
Associate Professor
Assistant to the Dean for Curriculum and Quality Assurance
Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations, Yonsei University
Room 204, Hall of Wisdom • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Korean Studies • Filipino migration to Korea • Environmental politics • Korea and Southeast Asia
    PUBLICATIONS
    
        
        
        
                PUBLICATIONS
2022. “China, Japan, and Korea in Laos’ Hydro Power Business Ventures: The Hydro-Hegemon Prevails.” Asian Development Perspectives 13 (2): 129-35.
2020. "Toyota in the Philippines: Towards Harmony with Nature." In Toyota in the Philippines: 30 Years and Beyond in Nation-Building, edited by Joefe B. Santarita, 169–86. Quezon City: Toyota Philippines and Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman.
2018. "The Evolution of Korean Studies in the Philippines." International Journal of Korean Studies 12 (1): 37–59.
2012. “Finding ‘Refuge’ and ‘Home’ in Religion: The Case of Unificationist and Roman Catholic Filipina Marriage Migrants in Korea." Localities 2 (2): 235–92.
2011. “Comparing South Korea and Germany’s Official Development Assistance Projects in Climate Protection in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam.” International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 8 (5). Co-written with Bessey, Donata. 
        
        
        
        
    
    COURSES HANDLED
    
        
        
        
                COURSES HANDLED
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AS 237.1 Social and Economic Development in Korea
 
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AS 237.2 Politics and Governance in Korea
 
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AS 237.3 Culture and Society in Korea
 
        
        
        
        
    
    EDUCATION & RESEARCH
    
        
        
        
                EDUCATION
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B.A. History, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, 1999
 
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M.A. Asian Studies (Korea Studies), University of the Philippines, Diliman, 2007
 
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M.A. Korean Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, 2012
 
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Ph.D. Political Science and International Relations, Yonsei University, Seoul, 2016
 
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Korean studies
 
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Filipino migration to Korea
 
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environmental politics
 
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Korea and Southeast Asia
 
        
        
        
        
    
PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
2022. “China, Japan, and Korea in Laos’ Hydro Power Business Ventures: The Hydro-Hegemon Prevails.” Asian Development Perspectives 13 (2): 129-35.
2020. "Toyota in the Philippines: Towards Harmony with Nature." In Toyota in the Philippines: 30 Years and Beyond in Nation-Building, edited by Joefe B. Santarita, 169–86. Quezon City: Toyota Philippines and Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman.
2018. "The Evolution of Korean Studies in the Philippines." International Journal of Korean Studies 12 (1): 37–59.
2012. “Finding ‘Refuge’ and ‘Home’ in Religion: The Case of Unificationist and Roman Catholic Filipina Marriage Migrants in Korea." Localities 2 (2): 235–92.
2011. “Comparing South Korea and Germany’s Official Development Assistance Projects in Climate Protection in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam.” International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management 8 (5). Co-written with Bessey, Donata. 
COURSES HANDLED
COURSES HANDLED
- 
AS 237.1 Social and Economic Development in Korea
 - 
AS 237.2 Politics and Governance in Korea
 - 
AS 237.3 Culture and Society in Korea
 
EDUCATION & RESEARCH
EDUCATION
- 
B.A. History, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, 1999
 - 
M.A. Asian Studies (Korea Studies), University of the Philippines, Diliman, 2007
 - 
M.A. Korean Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, 2012
 - 
Ph.D. Political Science and International Relations, Yonsei University, Seoul, 2016
 
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- 
Korean studies
 - 
Filipino migration to Korea
 - 
environmental politics
 - 
Korea and Southeast Asia
 
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