperto. Guild of Ilokano Writers. TMI Filipinas.
Perez,
Filma. Local Government of Nueva Vizcaya.
“Name-Giving
Practices Among Ilokanos”
The paper presents the name-giving
practices of Ilokanos particularly those from the Ilokanized region of the
Cagayan Valley area. Such practices simulate the same age-old practices of the
Ilokanos in the Ilocos. In many instances, however, these practices have been
tested by the changing social conditions in many Ilokanized areas, and the
onslaught of more Americanized and Western ways of assigning names of children.
“Social
Change Among Ilongots”
The presentation looks into
the assimilation patterns of the Ilongots, otherwise known as headhunters of
the hinterlands of the Cagayan Valley area. It looks into the various factors
that have contributed to this change in their outlook, practices, beliefs, and
ethos. It further explores how social contact with various ethnolinguistic
groups has contributed to this marked social change.
Felicitas,
Ausbert. University of Northern Philippines.
Jaramilla,
Aldrin. University of Northern Philippines.
“Towards
a Social Phenomenology of ‘Gasat’”
Using a synthetic and syncretic
approach to analyzing ‘gasat,’ the presentation reframes this key concept in
the Ilokano schemata of understanding a view of human life. ‘Gasat’ is
juxtaposed against the concept of planning, prediction, and willpower. Drawing
from the indigenous Ilokano views of the bigger narrative of human life, a
narrative that involves even the unexpected, the paper provides a framework for
explicating a philosophy of life that goes beyond asking existential question
to account responsibility and human freedom.
Gatdula,
Avelina. Northern Luzon Polytechnic State College
“The
MTB-MLE in the Field of Instruction: Recounting Observations and Practices in
Sta. Maria District, Department of Education”
The papers provides anecdotal
evidence of the efficacy of the MTB-MLE, and suggests ways to make the delivery
of this new approach to basic education in the Philippines more efficient in
keeping with the principles of community ownership and empowerment. The
educational pedagogy of the MTB-MLE is tested not so much in the area of
conceptualization but in the area of implementation and execution. This is the
reason why educational leaders and classroom teachers must always be mindful of
the challenges of innovation and change.
Gatmen,
Edna. Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College.
Tuzon,
Gloria. Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College
“Campus
Journalism as an Intervention Strategy in Communication Arts”
The research, in several
towns in Ilocos, demonstrated how campus journalism could become a vehicle in
sharpening the linguistic skills of educatees. The act of writing in two
specified languages honed not only the competencies of educatees in writing,
but also honed their ability to think and argue for the variety of perspectives
that related to their own experiences. Journalism on campus, thus, is one
vehicle that could be explored to equip their communication skills of
educatees.
Lim, Matthew. University of Hawaii at Manoa.
"Family Influences and Smoking Among Filipina Girls."
Among others, the research looks into the various factors that influence Filipina girls to smoke. Using a variety of methodologies and procedures, family influence has been looked into and explains how it becomes one of the main contributory factors to smoking.
Lim, Matthew. University of Hawaii at Manoa.
"Family Influences and Smoking Among Filipina Girls."
Among others, the research looks into the various factors that influence Filipina girls to smoke. Using a variety of methodologies and procedures, family influence has been looked into and explains how it becomes one of the main contributory factors to smoking.
Lino,
Marlina. Mariano Marcos State University.
“Bringing into the Center the Ilokano
Youth’s Voice through Paka(sarita)an”
The research revisits the
salient power of the narrative in the form of the ‘paka(sarita)an’ henceforth theorized as a
methodological approach and theory within the Nakem Conferences discourse. This
discourse has been developed through the years, but it owes its seminal energy
from earlier critical discourses of scholars on Ilokano language, culture, and
ethos. Centered on this act of revisiting is the need to anchor the act of
story-telling and story-making on the capacity of the young people to tell
their own stories, or to equip them with the skills to do so in the hope that
in their telling of their own stories, they could reframe their own narratives
for purposes truly their own.
Liongson,
Raymund Ll. University of Hawaii Leeward CC.
“Language
Rights and Human Rights: The View from International Covenants and Social
Justice”
The paper revisits the issues
of language and culture and reframes these using the lens of human rights. By
deploying the principles laid down by various international covenants, the
question of language is seen as inalienable, and thus, requiring basic respect.
Any act that runs counter to this requisite is deemed violative of this fundamental
right, and a state that violates this right is as guilty as any other party,
even if the state hides behind claims to ‘common good.’
Lorenzo,
Natividad. Mariano Marcos State University.
Lorenzo,
Joanica. Mariano Marcos State University.
“Linguistically
Diverse Pupils Learning with the Lingua Franca”
The paper articulates the
possible problems to be addressed with frankness when the classroom is not
linguistically homogenous, but diverse. Key pedagogical issues have to be
solved, and compromises have to be drawn up in order not to jeopardize the
education of the educatees. Despite this, questions remain—and these questions
are both theoretical and practical: up to what extent one can come up with
compromises in the classroom without sacrificing educational substance? The
paper tries to revaluate this and offers some possible solutions.
“Written
Communications in Ilokano, No More? …Why Not?”
By using textual analysis,
plus other complementary tools, letters are analyzed and the dominant domains
in them surfaced in order to account a bigger story, or narrative. What this
narrative is all about depends much on so many variables including the language
used, and the form and style of communication deployed. This paper presents
such relationships in an effort to understand that texts are never neutral, but
always deploying meanings and symbols that are sometimes different from what is
commonly thought.
Madariaga,
Eufe. Mariano Marcos State University.
“The
Language of Politics in Infomercials”
The research looks into the
language evident in the infomercials of two towns in Ilocos Norte, and analyzed
by looking at the inflections of the words used, frequency of the buzzwords,
and the apparent theme, or themes, being suggested or projected in the way the
claims have been constructed. Even with a limited sample, we can see here some
element of the ‘critical’ in these infomercials, and some element of the
‘drumbeating,’ or the tendency to present the candidates’ accomplishments in
the active voice of the verb.
Piano,
Mae Oliva. University of Northern Philippines.
“Pagannurotan,
Galad, Panunot, and Kinapateg as Regulative as Part of the Cultural Value
System of the Young Ilokanos: The Search for a Regulative Ideal”
The paper presents the
intricate connection of, and among, four key concepts related to the core
values of the human person as understood by the Ilokanos. Tested against the
young people, these values are then redefined, revisited, and reconceptualized
through a variety of exchanges among members of a group of college of students
(ages 16-19). By drawing on the results of the focused group discussion, and by
analyzing the responses of students, the values are drawn out and contextualized
in the contemporary life of the young Ilokanos.
Ranchez,
Jesus Basilio.* Mariano Marcos State University.
“The
Unpublished Ethnic Dances in Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte: Their Dance Literature”
The study documents the
ethnic dances of Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte. The dances are interpreted by taking
into account the action, gesture, movement, and steps of the indigenous dancers
popularly called Tinguians or Isnegs. Likewise, the particular instruments used
suggest ways of accounting the meaning of these dances especially when these are
juxtaposed against the community rites and rituals, ceremonies, and healing
practices.
Soriano,
Nonadel. Philippine
State College of Aeronautics.
“Translating Aeronautical Terms Towards
Development of Aviation Lingo in the Vernacular Languages”
The work presents the
techniques, approaches, strategies, and principles used in the translation of
English aeronautical terms. The movement of the L1 to the L2 (Tagalog and
Cebuano) is described and the difficulties of accounting such a difficult
movement is brought to the surface in an effort to evolve a productive
compromise. That compromise is not tied to the linguistic fact alone, but also
to context, and to other considerations of comprehension, clarity,
concreteness, and conciseness.
Suarez,
Cecilia. Ateneo de Manila University.
Lasam,
Ruth. Commission on Higher Education.
“The
Role of Independent Publishing in the Pursuit of Critical Education”
The presentation looks into
the criticisms hurled against the implementation of the MTB-MLE from the
perspective of (a) preparedness; (b) availability of instructional materials;
and (c) appropriateness of such materials from the perspective of production of
such materials and the training of teachers who use them. As independent
publishers, the paper articulates the same questions raised by other
independent publishers. These questions relate to access (a) to public resources
in the development of instructional materials and (b) to government subsidy in
the production and reproduction of books and reference materials for students
and teachers alike.
Washburn-Repollo,
Eva Rose. Chaminade University.
“Cultural Allies Towards a Discursive Turn of First Languages”
An alternative to developing a discursive turn to the first
languages marginalized by hegemonic and political policies in colonized
societies is to shape a discursive turn by a visible use of the first language
by academics, authorities and role models. The theory that “we want to learn
the language spoken by those we love and respect,” necessitates an essential
foundation that can be provided by cultural allies who come from positions of
power and influence. This paper proposes three different avenues for a
discursive turn in the use of the first language. The three structures that can
build on already vibrant local usage of the language can be situated in the
following media and performance venues: 1) Radio shows inviting local
celebrities and talents that use the first language to express views and share
vocabulary, 2) Classrooms where teachers model first language use with
appreciations for figures of speech with students, 3) Family and office
gatherings where exchanges of information are made accessible to local and
non-local participants (providing translations of the non-local). All of these
venues offer agentive spaces for a reflexive shift to redefine the use of the
first language. This is where new ideas and concepts are debated and created to
increase vocabulary and love for their own language.
Yumul,
Herdy. Mariano Marcos State University.
“English-Only
Policy as Palisi: The Case of Saviour’s Christian Academy”
The presentation gives an
account of what happened to the three students of Saviour’s Christian Academy
from beginning to end. In particular, it narrates of the dynamic involved in forging
a collective resistance to such an abuse of power and authority, in staging an
organized campaign, and in drumbeating the cause of language and heritage
rights.
PANELS
The Logic of Language Access in Various Social
Services
Colmenares,
Serafin Jr., Office of Language Access
Cuaresma,
Charlene, SEED, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Manzano,
Helena, Department of Health-Hawaii
Lydia
Pavon, Domestic Violence Action Center
Access Rights and Commitment to Social
Justice
Acido,
Jeffrey T. University of Hawaii at Manoa, “Getting
There—But Not Yet. Or Why We Have Yet to Word the Struggle for Critical
Education”
Lee,
Gordon. University of Hawaii at Manoa, “Meaning What We Say in
Critical Education”
Student Panel: Our Words,
Our World
Alonzo, Erna Marie, “The Exploration of One’s Cultural
Identity”
Bugarin, Channara Heart, “Finding the Ilokano-Self in Second
Generation
Immigrants”
Casinas, Jethro, “Language Transition and Pride of the
Ilokano Language”
Domingo, Dean, “Coming Full Circle: From Student in
the Program to Teaching in the Program”
Community
Language Needs
Dela Cruz, Castora, “The Language Needs of
our Communities in the Health Sector”
Dela Cruz, Rommel, “The Language Needs of
our Heritage Communities in the Big Island”
Report of Student Summit, with the Waipahu High
School Ilokano GEAR-Up Program, with Alycia Kiyabu, Steve Ryan Badua, Lydia
Pavon, Facilitators
Language Access and the
Ilokano Community
Custodio, Jennifer, UH Manoa Honors Program, “Serving the
Needs of the Students in Higher Education”
Duldulao, Glenda, KKV-CFS, “Ilokano and the Kokua
Kalihi Valley Clientele”
Galacgac, Ashley, UH Manoa, “Ilokano Language and the
UH Manoa College Student”
*Godspeed, Professor Jessie Ranchez.
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