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E. San Juan, Jr.

b. 1938

Filipino American writer

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Born 1938. E. San Juan, Jr. is an American cultural critic and writer.

Epifanio San Juan Jr., also known as E. San Juan Jr. (born December 29, 1938, in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines), is a well known Filipino American literary academic, Tagalog writer, Filipino poet, civic intellectual, activist, writer, essayist, video/film maker, editor, and poet whose works related to the Filipino Diaspora in English and Filipino writings have been translated into German, Russian, French, Italian, and Chinese. he was a "major influence on the academic world".

Education San Juan received his elementary education in the Philippines at the Bonifacio Elementary School. He took secondary education at Jose Abad Santos High. and the National Tsing Hua University in the Republic of China (Taiwan).

Recent books include "In the Wake of Terror: Class, Race, Nation and Ethnicity in the Postmodern World" (Lexington); "Working Through the Contradictions" (Bucknell University Press). "Critique and Social Transformation" (Edwin Mellen Press), "From Globalization to National Liberation" (University of the Philippines Press)."Balikbayang Sinta: E San Juan Reader" (Ateneo U Press), "Critical Interventions: From Joyce and Ibsen to Kingston and C.S. Peirce" (Saarbrücken: Lambert), and "Rizal in Our Time: revised edition" (Anvil). His new volumes of poetry include "Balikbayang Mahal: Passages in Exile,""Sutrang Kayumanggi," "Mahal Magpakailanman," Diwata Babaylan," and "Bukas Luwalhating Kay Ganda"(all available in amazon.com). The UST Publishing House will issue in 2013 his collection "Ulikba at iba pang bagong tula."

Recognitions During May 1964, he won the Spanish Siglo de Oro Prize after writing a literary review and criticism of the poetry of Gongora. (2007) Balikbayang Mahal: Passages from Exile (LuLu.com 2007) In the Wake of Terror: Race, Nation, Class in the Field of Global Capital (Lexington 2007) "Salud Alabare, Babaeng Mandirigma" (University of San Agustin Publishing House, 2007) Imperialism and Revolution in the Philippines (Palgrave Macmillan 2007) Balikbayang Sinta: An E. San Juan Reader (Ateneo University Press 2007) From Globalization to National Liberation: Essays (University of the Philippines Press 2008) Toward Filipino Self-Determination, Beyond Transnational Globalization (SUNY/ State University of New York Press 2009) Critique and Social Transformation: Lessons from Antonio Gramsci, Mikhail Bakhtin and Raymond Williams (New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009) Critical Interventions: From Joyce and Ibsen to C.S. Peirce and Maxine Hong Kingston (Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing House, 2010) "Sutrang Kayumanggi: Poems in Filipino and English" (Philippines Cultural Studies Center, 2010) Rizal in Our Time (revised edition) Anvil Publishing Inc. Bukas Luwalhating Kay Ganda (Philippines Cultural Studies Center 2013) Ulikba at iba pang bagong tula University of Santos Tomas Publishing House (2013) "Mendiola Masker: Mga Tulang Konseptuwal at Post-Konseptuwal" (Philippine Cultural Studies Center, 2014) "Kundiman sa Gitna ng Karimlan: University of the Philippines Press (2014) "AMBIL: Mga pagsubok, pahiwatig & interbensiyon" Philippines Cultural Studies Center (2014) "Tao Te Ching in Filipino/Landas & Kapangyarihan sa Makabuluhang Buhay" (Createspace, 2015) Between Empire and Insurgency: The Philippines in the New Millennium" University of the Philippines Press (2015) "Lupang Hinirang, Lupang Tinubuan" Mga Panunuri sa Panitikang Filipino. De La Salle University Publishing House (2015) "Learning from the Filipino Diaspora:" (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2016) "Filipinas Everywhere" (De la Salle University Publishing House, 2016) "Wala:Tula & Akda ({Polytechnic University of the Philippines, 2017) "The Philippines is in the Heart: Stories by Carlos Bulosan" (New edition, Ateneo University Press, 2017). "Carlos Bulosan Revolutionary Filipino Writer in the United States: A Critical Appraisal (New York: Peter Lang, 2017) "Racism and the Filipino Diaspora: Essays in Cultural Politics" (Naga, Camarines: Ateneo de Naga University Press, 2018) WALA Akda ni E. San Juan, Jr. (Philippines Studies Center, Washington DC 2018). "Kontra-Modernidad" (Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 2019). "Bakas Alingawngaw (Quezon City: Ateneo University Press, 2020). "Faustino Aguilar: Kapangyarihan, Kamalayan, Kasaysayan, Metakomentaryo sa mga Nobels ni Faustino Aguilar (Manila: University of * —→→Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2020).

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Cultural critic, writer
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Education
Harvard University, University of the Philippines
Employers
University of California, Davis, Wesleyan University, Brooklyn College, Washington State University
Also known as
Epifanio San Juan Jr.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is E. San Juan, Jr.?

Filipino American writer

When was E. San Juan, Jr. born?

E. San Juan, Jr. was born on 29 December 1938.

What is E. San Juan, Jr.'s occupation?

E. San Juan, Jr. is a cultural critic and writer.

What nationality is E. San Juan, Jr.?

E. San Juan, Jr. is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: E. San Juan, Jr.

· Wikidata: Q5322146

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