Asian Social Institute: Lecture Series

16/09/2025

Congratulations 🎉
We are very proud of you!

Congratulations ASI Social Work Board Passers 2025 !!!

05/07/2025

We're so happy to celebrate your beautiful birthday, Doc Mina!
May your day be filled with the same warmth, grace, and quiet wisdom you’ve shared so generously with the Asian Social Institute—and with the world.
Your life continues to inspire, uplift, and nurture generations of transformative leaders. You touch lives in ways that ripple far and deep.

With prayers for good health, a heart full of peace, and wonderful blessings in the year ahead.
Your ACA students love you so dearly. 💖
Happy Birthday, Doc Mina! 🌸🙏🎉

24/04/2025

You're invited!

Join us for a Workshop on Cultural Mapping this May 20, 2025 (Tuesday), from 2:00–5:00 PM.
Admission is FREE!

Whether you're a student, educator, community worker, or advocate, this workshop is a great opportunity to deepen your understanding of cultural heritage, local identity, and inclusive development.

Cultural mapping is a powerful tool in community work—it helps surface untold stories, preserve indigenous knowledge, and strengthen our advocacy from the ground up.

Let’s learn together and grow our impact.
Register here:
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Tag your classmates, co-volunteers, and cultural workers—let’s map our stories together!

24/04/2025

You're invited!

Join us for a Workshop on Cultural Mapping this May 20, 2025 (Tuesday), from 2:00–5:00 PM.
Admission is FREE!

Whether you're a student, educator, community worker, or advocate, this workshop is a great opportunity to deepen your understanding of cultural heritage, local identity, and inclusive development.

Cultural mapping is a powerful tool in community work—it helps surface untold stories, preserve indigenous knowledge, and strengthen our advocacy from the ground up.

Let’s learn together and grow our impact.
Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC1nvdvrOyPTY5FRZoFBJLXBjan8wi7NOJzvjOCYG1nkqnaQ/viewform?pli=1&pli=1

Tag your classmates, co-volunteers, and cultural workers—let’s map our stories together!

Cultural mapping allows the LGU and stakeholders to identify, record, and promote their community's cultural resources. This can lead to increased public engagement and the establishment of a heritage conservation council responsible for developing and implementing legislation and guidelines to safe...

22/02/2025

Dr. Mina Ramirez,
Chair of the PhD Program, Applied Cosmic Anthropology and President Emerita of the Asian Social Institute tells the early beginnings of the ACA program and how it quietly grew and established a formidable cornerstone promoting the praxis of integrity of creation, justice and peace.

22/02/2025

The Asian Social Institute’s (ASI) Applied Cosmic Anthropology (ACA) Doctorate Program, the only one of its kind in the Philippines and Asia, has officially launched its 30th Pearl Anniversary celebrations with a thanksgiving mass and a gathering of distinguished scholars, both students and alumni, faculty, and community members.

The event was graced by ASI President Prof. Felipe De Leon Jr., President Emerita Dr. Mina Ramirez, and esteemed ACA professors Dr. Dido Villasor, Prof. Leah Tolentino, and Prof. Serafin Talisayon. The celebration began with a solemn thanksgiving mass, followed by a sumptuous feast honoring the energy and spirit of volunteerism and the collective contributions of the ASI - ACA community.

To further bless this milestone, the event also featured the turnover of earnings from the past three seminars of the ASI Lecture Series, initiated by the PhD ACA students reinforcing the institution’s commitment to sustaining transformative education and community empowerment.

This kickoff event marks the beginning of a series of engaging celebrations and community gatherings dedicated to honoring ACA’s legacy and future. Stay tuned for more exciting events and activities as we continue to celebrate three decades of transformative education, cultural consciousness, and social transformation!

31/01/2025

Happening Now: Lessons I Learned in Social Transformation with Prof Serafin Talisayon.

31/01/2025

🌟 Special Thanks! 🌟

A heartfelt thank you to De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde for co-presenting the ASI Lecture Series on Social Transformation. Your support has helped make this journey of learning and leadership possible!

See you all at 3:00 P.M.

Few slots left, you can still register
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Together, we continue to inspire and empower transformative change.

31/01/2025

See you later 😀

30/01/2025

🔔 Are you ready for the final lesson? 🔔

The journey of transformation reaches its peak! Join us for the last and most powerful session of the Fr. Francis Senden Memorial Lecture Series on Social Transformation with Prof. Serafin D. Talisayon, PhD as he shares his Lessons in Leadership for Social Transformation.

📅 Date: January 31, 2025
🕒 Time: 3:00 PM
🏛 Venue: Zoom Webinar

This is your final chance to gain profound insights, reflect on your leadership path, and be part of a movement toward meaningful change. Don’t miss it!

You can still join.

To register and pay, you may scan the QR code below or click this link:
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📚 Certificates of Participation will be issued to all attendees.

📢 Tag your fellow changemakers, and let’s make this last lesson count!