ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
MABANGLO, Ruth Elynia S
Associate Professor Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages & Literatures.
Spalding 459
Tel: 808.956.6970
Fax: 808.956.5978
email: [email protected]
Educational Background:
B.A., University of the East, 1969
M.A., Philippine Normal University, 1980
Ph.D. (with Honors), Manuel L. Quezon University, 1985
Distinctions:
Coordinator, Filipino and Philippine Literature Program, Department of Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures
President, Council of Teachers of Soutseal Asian Languages (COTSEAL), 1999-2001
Board Member, Honolulu International Film Festival (HIFF), 1999--
President, Hawaii Association of Language Teachers (HALT), 1998-1999
(UH) Presidential Citation for Meritorius Teaching, 1996
Hall of Fame, Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, for the distinction of wining five first prizes in the annual award of the Literary Contest.
1st prize, Poetry (Filipino Division), "Bayan ng Lunggati, Bayan ng Pighati" (Land of Aspiration, Land of Lamentation), Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (CPMAL).
Research/Teaching Specializations:
Filipino; Philippine literature; Philippine culture; Philippine drama &
poetry, translation
Courses Taught:
Fil 101-102 (Elementary Filipino)
Fil 201-202 (Intermediate Filipino)
Fil 301-302 (Advanced Filipino)
Fil 415 (Translation)
Fil 461 (Tagalog Literature)
Fil 462 (Tagalog Folklore)
IP 363 Contemporary Philippine Literature in English
IP 396 Philippine Folk Literature in Translation
IP 435 (The novels of Jose Rizal)
Recent Publications:
"Balada ni Lola Amonita" and "The Ballad of Lola Amonita" in Nick Carbo and Eileen Tabios (Eds.), Babaylan: An Anthology of Filipina and Filipina American Writers. San Francisco, California: Aunt Lute Books, c2000. pp. 309-315.
"Metaphors of Protest: Anti-Colonial and Nationalistic Themes as Tradition in Tagalog Poetry", Literary Studies East and West, Volume 17, Navigating Islands and Continents: Conversations and Constestations in and around the Pacific, Selected Essays. Honolulu: College of Languages Linguistics and Literature, University of Hawaii and the East-West Center, c2000. pp. 24-39.
Anyaya ng Imperyalista/Invitation of the Imperialist, a bilingual collection of poems on diaspora. Quezon City, Philippines: University of the Philippines Press, 1998.
Kung Di Man (If Not), a collection of love poems in Tagalog. Pasig, Metro Manila: Anvil Publishing, Inc., 1994.
Valeriano Hernandez-Pe�a: Ang Kasaysayan ng Magkaibigang Nena at Neneng--Pag-aaral, Pagpapakahulugan, Pagpapahalaga (The Story of Nena and Neneng Friendship--Analysis, Interpretation and Appreciation). Pasig, Metro Manila: Anvil Publishing, Inc., 1993.
Mga Abong Pangarap: Mga Dula, a collection of socio-political plays in Tagalog, Quezon City, Philippines: Kalikasan Press, 1991.
Mga Liham ni Pinay (The Letters of Pinay), a collection of Tagalog feminist and political poems, Manila, Philippines: De La Salle University Press, c1990.
"Wika at Katauhang Babae: Mula Mito Hanggang Panahong Moderno" (Language and Womans Individuality: From Myth to Modern Times) in Malay: Jornal ng Humanidades at Agham Panlipunan (Vol. IX, No. 1, 1990-91), De La Salle University Press.
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