My Korean Experience with the Deaf

August 14, 2009 in Deaf Experiences, Travels, deaf culture
Tags: CAP College Foundation, Capitol City Baptist Church Deaf Ministry, Eleazar Fancubit, Ervin Reyes, Filipino Sign Language, Hanna Jang, Jerome Marzan, Joanna Teves, Julius Andrada, Juwon Chung, Korean Sign Language, May Andrada, MCCID, World Deaf Mission Conference, Yewon Church

I thought that Asian countries are alike in many ways. I may also equate these perception for deaf communities. But I was mistaken. Probably because of the sign language. Koreans have their own distinct sign language which, I was told, was basically the same as the Japanese sign language.

Hearing people as the minority

May 28, 2009 in Deaf Experiences, deaf culture
Tags: Anabella Cuachin, Andy Yambao, Cesar Castro, Deaf Bible Camp, Ervin Reyes, Jefferson Cortez, Jericho Manalo, Julius Andrada, Korean Deaf Mission, Leonor Vizoro, Loida Alvarez, Luzon Baptist Camp, Mamerto Cortez Jr., Maribel Tablo, Mario Tomboc, May Andrada, Rolando Landicho, Shon Cheon Sig

From the 300 or so participants of the Deaf Camp, I estimate that there were only around 20 of us who can hear. We were not even 10% of the total attendees! We really belong to the minority.

Summer Deaf Bible Camp, April 27 – May 1

April 26, 2009 in Deaf Experiences, Special Announcements
Tags: Capitol City Baptist Church Deaf Ministry, Cesar Castro, Deaf Evangelistic Alliance Foundation, Julius Andrada, Korean Deaf Mission Society, Summer Deaf Bible Camp

The Deaf Evangelistic Alliance Foundation, Inc. (DEAF) together with Capitol City Baptist Church Deaf Ministry (CCBCDM) will be holding its 5th SUMMER DEAF BIBLE CAMP 2009. It will be held from April 27 – May 1, 2009 (5 days) at Luzon Baptist Camp, Km. 146, Brgy. Lucanin, Mariveles, Bataan.
This event is hosted by the [...]

Deaf education in the Philippines, my retrospect

November 10, 2008 in Deaf Experiences, Notable Filipino Deaf, Notable Filipino Deaf Institution
Tags: Aimee Coryell, Bible Institute for the Deaf, CAP College Foundation, Catholic Ministry to Deaf People, deaf culture, Dennis Balan, Ervin Reyes, IDEA Deaf, Julius Andrada, May Andrada, Mirana Medina, Pedro M. Santos, Philippine Association of the Deaf, philippine deaf education history, Philippine Federation of the Deaf, Philippine School for the Deaf, Rosalie Macaraig, Silent Odyssey, Silent Odyssey reaction, Teatro Silencio Filipinas, Wayne Shaneyfelt

Since our country is currently celebrating a week-long event making people aware about deaf and deafness, methinks it’s appropriate to share with you how deaf activities stirred up suddenly these past two decades. I’ll call this era the fourth wave borrowing the term coined by Dr. Liza Martinez and Mr. Rafaelito Abat in their research [...]

Deaf Pantomine Fundraising Show of PFD

October 11, 2008 in Hello from Me
Tags: Deaf Pantomine Show, Filipino Sign Language Book, Julius Andrada, Philippine Federation of the Deaf, Racquel Estiller-Corpuz

To all my blog readers, may I again promote to you another event? This is a deaf pantomine show entitled “Laugh to Sawa” presented by Philippine Federation of the Deaf (PFD). It features Deaf Pantomine Duo from Japan. The event will be held on November 23, 7:00 pm at Girls Scout of the Philippines Auditorium, [...]