8th Nakem Conference, Schedule of Activities

NAKEM 2013, November 14, 2013 Thursday, DAY ONE	ACTIVITIES	SESSIONS
0700 AM-0800 AM	Formal Start of Registration Continental Breakfast
0800 AM-0900 AM	Formal Opening Ceremonies	Dr Raymund Ll. Liongson, Emcee
0900 AM-1030 AM	1st Plenary Address Hon. Magtanggol T. Gunigundo, Member, House of Representatives, Republic of the Philippines “Legal Interventions in the Pursuit of Emancipatory Education: Lessons from the Republic Act 10533”
1030 AM-1130 AM	Session 1	ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: LANGUAGE, EDUCATION, DEMOCRACY: OUR OBLIGATION Agcaoili, Aurelio, “The Call of the Margins, The Crisis of the Center”; Arce, Gilbert, “The Role of HEIs in the Pursuit of MLE”; Liongson, Raymund, “Language Rights and Human Rights: The View from International Covenants and Social Justice”; response, Visaya, Alegria, “What Can We Do, and What Should We Do to Pursue the Ends of MLE?” [Moderator: Dr R Liongson]
1130 AM-1230 PM	Session 2	INDIGENEITY & PHILOSOPHY Alejandro, Rex-Belli, “Panagtagikua ken Panagparangarang: Engaging Philosophy of Liberation as a Point of Departure for a Contextual Panagmennamenna”; Alterado, Danilo, “The Margin as Hermeneutical Key: Awakening the Communicative Potential of Silence in Indigenous Linguistic Worldviews”; Felicitas, Ausbert & Jaramilla, Aldrin, “Towards a Social Phenomenology of ‘Gasat’”; Piano, Mae Oliva, “Pagannurotan, Galad, Panunot, & Kinapateg as Part of the Cultural Value System of the Ilokanos: The Search for a Regulative Ideal” [Moderator: Dr D Alterado]
1230 PM-0115 PM	LUNCH BREAK
0115 PM-0230 PM	2nd Plenary Address Dr Quirico S. Samonte Jr, Professor Emeritus, Easter Michigan University “Revisiting the Center, Revaluating the Margin: Lessons for Multicultural Education”
0230 PM-0315 PM	Session 3	ARCHIVES, HISTORIES & NATIVE KNOWLEDGE Dulay, Amadeo; Manuel Marialita; Manuel, Ruperto; and Perez, Filma, “Name-Giving Practices Among Ilokanos,” & “Social Change Among Ilongots”; Garces, Nicki, “The Ilokano Library Collection and the Production of Amianan Knowledge: The Case of the Hamilton Library Ilocaniana Collection” [Moderator: Ms Nicki Garces]
0315 PM-0415 PM	Session 4	YOUTH, VALUES, AND THE FUTURE Clariza, Maria Elena, “KADAGATAN: An Online Curriculum on Filipino Culture and Marine Ecology”; Lino, Marlina, “Bringing into the Center the Ilokano Youth’s Voice through ‘Paka(sarita)an’”;; Cajigal, Aris, “Scaffolding the Success of the Ilokano Youth: The Ilocos Norte Experience”; Coloma, Anna Maria Socorro, “The Lexical Features of the Emergent Tarlac Variety of Ilokano”; Lim, Matthew, "Family Influences and Smoking Among Filipina Girls"[Moderator: Dr Marlina Lina]
0415 PM-0530 PM	Session 5	MLE & LANGUAGE ISSUES Tuzon, Gloria & Gatmen, Edna, “Campus Journalism as an Intervention Strategy in Communication Arts”; Gatdula, Avelina, “The MTB-MLE in Instruction: Observations and Practices”; Camarao, Mark & Cadiz, Neyzielle Ronnicque, “Why not Iloco? A Study on Ilocos Norte High School Newspapers” [Moderator: Dr Gloria Tuzon]
0600 PM-0900 PM	Ray-ok ken Ragsak: Ramrambak ti Nakem (A Welcome Reception & Cultural Extravaganza)	Ms Channara Bugarin & Mr Christian Caluya, Emcees
NAKEM 2013, November 15, 2013 Friday, DAY TWO	ACTIVITIES	SESSIONS
0700 AM-0800 AM	Continental Breakfast
0800 AM-0900 AM	3rd Plenary Address Dr Belinda A. Aquino Professor Emeritus University of Hawaii at Manoa “The Production of Ilokano and Amianan Knowledge: Lessons from History”
0900 AM-1000 AM	Session 5	THE URGENCY OF LANGUAGE ACCESS Colmenares, Serafin Jr., “Language Access as a State Policy”; Cuaresma, Charlene, “Language and Health Care”; Manzano, Helena, “Language Access in Public Health Services”; Lydia Pavon, “Language and Culture in DV” [Moderator: Dr Serafin Colmenares Jr]
1000 AM-1100 AM	Session 6	DIVERSITY, HERITAGE, AND EDUCATION Bautista, Clement, “The Issue of Multiculturalism and Diversity and the e-Fil Project”; Dela Cruz, Rommel, “The Language Needs of our Communities”; Dela Cruz, Castora, “Language & Health Needs”; Badua, Steve Ryan, “Informing Identity, Identifying Culture: An Aural Language Instruction on Intended Messages & Interpreted Meanings” [Moderator: Mr Clement Bautista]
1100 AM-1200 NN	Session 7	RESISTANCE, ALLIANCE WORK & MORE Suarez, Cecilia & Lasam, Ruth, “The Role of Independent Publishing in the Pursuit of Critical Education,” Yumul, Herdy, “English-Only Policy as Palisi: The Case of Saviour’s Christian Academy”; Washburn-Repollo, Eva Rose, “Cultural Allies Towards a Discursive Turn of First Languages”; Acido, Jeffrey & Lee, Gordon, “Language, Heritage, and Culture and the Commitment to Social Justice” [Moderator: Dr Eva Rose Washburn-Repollo]
1200 NN-1245 PM	LUNCHBREAK
1245 PM- 0115 PM	4th Plenary Session Dr Alegria Tan Visaya Chief, Center for Ilocos-Amianan Studies, Mariano Marcos State University “The Ilocos Archive and  Museum for Critical Education: The MMSU Experience”
0115 PM-0200 PM	Session 7	AMIANAN ETHOS & MORE Agngarayngay, Nestor & Agngarayngay, Zenaida, “Adams: A Paradise in North Western Philippines”; Asia, Facundo; Asia, Ninfa; & Pascual, Carolyn Pilar, “Archives of Traditional Fishing Gears and Methods  of Ilocos Norte”; Asia, Ninga; Lucas, Marilou, & Tagay, Angelina, “Pasarabo in the Broader Understanding of Ilokano Economic Policy” [Moderator: Dr Ninfa Asia]
0200 PM-0300 PM	Session 8	ILOKANO IN BASIC EDUCATION PANEL 1: Aurellano, Rachelle; Soria, Trixie; and Soria, Julius, “Creativing Educational Space through Heritage Language Learning and Teaching: The Case of Ilokano in Second Classrooms in Hawai`I”; PANEL 2: LANGUAGE ACCESS, THE ILOKANO COMMUNITY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION Custodio, Jennifer, “Serving the Needs of Students in Higher Education”; Duldulao, Glenda, “Ilokano Language & KKV-CFS”; Galacgac, Ashley, “Heritage and the UH Manoa Student”; Castillo, Paul John, “My Experience at UH Maui College” [Moderator: Dr Julius Soria]
0300 PM-0400 PM	Session 9	SOCIETY AND LANGUAGE Madariaga, Eufe, “The Language of Politics in Infomercials”; Lorenzo, Natividad & Lorenzo, Joanica, “Linguistically Diverse Pupils Learning with the Lingua Franca” & “Written Communications in Ilokano, No More?...Why Not?”; Ranches, Jesus Basilio*, “The Unpublished Ethnic Dances in Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte: Their Dance Literature”; Soriano, Nonadel, “Translating Aeronautical Terms Towards the Development of Aviation Lingo in the Vernacular Languages” [Moderator: Dr Natividad Lorenzo]
0400 PM-0500 PM	Session 10	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 in the Ilokano Language”; Domingo, Dean, “Coming Full Circle: From Student to Teacher in the Ilokano Program” [Moderator: Ms Channara Heart]
0500 PM-0530 PM	Session 11	Sharing of Student Summit, with Waipahu High School, facilitated by Alycia Kiyabu, Steve Ryan, & Badua Lydia Abajo Pavon Venue of summit: CCB 307-308
NAKEM 2013 November 16, 2013 Saturday, DAY 3	ACTIVITIES
0700 AM-0800 AM	CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & PHOTO OP SESSIONS
0800 AM-0900 PM	Wrapping Up: Impressions	Dr Julius B. Soria & Ms Clem Montero, Facilitators & Emcees
0900-1200 NN	Timpuyog Drama Festival	Mr Erna Marie Alonzo & Lauren Tagaban, Emcees
1200 NN-0100 PM	Closing Ceremonies: 8th Nakem Conference	Dr Julius B. Soria & Ms Clem Montero, Facilitators & Emcees
0100 PM-0230 PM	Panaglalanglang: Partaking of a Meal
Until next year, at the 9th Nakem Conference/1st Joint Solfed Phil & Nakem Conference, July 23-25, 2014, Iloilo City		10th Nakem Conference—10th Anniversary. The Conference will be held in the Philippines.