Curriculum Vitae of Miguel B. Llora,and various other topics


	Travel
	2000 to present - United States of America
	Moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2000, worked and studied for a year. Offered a scholarship I moved to San Diego to attend San Diego State University (SDSU), and completed an MA in Liberal Arts and Sciences (MALAS). Moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004 where I worked and studied for a year. In 2005, I returned to SDS to complete my research on Filipino Migration and Settlement into the United States and to complete an MA in Asian Studies. Lectured at SDSU until the Fall of 2007. I am currently in Honolulu, in Hawaii at the University of Hawaii at Manoa working on a PhD in American Studies. While in Hawaii, I have travelled around Oahu and visited Maui. Destination: Honolulu
2011 - Philippines/Thailand
	In July of 2011, I conducted ethnographic research and did field work such as gathering documents, took photos and videos, and conducted interviews for my PhD Dissertation. Took a side trip to do a comparative study in Thailand's Kanchanaburi. Destination: Philippines: Manila, Bataan (Pilar); Thailand: Bangkok, Ayutthaya, and Kanchanaburi Photos available on Facebook
2011 - Philippines
	Did a preliminary site survey(s) in March of 2011 to eventually conduct ethnographic research and field work to gather documents, take photos and videos, as well as conduct interviews for my PhD Dissertation. Destination: Manila, Corregidor Island, Bataan (Mariveles), Pampanga (Angeles City and San Fernando), Nueva Ecija (Cabanatuan), Tarlac (Capas), and Zambales (Olongapo City) Photos available on Facebook
2007 - China
	The "Service Learning Program in China" brings together American and Tsinghua University students who live and work side-by-side while providing critical educational resources to the poorest regions of China. Service Learning Scholarships provided by Wang Foundation and Tsinghua University enable hundreds of American and Tsinghua University students to learn about each other's cultures, practice global citizenship and mitigate chronic poverty at the grass roots level. First launched in 2006, the program has already become a successful model for expansion and duplication throughout China. Destination: Zhongdian
2006 - China
	The 2006 Summer Service and Learning Program in Rural China supported by Tsinghua University and the Wang Foundation: The Educational Poverty Alleviation Project initiated by Tsinghua University in 2002 is a public cause aimed at benefitting the poverty-stricken areas in China. Its goal is to provide people in underdeveloped areas with the opportunity to utilize high-quality educational resources through the support of modern technology. The program's ultimate goal is to eliminate poverty by spreading knowledge. Destination: Chicheng
	1990 to 2000 - Canada
	In 1990 I came to Canada and resided in North Vancouver until 1992. In 1991 I completed an AA in Computer Systems Management from Capilano College in North Vancouver. In 1992 I moved to and lived in Lillooet in British Columbia. In 1998, after a short stay in Vancouver where I completed an MA in Liberal Studies at Simon Fraser University, I moved to and lived on the Queen Charlotte Islands. In 1999 I moved back to Lillooet and stayed there until I moved to the United States in 2000. Since 2001 the Lillooet Forest Distrcit has been renamed to the Cascades Forest District and is the amalgamation of the Merritt and Lillooet Forest Districts.While in Canada I visited Calgary, Lethbridge and Vulcan in Alberta.
1997 Czech Republic
	In 1997 I traveled to the Czech Republic where I spent the bulk of my time in Charles University in Prague. While in Prague, as a student my research centered on studying the cultural milieu as well as the works of Milan Kundera, Franz Kafka and Bohumil Hrabal. In this same trip, I also visited Novi Bor, Kutna Hora and Terezin Destination: Prague
1996 - India
	In 1996 I traveled in Northern India - Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh - on a Tiger safari. On the same trip, I also visited Sariska, Baratphur, Ranthambor, Corbett National Park, Agra, Naini Tal, Jaipur, Delhi and Dharamsala. In Dharamsala, I met with the staff of the Tibetan Computer Resource Center and volunteered my services as an IT resources. Destination: Delhi
1995 - Egypt
	In 1995 I traveled the length of the Nile from Cairo to Abu Simbel, visiting Luxor and the Valley of the Kings. Destination: Luxor
1995 - Mexico
	I visited Mexico in March of 1995 as a volunteer for Amor Ministries and Young Life of Canada in Tecate on a church building mission project.
1994 - Israel
	In 1994 I traveled to Israel. I volunteered at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens at Hebrew University in Givat Ram. Based in Jerusalem, I also visited Tel Aviv, Jericho, Tiberias, Nazareth and Caesarea. On the same trip I stopped over in London, England. Destiantion: Jerusalem
	1987 to 1990 - Philippines
	I returned to the Philippines in 1987. I worked for a bit in private industry and later joined the Supreme Court of the Philippines in Manila as the Special Assistant to the Computerization Committee in the Office of the Chief Justice. In the same stint, I visited Baguio and the mountain provinces, Laguna and Basco in Batanes.
	1982 to 1987 - United States of America
	While in the United States I took the initiative to complete a BA in Economics from Saint Mary's College and see as much of the country as I could . In the West Coast, I took the coastal route up to Washington State from California through Oregon and Los Angeles. In the East coast, I visited Manhattan/New York City, Washington D.C. (with the Smithsonian Museum as the highlight), Virginia, and Maryland.
	1964 to 1982 - Philippines
	I was born in Cebu City in 1964. While living in the Philippines, I visited California in 1980. En route to the US, I visited Hong Kong and Vancouver. Moreover, I traveled around the Philippine Islands to such places as Baguio in Luzon, Negros Island in the Visayas as well as Zamboanga and Davao in Mindanao.