Caroline Sy Hau (born 30 August 1969) is a Chinese-Filipino author[1] and academic[2] known for her work on Filipino culture and literature and for her books The Chinese Question: Ethnicity, Nation and Region In and Beyond the Philippines[3] and Necessary Fictions: Philippine Literature and the Nation, 1946—1980.[4]

Caroline Hau
Personal details
Born
Caroline Sy Hau

(1969-08-30) August 30, 1969 (age 55)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines (BA)
Cornell University (MA & Ph.D)

Hau received her B.A. in English from the University of the Philippines Diliman and her M.A. and Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from Cornell University. She currently serves as Professor of Southeast Asian literature at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies in Kyoto University.[5]

Hau co-writes a blog with fellow writer Trixie Alano Reguyal titled ikangablog.[6]

Published works

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  • Necessary Fictions: Philippine Literature and the Nation, 1946—1980. Ateneo de Manila University Press. (2000).
  • On the Subject of the Nation: Filipino Writings from the Margins, 1981—2004. Ateneo de Manila University Press. (2004).
  • The Chinese Question: Ethnicity, Nation and Region In and Beyond the Philippines. Ateneo de Manila University Press. (2014).
  • Recuerdos de Patay and Other Stories. University of the Philippines Press. (2015).
  • Elite: An Anthology. (Ed. with Katrina Tuvera and Isabelita O. Reyes) Anvil Publishing. (2016).
  • Elites and Ilustrados in Philippine Culture. Ateneo de Manila University Press. (2017).
  • Tiempo Muerto: A Novel. Ateneo de Manila University Press. (2019).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tan, Charles (8 August 2016). "A Retrospective on Filipino-Chinese Speculative Fiction". mithilareview.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  2. ^ "Public Lecture by Dr. Caroline S. Hau on "The Woman Who Had Two Navels: Multiple Colonialism and Its Philippine Legacies" | Institute of Philippine Culture". www.ipc-ateneo.org. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  3. ^ Chua, Xiao (2016-02-08). "Looking Down on Each Other: The Filipinos and the Chinese, a History of Racism". IT'S XIAOTIME!. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  4. ^ Ocampo, Ambeth R. (5 August 2015). "Necessary fictions". opinion.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  5. ^ "About Staff: HAU, Caroline Sy". Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  6. ^ "What's in a (Blog) Name?". ikangablog. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2020-01-15.