Mabuhay (Welcome)! Thank you for being here! (Tagalog: Salamat dahil nandidito ka)

The word "Yugtu-an" is a "made up" word by the organizer to make the word a verb. It is from a Tagalog word "yugto" meaning act or stage. (may also mean chapter depending on the context)

Join us each month for stimulating and nurturing, informal (relax & friendly) discussion of books focussing on a wide variety of books written by Philippine-authors ranging from children’s books, history, case-studies, relationships, culture, health, poetry, real-life stories and classic literature.

Curl up on the couch, OR COOK WITH US (if scheduled), grab a snack and that "fita or skyflakes", pour themselves a glass of wine or "lambanog" if available ;), or just listen and learn with us!

Yugto is about embracing identity through reading and community. More reasons why JOIN our bookclub? (click "join" to be part of the pamilya/community)

• Connection with Filipina/x/o community from all over the globe
• Gain new perspectives about the history and current events back home
• Space to reconnect to your roots (if you are a 2nd generation Filipina/x/o)
• A Philippine culture enthusiast? Be our guest!

Whether you're a Book Club veteran or this is your first time? We look forward to seeing your faces virtually at our next Bookclub Yugto-an. All welcome, even if you haven't had a chance to finish the book!

BOOK OF THE MONTH:

For the months of June-July 2021 we will be reading "Muslims in the Philippines" by Cesar Adib Majul.

NOTE: Philippine-authored books are hard to find in Europe or maybe even in US or other parts of Asia or UAE.

We encourage you to purchase your book from an independent bookseller, or at our YUGTO ONLINE BOOKSTORE or borrow from the library or check an online archive. (Please let us support our locals and small businesses)

Here are the helpful links: Unfortunately it's all sold out anywhere in EU

Please check the catalogue of the library near you via https://www.worldcat.org/

ABOUT THE BOOK:

At bottom, the Muslim resistance against Spain in the Philippines was not an isolated or insignificant phenomenon but an essential part of the general resistance of all Muslim peoples in Malaysia against Western Imperialism, colonialism, and Christianity. In an important sense, the sultanates were articulations of a wider social entity, the Islamic society in the Malaysian world. It is within this context that the history of Moro Wars should be seen to be better understood.

…History books in the Philippines tend to lay emphasis on events in other islands and glorify national heroes from such areas, as if the history of the Philippines is only that of people who had been conquered while the history of the unconquered ones does not merit a share in the history of the Philippines. Possibly, with greater tolerance, intensive scholarship on all levels, deeper and wider moral perspectives, and a greater appreciation of the concept and implications of a pluralistic society, a future generation of Filipinos would consider the struggle of the Muslim South as part of the struggle of the entire nation—and the epic exploits of its heroes may well be the nation’s heritage.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

CEZAR ADIB MAJUL was born in Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines, on October 21, 1923. He was educated at the University of the Philippines and Cornell University. From 1961 until 1966, he was Dean of the University College, University of the Philippines, and from 1969 until 1971, he was Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines. He received the Republic Heritage Award for “the most outstanding contribution to Historical Writing during the period from May 1, 1960 to April 30, 1961” as well as the First Prize in the Biography Contest on the Life of Apolinario Mabini in 1964. From the University of the Philippines, he received the Distinguished Scholar Award in 1968.

His major works include The Political and Constitutional Ideas of the Philippine Revolution (1957, 1968, 1996), Mabini and the Philippine Revolution (1960, 1996), and Apolinario Mabini: Revolutionary (1964).

EVENT GUIDELINES:

• If you register thru here, Eventbrite will automatically send an email with the link to the conference room 2 HOURS BEFORE the event (or just click the "ACCESS EVENT" button on the right side of this screen, below the date & time, it will appear after you register) Please message us on IG: @yugtoeuropa or email us at yugtoeuropa@gmail.com if you're experiencing a technical issue.
• If you register via another way, you will receive an email directly from us.
• Donation-based event. From every ticket, a percentage will be donated to charities supporting "mga kababayan". (Will post this at our IG account for Transparency Report every end of the year)
• We are also accepting "Salamat Ninong, Salamat Ninang". (Salamat Ninong, Salamat Ninang means sponsoring the event. By sponsoring the event you will have 15 to 20 minutes chance to talk about your story and your creative side hustle in front of Yugto community from all over the world! PLUS a chance to bring 1 business partner, kasama, kaibigan, kamag-anak, pamilya, kapit-bahay, kasangkay, utol o kapatid, kumare, o ka-yugto for FREE)
• However, if you don't have enough funds for this, please don't hesitate to email us, we will find a way for you. You are always very welcome. Reach out kapatid. (kapatid is from Tagalog language means a neutral name for brother or sister)
• Questions to ponder are emailed once you register or it is listed down below...

TIMETABLE:

13:50 CEST Put on your choice of comfy reading clothes (mine are my pajamas 😆) and let's talk about the book!

14:00 CEST Zoom opens for assembly and tech assistance (Waiting for other yugtu-an participants)

14:05-16:30 CEST Bookclub Discussions

(ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES TBA through IG)

ABOUT THE ORGANISER:

"Yugto Europa" is a movement, bookclub and online bookstore based in Rotterdam, Netherlands with advocacies to raise awareness about the Literature, Arts, Languages, Scripts, Cuisine and Culture of the “Pearl of the East” in Europe and to the other part of the globe.

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SALAMAT DAHIL NANDITO KA AT NAHANAP MO KAMI. (THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE!)