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

Palumbarit

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

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.

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