___________________ E. SAN JUAN, Jr. was recently visiting professor of literature and cultural studies at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and lecturer in seven universities in the Republic of China. He was previously Fulbright professor of American Studies at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium and fellow of the Center for the Humanities at Wesleyan University. Among his recent books are BEYOND POSTCOLONIAL THEORY (Palgrave), RACISM AND CULTURAL STUDIES (Duke University Press), and WORKING THROUGH THE CONTRADICTIONS (Bucknell University Press). Two books in Filipino were launched in 2004: HIMAGSIK (De La Salle University Press) and TINIK SA KALULUWA (Anvil); his new collection of poems in Filipino, SAPAGKAT INIIBIG KITA AT MGA BAGONG TULA, was released recently by the University of the Philippines Press.
Sa huling pagtutuos, radikal ang naitatag na bangguwardyang liderato ng himagsikan na lumampas sa hanggahang itinakda ng sinaunang kabihasnan at ng kolonyalismong Espanyol. Radikal din ang pinagsamang paraan ng edukasyon at aktibong pakikibakang (higit sa repormistang taktika nina Rizal at ka-ilustrado) tinalunton ng mga alagad hanggang kina Malvar, Sakay at mga bayani ng Balangiga, Samar. Utang natin sa Supremo at 1.4 milyong mamamayang nagbuwis ng buhay (laban sa imperyong Espanya at Estados Unidos) ang dunong, danas at pagkakataon ngayon upang magpatuloy sa pagsisikap matamo ang tunay na pambansang demokrasya at kasarinlan sa harap ng malagim na terorismo ng hegemonyang lakas ng kapitalismong global.--##