Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, diplomats meet York U leadership and researchers

The Philippines Secretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo stopped by York University on the last day of his Canadian trip, to meet with members of York’s leadership and faculty researchers with a strong interest in the Philippines and its diaspora. He was accompanied by the country’s top diplomats to Canada, including Ambassador Maria Andrelita Austria; Assistant Secretary Jose Victor Chan-Gonzaga, Office of American Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs; and Toronto Consul General Angelica Escalona.

TODAY: York U hosts workshop on experiences of Filipino diaspora in Canada and US

TORONTO, November 14, 2016 – The experiences of Filipino immigrants living in the US and those living in Canada will be compared and contrasted at a York University workshop today, even as the topic of immigration continues to heat up the post-election news. The workshop, “Transnational Filipinx Studies: Comparing the Philippine Diaspora in Canada and […]