In our last episode of the season, Michael talks with Kale Fajarado, Associate Professor of American Studies and Asian American Studies at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), about his research on queer river-and-seafaring Filipino figures in contemporary Philippine cinema.

A few of Kale Fajarado's publications:

Filipino Crosscurrents (link)

Queering and Transing the Great Lakes:Filipino/a Tomboy Masculinities and Manhoods Across Waters (link)

"Decolonizing Manila-Men and St. Maló, Louisiana: A Queer Postcolonial Asian American Critique" in Filipino Studies: Palimpsests of Nation and Diaspora (link)

Research & lecture summary: 01:40

Advice for researchers & recommendations: 30:20

Kale Fajarado's Movie Recommendations:

• Days by Tsai-Ming Liang (link)
• Ramen Teh by Eric Khoo (link)