Troy Philippines
Encyclopedia
Troy Philippines is an organization of young men and women whose main objectives are to foster increasing awareness of the Pilipino
culture at the University of Southern California
and to address the concerns of the Pilipino community at large. Those objectives are actively implemented through various media, programs, events, and social interactions with the campus community and other educational institutions. Additionally, Troy Philippines hopes to add to the total collegiate experience at USC by encouraging academic achievement, athletic competition, community service, and the free exchange of ideas with people of various cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Since 2002, USC Troy Philippines, in collaboration with Filipino organizations from other universities, played an integral part in the planning of SIPA’s Annual Halloween event – which provided a safe and festive Halloween
environment for more than 200 Historic Filipinotown youth.
USC Troy Philippines has also been successful in coordinating Filipino-American History Month programs on campus, annual Entertainment Nights to help support local artists, the reintroduction of Barrio Fiesta in the Fall of 2005 featuring Jasmine Trias
, the "Rex Education" comedy show featuring Rex Navarette in Spring 2006 to raise money for USC's Pinoy Scholarship Fund, Pilipino American Culture Nights which drew in hundreds of audience members, and the 6th annual Pinoy Graduation in May 2008.
During the late 1980s, the club started its tradition of holding cultural nights, starting in 1988 with The First Wave, which was based upon the experiences of Filipino farm laborers in Delano, CA. The club also helped found the Southern California Pilipino American Student Association (SCPASA)http://www.angelfire.com/ca/scpasa/.
As for Troy Phi's recent history, the club has progressed over the past years. Membership has increased, the club's Pilipino-American Culture Nights have been phenomenal, there is an increased participation in community involvement, and had been able to win two Friendship Games titles, 1st and 2nd place.
Culture of the Philippines
Philippine culture is related to Micronesian, Bornean, Mexican and Spanish cultures. The people today are mostly of Malayo-Polynesian origin, although there are people with Spanish, Mexican, Austro-Melanesian and Chinese blood. Geographically, the Philippines is considered part of Southeast Asia...
culture at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and to address the concerns of the Pilipino community at large. Those objectives are actively implemented through various media, programs, events, and social interactions with the campus community and other educational institutions. Additionally, Troy Philippines hopes to add to the total collegiate experience at USC by encouraging academic achievement, athletic competition, community service, and the free exchange of ideas with people of various cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Since 2002, USC Troy Philippines, in collaboration with Filipino organizations from other universities, played an integral part in the planning of SIPA’s Annual Halloween event – which provided a safe and festive Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
environment for more than 200 Historic Filipinotown youth.
USC Troy Philippines has also been successful in coordinating Filipino-American History Month programs on campus, annual Entertainment Nights to help support local artists, the reintroduction of Barrio Fiesta in the Fall of 2005 featuring Jasmine Trias
Jasmine Trias
Jasmine Trias is an American singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the third season of American Idol, due in part to tremendous call-in support from California, New York, and her native state of Hawaii. She has released one album to date, Jasmine Trias...
, the "Rex Education" comedy show featuring Rex Navarette in Spring 2006 to raise money for USC's Pinoy Scholarship Fund, Pilipino American Culture Nights which drew in hundreds of audience members, and the 6th annual Pinoy Graduation in May 2008.
History
Since 1910, there had been several Filipino American student organizations at the University of Southern California. These clubs include Pilipino Trojan Family, Troy Family and the Philippine Circle by the late 1960s. In the 1970s, Philippine Circle became very involved with Philippine politics, speaking against the Marcos regime and was actually banned by the Philippine government. Many Filipinos and Filipino-Americans at USC did want to be involved with the politics and decided to take the Filipino-American organization on a different path, thus creating Troy Philippines. This association eventually became a member of the school's International Student Assembly, later recognized as an Asian American organization, and became a part of the University of Southern California's Asian American Student Assembly in 1989.During the late 1980s, the club started its tradition of holding cultural nights, starting in 1988 with The First Wave, which was based upon the experiences of Filipino farm laborers in Delano, CA. The club also helped found the Southern California Pilipino American Student Association (SCPASA)http://www.angelfire.com/ca/scpasa/.
As for Troy Phi's recent history, the club has progressed over the past years. Membership has increased, the club's Pilipino-American Culture Nights have been phenomenal, there is an increased participation in community involvement, and had been able to win two Friendship Games titles, 1st and 2nd place.