Uncovering Filipina Archaeologist Kat Aben

"FILIPINO AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY DOES NOT EXIST. AND SO HOW DO WE MAKE IT EXIST?"-Kat Aben

Special Guest Kat Aben converses with Jean and Daniel about her journey as a as an Archaeologist (a field our filipino/a/x community rarely pursuit). Kat is a Doctoral Candidate with a specialty in historical archaeology and Filipino-American heritage. She is currently employed as a federal archaeologist.

Tune in to how her intentions of helping people led her to a different avenue that ultimately help conserve and investigate our untold stories. Dare we say, she may even be cooler than Indiana Jones!

Special Shout-outs to Grace Talusan (The Body Papers novel) and Mary Talusan (Instruments of Empire: Filipino Musicians, Black Soldiers, and Military Band Music during U.S. Colonization of the Philippines)! Check out these great reads.

Recommendations:

Kathrina

1. Fundamental Primer on theories of Race:
   • The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould
   • The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
2. I Am: An Anthology of Prose and Verse (author, member of FAHNS)
3. Eating Asian America edited by Robert Ji-Song Ku, Martin F. Manalansan and Anita Mannur (book also with Dr. Mark Padoongpatt, colleague and friend)

Daniel

1. Embroidering
2. Soups in the summer
3. Watching shows in a different language

Jean

1. Journal Prompts for stress
2. Journal Prompts for joy
3. Daniel's fresh polvoron