Caroline Hau Explained

Caroline Hau
Birthname:	Caroline Sy Hau
Birth Date:	30 August 1969

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]

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

• 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

• Benedict Anderson
  • Resil Mojares Leloy Claudio
• Reynaldo Ileto
• Xiao Chua

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Retrospective on Filipino-Chinese Speculative Fiction. Tan. Charles. Charles Tan. mithilareview.com. 8 August 2016 . en-US. 2017-02-22.
2. Web site: 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. en. 2017-02-22.
3. Web site: Looking Down on Each Other: The Filipinos and the Chinese, a History of Racism.. Chua. Xiao. Xiao Chua. 2016-02-08. IT'S XIAOTIME!. 2017-02-22.
4. Web site: Necessary fictions. Ocampo. Ambeth R.. Ambeth Ocampo. opinion.inquirer.net. 5 August 2015 . en. 2017-02-22.
5. News: About Staff: HAU, Caroline Sy.. 2014-07-21. Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. 2017-02-22. en-US.
6. Web site: What's in a (Blog) Name?. 2015-10-19. ikangablog. en. 2020-01-15.