Research Guides: Philippines: The Ilokanos

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This page contains materials on Ilokano history, the people, literature, and culture and the Ilocos region. These sources are available at the University of Hawai'i. Use the drop down menu affixed on The Ilokano page tab to get to the different subjects. Please note, that this guide lists the basic resources and does not contain all of the materials for research. For additional resources, return to the Philippines LibGuide Homepage for further suggestions.

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Printed Material in the Social Sciences on the Ilokano

Beddeng: Exploring the Ilocano-Igorot Confluence by Arnold Molina Azurin

Chinese Acculturation in Ilocos: Economic, Political, Religious by Hughbert Reynolds

Chinese in Ilocos, 1950s-1960s by Hubert Reynolds, Harriet R. Reynolds; edited by Teresita Ang See

A Contextual Analysis of Individual Migration, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines: Linkages Between Micro- and Macro-level Data by Sun-Hee Lee

Continuity and Change in the Chinese Family in the Ilocos Provinces, Philippines by Harriet Reynolds

Emigrants, Entrepreneurs, and Evil Spirits : Life in a Philippine Village by Stephen Griffiths

Explorations in Social Theory and Philippine Ethnography by Raul Pertierra

A Family Migration Model: Development and Empirical Application in the Philippines by Brenda Davis Root

The Ilocano In A Revolution by Manuel C. Guillermo

Ilocano Rice Farmers: A Comparative Study of Two Philippine Barrios by Henry T. Lewis

The Ilocanos : an Ethnography of Family and Community Life in the Ilocos Region by F. Landa Jocano; with the special assistance of Arnora Edrozo

Kinsmen and Voluntary Associations in Two Ilocano Communities by Fernando N. Zialcita

Levels of Living in the Ilocos Region by Horacio C. Lava

Migration and Education in the Philippines: An Anthropological Study of an Ilocano Community by James Philip Young

Notions of Justice: A Study of an Ilocos and a Bulacan Barangay by Fernando N. Zialcita

Population Pressure and Social Response on the Ilocos Coast in the Philippines by Peter C. Smith

Religion, Politics, and Rationality in a Philippine Community by Raul Pertierra

Remittances and Returnees: The Cultural Economy of Migration in Ilocos edited by Raul Pertierra

Socio-economic Study of Farmers Series

The Suban Ilocano Kinship Configuration: An Application of Innovation Theory to the Study of Kinship by Daniel Joseph Scheans

Tradition, Change and Development: An Anthropological Study of Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines by Consuelo S. Blanco et al.

Why People Intend to Move: Individual and Community-level Factors of Out-migration in the Philippines by Sun-Hee Lee

Printed Materials on Ilokano History

Bolomen by Dominador C. Javellana, III

Jose Llanes Guerilla Papers by Jose Llanes

A History of Ilocos: A Story of the Regionalization of Spanish Colonialism by Grace Estela C. Mateo

Ilocano Responses to American Aggression, 1900-1901 by William Henry Scott

Ilokos: A Non-Tagalog Response to Social, Political, and Economic Change, 1870-1910 by David Franklin Porter

Liberation of the Ilocos (15th Infantry, PA) edited by Celedonio A. Ancheta

Tinio Brigade: Anti-American Resistance in the Ilocos Provinces, 1899-1901 by Orlino A. Ochosa

Two Essays on Iloko History by Juan A. Foronda, and Marcelino A. Foronda, Jr.

Was Ferdinand Marcos Responsible for the Death of Nalundasan? by Vicente J. Francisco

Printed Materials on the Ilocos

How a Land Got Its Name: Prince Felipe and the Philippines, Luzviminda, How Ilocos Got Its Name

Ilocandia: Land of Contrasts and Contradictions by Nid Anima

The Ilocos and Cordillera Provinces: A General Physical and Socio-economic Profile by Romeo B. Cleto, with Christoph J. Dehn, Hilario J. Padilla

Ilocos Norte: Gem of the Northern Plains by Ernesto Ma. Cadiz, Bella C. Curammeng and Mary Ebitha Y. Dy

The Ilocos Review (periodical)

Region I: Ilocos Norte, Abra, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Benguet, La Union and Pangasinan

Some Ilokaniana Resources by Ernesto Ma. Cadiz and Bucalen C. Saboy

Tawid: The Living Treasures of Illocos Sur by Norma A. Respicio et al

Ilokano Literature

RESOURCES

GUMIL Filipinas Directory of Ilocano Writers compiled by Reynaldo A. Duque ; edited by Honor Blanco Cabie

Ilocano Writers' Directory : Past & Present prepared by the Ministry of Public Information, Region I (Ilocos)

MATERIALS ON ILOCANO LITERATURE

Bayambang: Tula Daniw Poems by Herminio S. Beltran, Jr. (note: poems in Tagalog, Ilocano and English)

Ilocos and Other Reflections by Rudy Evans Calixto

GUMIL Hawaii Iti Dua a Dekada, 1971-1991 (GUMIL Hawaii in Two Decades, 1971-1991) edited by Pacita C. Saludes, et al.

GUMIL Hawaii Iti Sangapulo a Tawen (GUMILHawaii in a Decade) edited by Mario A. Albalos, Pacita C. Saludes and Amado I. Yoro.

Guyod Dagiti Ramut edited by Pacita C. Saludes et al.

Biag ni Lam-ang, The Ilocano Epic: A Critical Study of the "Life of Lam-ang", Ancient Ilocano Popular Poem with a Translation of the Poem into English Prose by Leopoldo Y. Yabes

Ilocano Harvest: a Collection of Short Stories in English by Contemporary Ilocano Writers edited by Pelagio A. Alcantara and Manuel S. Diaz

Materials from Mr. Emilio Alvarez

Pagsasao, Proverbs compiled by Ernesto Ma. Cadiz

Upwind, Downstream: Poems on Ilocos and the Cordilleras by Arnold Molina Azurin

Printed Materials on Ilocano Literature (in the Iluko Language Only)

Apit: Antolohia Dagiti Nobela, Sarita, ken Daniw nga Ilokano selected and edited by Severino V. Pablo, Vidal R. Valdez

Bukanegan & Komedya by Pedro Bukaneg

Burburtia = (Riddles )

Bullalayaw : antolohia dagiti nangab-abak iti salip iti sarita iti 1976-1977 edited by Pacita Cabulera Saludes, Mario A. Albalos

GUMIL-Hawaii (series)

Dagiti Pagwadan a Filipino iti Hawaii edited by Pacita Cabulera Saludes

Idi Kalman Ken Ita (Yesterday and Today) edited by Pacita Cabulera Saludes

IRIC, Antolohia Dagiti Daniw Ken Sarita edited by Ernesto Ma. Cadiz, Reynaldo E. Andres, Mary Ebitha Y. Dy

Websites on Ilocano Literature

Biag Ni Lam-Ang (Ti bersion ti Imprenta Parayno ken ti bersion ni Leonardo Y. Yabes) Distributed by Rimat Multimedia, Inc.

The Life of Lam-Ang (Translated by Angelito L. Santos) Distributed by Pantas Project Philippines

Ilocano Poetry

Ilokano Culture and Art

Printed Materials

Agricultural Beliefs and Practices of the Ilocanos: Final Report by Ernesto Ma. Cadiz and Gemma M. de la Cruz

The Children of Lam-ang: The Folk Culture of the Ilocos Region by the Philippine Ministry of Education

Death and Burial Beliefs and Practices of the Ilocanos: Final Report by Ernesto Ma. Cadiz and Charlton M. Martin

Glazing Vigan Tiles: Transparent, Translucent Brown, Opaque White and Formulated Glaze by Victoriano R. Ragasa

Ilocano Folk Dances by Teresita Pascua Ines

The Ilocos Heritage by Visitacion "Chit" R. de la Torre

Nadumaduma a Disdiskurso: Iti English ken Ilocano (Different Speeches for Different Occasions in English and Ilocano) by Teodoro G. Biano

Tawid: The Living Treasures of Ilocos Sur by Norma A. Respicio

Traditional Beliefs and Practices of the Ilocanos as Related to Scientific Principles or Phenomena by Consoladora P. Ridulme

Media

Ilocos

Non-Stop Ilocano Medley, Vol. 3

Pinoy Musika

Pamulinawen by the Mabuhay Singers

Websites

On Music

Ilocano Songs

The Ilokano Language

REFERENCE BOOKS

DICTIONARIES

Contemporary English-Ilocano Dictionary by Aurelio Solver Agcaoili

Deksonaryu published by Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1985

Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar by Carl R. Rubino

English-Tagalog Ilocano Vocabulary by M. Jacobo Enriquez and J. Ben Quimba

New English-Pilipino-Ilocano Dictionary compiled by Julio F. Silverio; edited by Ismael C. Benter

English-Tagalog Ilocano Vocabulary: Containing 8,000 Words Most Commonly Used by Students of the Elementary and Secondary Schools by P. Jacobo Enriquez and J. Ben Quimba

A Topical Vocabulary in English, Pilipino, Ilocano, and Southern Kalinga

GRAMMAR

English-Filipino synonyms including Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, Pangasinese, Maranao, Maguindanao, other native Languages/Dialects compiled and edited by Demetrio A. Quirino, Jr., et. al.

A Relational Grammar of Ilocano by John Stedman Wimbish

PRINTED MATERIALS

A Contrastive Analysis of Ilocano and English Count and Mass Nouns by Luz B. Cabanos

Ilocano: An Intensive Language Course by Howard McKaughan and Jannette Forster

Ilocano Grammar and Vocabulary edited by Maynard M. Eyestone

Ilocano Pronunciation and Memory Materials edited by Maynard M. Eyestone

The Lexical Variations of Ilocano as Spoken in Cagayan by Teresita C. Sacramed

Some Help in Ilocano for Helping Professionals: A Guide Containing Words, Phrases, and Sentences Useful to Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, Teachers, and Other "Helping Professionals"

ONLINE MATERIALS

Ilocano Phrasebook-WikiTravel