Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand 
why the old poets of China went so far
and high 
into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

 
Cheng Chua, Karl Ian, Ph.D.

Cheng Chua, Karl Ian, Ph.D.

Professorial Lecturer
Japanese Studies; Southeast Asian Studies; Cultural Studies; Identity and Culture; Cross Cultural Studies
COURSE(S) TAUGHT
  • AS 221 Modern Japanese Texts
  • AS 234 Special Topics: Northeast Asia (History in/with/from Comics)
  • Int Jap A Elementary Japanese
  • Int Jap B Intermediate Japanese

Adiong, Nassef M., Ph.D.

Adiong, Nassef M., Ph.D.

Professorial Lecturer
Interdisciplinary research between Islam and International Relations; Policy and legal issues in Bangsamoro
COURSE(S) TAUGHT
  • AS 211 - Security Issues in the Asia Pacific

Bacalso, Mary Aileen D.

Bacalso, Mary Aileen D.

Senior Lecturer
International Relations; Human Rights Issues in Asia
COURSE(S) TAUGHT
  • PS 279 Special Topics in Philippine Foreign Relations (Human Rights and Philippine Interests)

Navallo, Katrina, Ph.D.

Navallo, Katrina, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor
Labor Migration in Asia; Healthcare; Japan Studies
COURSE(S) TAUGHT
  • AS 234 Special Problems: Northeast Asia (Migration, Aging and Care Work in East Asia)

Heydarian, Richard Javad

Heydarian, Richard Javad

Senior Lecturer
International Relations; Political Science; Political Economy; Geopolitics
COURSE(S) TAUGHT
  • AS 212 Regionalism and Community Building in Asia
  • PS 282 The Philippines in Global South

Ubalde, Marriane F., Ph.D.

Ubalde, Marriane F., Ph.D.

Professorial Lecturer
Minority and Indigenous People; Ainu; Identity and Culture; Japan Studies; Participatory Museum
COURSE(S) TAUGHT
  • AS 230 Seminar on Northeast Asia

Gonzalez, Eduardo T., Ph.D.

Gonzalez, Eduardo T., Ph.D.

Professorial Lecturer and Former Dean
Public Policy; Policy Development; Public Administration

COURSE(S) TAUGHT

  • PS 237 The Philippines and Global Futures

Rabena, Aaron Jed, Ph.D.

Rabena, Aaron Jed, Ph.D.

Professorial Lecturer
Strategic Studies; Greater East Asian Geopolitics and Multilateral Politics; Political Risk; Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy
COURSE(S) TAUGHT
  • AS 235.1 Social and Economic Development in China
  • AS 235.2 Politics and Governance in China
  • AS 235.3 Culture and Society in China
  • PS 285 Alternative Futures for Philippine Foreign Policy

Sobritchea, Carolyn I., Ph.D.

Sobritchea, Carolyn I., Ph.D.

Professorial Lecturer and Former Dean
Women and Gender Studies; Society and Culture; Anthropology

COURSE(S) TAUGHT

  • AS 255.3 Culture and Society in Southeast Asia
  • PS 288.1 Readings in Philippine Society and Culture

Tadem, Eduardo C., Ph.D.

Tadem, Eduardo C., Ph.D.

Professorial Lecturer and Professor Emeritus
Southeast Asian Studies; Agircultural and Rural Development; Economic Policy; Social Protection
COURSE(S) TAUGHT
  • AS 254 Special Problems in Southeast Asia (Grassroots Democracy and Alternative Development Practices in Southeast Asia and Beyond)