Biography:
Head Librarian, Southeast Asia Division, University of Michigan Libraries
B.S. University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines;, 1967
M.A. University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines, 1976,
A.M.L.S. University of Michigan, 1979

Overseas Experience: Southeast Asia, native of the Philippines

Research/Teaching Specializations: Head, Filipiniana Library, University of San Carlos Library, 1973-75; Instructor in History, University of San Carlos, 1974-76 Research Associate and Librarian for the Cebuano Studies Center, University of San Carlos, 1975-76Research Assistant, University of Michigan, 1976-80; Assistant Librarian and Document Supervisor, Community Systems Foundation, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1977-82; Head, Southeast Asia Division, University of Michigan Libraries, 1982-present; Interim Head, Near East Division, University of Michigan Libraries, 1986-87

Recent Publications: "Preserving Chinese heritage in the Philippines," paper presented at the First International Conference on the Chinese of Southeast Asia, the Netherlands, June 1999; " Documenting the Chinese Filipinos: archival sources," in Kinaadman, Vol. 20, 1998, pp. 113-139

Awards and Honors: NEH grant for preservation and conservation of Philippine Materials; Chairperson of the Southeast Asia Microform Group; International Institute funding to travel to the Netherlands to deliver paper at the ICAS conference.

The center is committed to promoting a broader and deeper understanding of Southeast Asia and its peoples, cultures, and historiesby providing resources for faculty, students and the community to learn and disseminate knowledge about the region.