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Updates, stories, case studies, and reflections on culture, communication, storytelling, work, and connection across different contexts.
The Philippine launch of Culturally Intelligent Storytelling at Ateneo de Manila University became more than an announcement of a book. It brought media practitioners, educators, creators, friends, and family into a larger conversation about cultural grounding, emotional clarity, resonance, and the stories Filipino creators can bring to the world.
At Sentro Filipino in San Francisco, Culturally Intelligent Storytelling became part of a Filipino American conversation about identity, creativity, and kapwa.
On November 4, 2025, Culturally Intelligent Storytelling for Southeast Asian Creators began its international journey at the CQ Fellows Retreat in Santa Monica, California.
Repatriation can return an object to its place of origin. Restorying asks whether meaning, memory, identity, and voice can return with it.
Do stories have to become less culturally specific to connect across borders? A Southeast Asian perspective on how cultural rootedness can create authentic stories with global resonance.
A prerecorded talk traveled from London to The Hague before the speaker joined live. The experience became a lesson in culturally intelligent newswriting, framing, and communication across borders.