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ASEAN's half century: a political history of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations / 9781442272538, 9781442272514
Table of contents :
Acknowledgments
ASEAN Community Basic Structure
Note on ASEAN Documentation
List of Abbreviations
Map
1 Introduction to ASEAN: ASEAN’s Fiftieth Birthday
2 The Founding of ASEAN: The Bangkok Declaration
3 ASEAN’s First Reinvention: The 1976 First ASEAN Summit
4 The Third Indochina War: The Situation in Kampuchea
5 The Expansion of ASEAN: From Five to Ten
6 Adapting to Peace: The 1988 Third ASEAN Summit
7 ASEAN’s Second Reinvention: The 1992 Fourth ASEAN Summit
8 ASEAN’s Third Reinvention: The Building Blocks of the ASEAN Community
9 Intra-ASEAN Conflict: Norms versus Behavior
10 ASEAN’s Existential Crisis: The South China Sea Conflict
11 ASEAN’s Vision 2025: A Fourth Reinvention?
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ASEAN’s Half Century A Political History of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Magandang gabi sa inyong lahat. Naimbat a rabii yo amin. Good evening, everyone. I’m Patrick, the middle son of Mimi, the sister of Auntie Uding. It’s an honor to be given some time tonight to say some things about my Uncle David. I’ve spent the last few days talking with my cousins and their children about what they knew, what they remembered, and what they loved about him. There are factual things. He was born in Balacad, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines to Nicolasa Duldulao and Blas Narciso on December 29, 1936, which means he was only five when WWII broke out and nine years old by the time the war ended. Many of our parents and grandparents understandably don’t talk a lot about the war, but there is no doubt it affected several generations of Filipinos, Uncle David among them. He eventually went to grade school for a time with the intention of learning automotive skills, but as is the case with many poor families in the Philippines—after the war the nation was impoverished and there were many, many, many poor families— Uncle David left school to go to work. By the age of 17, farming was a logical choice as most of our province was almost entirely rural. He went away to Cagayan and learned to grow crops, to tend to them, and to harvest them. He learned to raise animals. And I have to say, that a person who learns these things at a young age and grows into an adult who deeply understands farming, the weather, the water, the land has a different relationship to time. Someone who farms as a way of life must have a strong sense of what he needs and wants, but he can’t be too willful. He must acknowledge and even surrender to the powers of the seasons and their climates, but can’t give up too easily. He must be both passionate and patient. He must be both active and observant. I believe Uncle David cultivated all these traits. Uncle David came back to Balacad from Cagayan and married Claudia Gelacio, our dear A Filipino collegiate fraternity Beta Sigma (βΣ) is a collegiate fraternity based in the Philippines. It was founded in 1946 at the University of the Philippines in Manila. It is one of the largest fraternities in the Philippines. Beta Sigma was founded on July 14, 1946, at the University of the Philippines Manila. Organized by Jesus R. Jayme and Nicanor P. Jacinto Jr., it was the first fraternity established in the Philippines after World War II. The fraternity's mission is "to uphold all that is good and noble in man and foster brotherhood, excellence, tradition, achievement, and nationalism". On August 13, 1950, a second chapter was chartered at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. After adding more chapters, the fraternity was incorporated as Beta Sigma Fraternity Philippines (BetaPhil), a national organization, in 1975. The fraternity's alumni association was also created in 1975. It now has alumni associations locally in the Philippines and internationally, operating as UP Beta Sigma Fraternity International. Beta Sigma has chartered more than 100 chapters at colleges and universities in the Philippines, with 95 active chapters in 2015. In 2012, it had 15,000 active members in the Philippines. Its sister sorority is Sigma Beta. There is also has a Beta Sigma Ladies Corps. As .
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Beta Sigma
Beta Sigma Founded July 14, 1946; 78 years ago (1946-07-14)
University of the Philippines ManilaType Social Affiliation Independent Status Active Scope International Pillars Brotherhood, Integrity, Loyalty, Equality and Service Chapters 195 Members 20,000+ lifetime Nickname Beta Sigman, Betan Headquarters
PhilippinesWebsite betasigman.com History