Welcome to the University of San Francisco's Philippine Studies Facebook Page! Feel free to stop by the program office in KA 185 and say hello!
The Philippine Studies Minor seeks to train and educate students to:
- Understand the formation of Filipino history, culture, and society in the Philippines, the United States, and globally;
- Develop an empathy for the values, behaviors, ehtics, and perspectives of Filipinos;
Be able to identify and discuss social, political, economic, business, psychological, and environmental issues relevant to the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora;
- Obtain basic, intermediate, and advanced Filipino/Tagalog language proficiencies;
- Appreciate the literary, linguistic, philosophical, religious, and artistic contributions of Filipinos to the United States, Asia, and the world; and
- Apply knowledge for activism, advocacy, and social justice in the Philippines, the United States, the Asia Pacific, and the world.
