Falling Leaves

Joseph Ching VELASCO, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator of the Department of Political Science and Development Studies at De La Salle University, Manila. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, having previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal. His research explores the critical junctures of culture, politics, and foreign affairs, with a particular emphasis on the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region. Additionally, his research extends to the study of ethnic Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and the Philippines, as well as cultural politics.Jeremy DE CHAVEZ, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Literature in English at the University of Macau. While his research and teaching areas are primarily in Postcolonial Studies, Global Anglophone Literature, World Literature and Affect Theory, he is committed to being a generalist with wide-ranging interests across literary periods, genres, and cultural forms.MIAO Chi is a lecturer at the Jinan University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Literary Studies (English) from University of Macau in 2023. His research interest includes postcolonial literature and diasporic literature, especially diasporic Chinese literature.