Date: 30 June 2011
Jose Rizal: patriot, polymath, and post-colonial posterchild, as Filipino journalist John Nery describes him in his book Revolutionary Spirit: Jose Rizal in Southeast Asia.
In honor of the 150th Birth Anniversary of the Philippine national hero, the book will be launched at a seminar jointly organized by the Philippine Embassy in Singapore and the Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) on 30 June 2011, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at the Seminar Room II, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Pasir Panjang Rd, Singapore 119614.
Dr. Syed Farid Alatas, head of the Malay Studies Center of the National University of Singapore, will make a presentation together with Mr. Nery, to be followed by a panel discussion.
There will be a musical interlude by Filipino classical guitarist Manuel Cabrera II, including a performance of "Kundiman ni Rizal," before the book is launched by the guest-of-honor, Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-At-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Special Adviser of the Institute of Policy Studies, and Chairman of the National Heritage Board.
Contact Information:
Website: register here
Jose Rizal: patriot, polymath, and post-colonial posterchild, as Filipino journalist John Nery describes him in his book Revolutionary Spirit: Jose Rizal in Southeast Asia.
In honor of the 150th Birth Anniversary of the Philippine national hero, the book will be launched at a seminar jointly organized by the Philippine Embassy in Singapore and the Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) on 30 June 2011, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at the Seminar Room II, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), 30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Pasir Panjang Rd, Singapore 119614.
Dr. Syed Farid Alatas, head of the Malay Studies Center of the National University of Singapore, will make a presentation together with Mr. Nery, to be followed by a panel discussion.
There will be a musical interlude by Filipino classical guitarist Manuel Cabrera II, including a performance of "Kundiman ni Rizal," before the book is launched by the guest-of-honor, Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-At-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Special Adviser of the Institute of Policy Studies, and Chairman of the National Heritage Board.
Contact Information:
Website: register here
