Jely A. Galang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of History
University of the Philippines Diliman

About

Jely A. Galang, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of history at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. Currently, I serve as the Deputy Director of the UP Third World Studies Center, and the Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Studies Journal. I teach courses on Philippine history and historiography, colonialism and imperialism, and modern East Asia. I am presently working on my book project Vagrants and Outcasts which is a social history of working-class Chinese and other “social undesirables” in the Philippines during the nineteenth century. My recent publications have appeared in journals such as the Journal of Chinese Overseas, China & Asia: A Journal in Historical Studies, Translocal Chinese: East Asian Perspectives, Philippines Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, among others.

  Academic Background

PhD Asian Studies (History)
Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia
MA History
University of the Philippines Diliman
BA History, cum laude
University of the Philippines Diliman


  Research Interests

  • Nineteenth century Philippines
  • Modern history of East Asia particularly China
  • History of Crime and Punishment

  Undegraduate Courses Taught

  • Kas 158 : (Special Topics on Asia) Ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia
  • Kas 151 : Modern East Asia
  • Kas 128: (Special Topic on Philippine History) China and the Chinese in Philippine History
  • Kas 117: Social History of the Philippines
  • Kas 113: Economic History of the Philippines
  • Kas 111: The Philippines Under the US and Japan
  • Kas 10: Introduction to History
  • KAS 1 : Philippine History
  • Global Studies 197: A Bite of China
  • Global Studies 197 : The Making of Global Korea

  Graduate Courses Taught

  • Kas 351: Seminar on Contemporary Developments in East Asia
  • Kas 302: Seminar of Imperialism and Colonialism
  • Kas 210: Problems in the Interpretations of Philippine History
  • Kas 209: (Selected Topics in Philippine History) History of Agriculture in the Philippines
  • Kas 206: Contemporary Issues in Asia
  • Kas 204: The Philippines During the Nineteenth Century


  Journal Articles/Conference Proceedings


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