Join us for a conversation with Constancio Arnaldo, Jr.! We will play Venba while chatting about his research, forthcoming publication, sporting cultures, diaspora, and more.

Constancio R. Arnaldo Jr. is an Assistant Professor of Asian & Asian American Studies in the Interdisciplinary, Gender, & Ethnic Studies department at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. As a cultural anthropologist, his research examines Filipinx/a/o American sporting cultures with a focus on boxing spectacles through the figure of boxing superstar Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao and everyday sporting practices like basketball and flag football. A child of immigrant parents from the Philippines, Constancio grew up in the Bay Area and is a first-generation college student. He finds hella joy through gardening, hiking, cooking, and playing basketball.

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