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

▼ ESSAYS, REVIEWS, AND PROCEEDINGS

Essays

2021. “Enhancing the eLearning ‘white space’ in a fully-online course on Southeast Asian Studies at De La Salle University.” Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia (11). 

Conference Proceedings

2020. “Quiapo and Antipolo as Shared Spaces for Performing Panata: An Ethnohistorical Analysis of Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno and Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje.” In Pamana at Sining: Valuing the Arts, Rediscovering Heritage and Reaffirming Identities (Proceedings of the 13th DLSU Arts Congress). Manila: De La Salle University.

2020. “Shared Catholicism in Southeast Asia: Overseas Filipino Prayer Groups and the Charismatic Spaces in Singapore, An Ethnohistorical Analysis.” In Building Resilient, Innovative, and Sustainable Societies (Proceedings of DLSU Research Congress), Vol. 8. Manila: De La Salle University.

2017. “Mga Milagro ng Birheng Maria: Symbolism and Expression of Marian Devotion in the Philippines.” In Transcultural Dynamics of Asia and Europe: Mobility, Negotiation, and Transformation (Proceedings of the 9th Next Generation Global Workshop). Kyoto: Kyoto University Asian Studies Unit.

Book Reviews

2016. “Review of Mother Figured: Marian Apparitions and The Making of a Filipino Universal by Deirdre de la Cruz.” Southeast Asian Studies 5 (3): 567-70.