Kuwentong Pamamahay: Stories and Storytelling of Home and Identity from Filipino Canadian Perspectives

“Kuwentong Pamamahay” (loosely translated as “Stories of Home-Making”) is an oral storytelling project that conveys intangible heritage values that draw on the specific living cultural experience, social histories and conditions of Vancouver’s Filipino Canadian community. Pamamahay is a Tagalog word for making both a physical and social space feel like home. The project presents unique Filipino Canadian modes of community-building around pamamahay through cultural aspects like food, religion, art, and expressions of national and bi-cultural identity. The project will culminate in an online digital exhibit and archive hosted by The Heritage Vancouver Society. This project changes public heritage discourse by relating stories and culture to intangible forms of heritage and addresses The Heritage Vancouver Society’s mandate to amplify diverse voices and help communities tell their own stories.

Faculty Supervisor:

John Paul Catungal

Student:

Partner:

Heritage Vancouver Society

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; New and Digital Media; Other

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program: