Book Talks
War Memorialization and Nation-Building in Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia. GAS Book Talk. Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo, 2025.
War Memorialization and Nation-Building in Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia. University of the Philippines Baguio. 22 May 2025.
Book Launch: War Memorialization and Nation-Building in Twentieth-
Century Southeast Asia. Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. 20 March 2025.
Rappler Op-Eds
Could Marawi rebuild as a center of commerce? Rappler, 2023. With Mari Katayanagi.
Why is the DENR building a cannon replica in Manila Bay? Rappler, 2022.
Money without heroes, and history under siege. Rappler, 2021.
A memorial for fallen frontliners is not a bad thing. The timing is. Rappler, 2021.
The dangers of a World War II-centered Philippine History subject. Rappler, 2021.
Invited Talks and Speaking Engagements
War Memorialization and Nation-Building in Twentieth-Century Southeast Asia. Area Studies Lecture Series, University of the Philippines Manila, 4 September 2024.
Innovations and Prospects in Philippine Local History and Heritage. 2024
National Conference on Local History and Heritage, Ayala Museum, 30 August 2024.
Studying War, Memory, and Landscapes: Historical and Sociological
Intersections. Brownbag Lecture Series, Department of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños. 16 August 2024.
Markers of Memory: How Memorials Foster Peace and Reconciliation.
Positive Peace Society Lecture Series, Hiroshima University. 20 May 2024.
Radyo Teleserbisyo, Problems on Teaching Philippine History in the Philippines. 18 January 2024.
Didilim Bang Muli? Lundagin mo, Beybeh! Radyo Katipunan 87.9, Ateneo de Manila University, 2023.
War Memorialization in the Philippines. Realms of Memory Podcast, 2023.
Honoring heroes, silencing victims: The memorialization of the Pacific War in the Philippines. Asia Pacific Webinar Series. ICOMOS Philippines, Malaysia, and Pakistan. 18 September 2022.
“Dainty hands do useful work”: Depicting Filipino women in Japanese wartime propaganda. Kagitingan Historical Webinar Lectures. Philippine Veterans Affairs Office. 30 March 2022.
The PODKAS experience: Communicating and advocating Philippine history and historical thinking. Heritage Communication Workshop. ICOMOS Philippines. 18 December 2021.
Lies I’ve been told repeatedly and truths I’ve never heard about martial law. Discussant. Vinzons Policy Center, Philippines. 16 November 2021.
Diverse pasts, complex futures. Discussant. ICOMOS Philippines, 18 April 2021.
W(h)ither ASEAN Centrality? Effects of Duterte’s foreign policy on the ASEAN. The 6th Lemkin Reunion. Shattuck Center, School for Public Policy, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. 1–3 July 2020.
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