Michael Charleston “Xiao” Briones Chua (born January 19, 1984) is a
Filipino
Filipino may refer to:
* Something from or related to the Philippines
** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines.
** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...
historian, academic, and television personality, best known for his academic works on
Philippine history
Earliest hominin activity in the Philippine archipelago is dated back to at least 709,000 years ago. ''Homo luzonensis'', a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon at least 67,000 years ago. The earliest known anatomically ...
and his numerous appearances as a commentator on historical topics on
Philippine television
Television in the Philippines was introduced in October 1953 upon the first commercial broadcast made by Alto Broadcasting System (now ABS-CBN), making the Philippines the first Southeast Asian country and the second in Asia to do so. Even b ...
, including a regular appearance on a news segment called "Xiao Time"
on public television station
People's Television Network
People's Television Network ( fil, Telebisyon ng Bayan; abbreviated PTV) is the flagship State broadcasting, state broadcaster owned by the Government of the Philippines. Founded in 1974, PTV is the main brand of People's Television Network, In ...
. He is currently a professor at
De La Salle University
De La Salle University ( fil, Pamantasang De La Salle or Unibersidad ng De La Salle), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private university, private, Catholic Church, Catholic coeducational research university run by the I ...
.
See also
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Resil Mojares
Resil Buagas Mojares (born September 4, 1943) is a Filipino historian and critic of Philippine literature best known as for his books on Philippine history. He is acclaimed by various writers and critics as the ''Visayan Titan of Letters'', due to ...
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Caroline Hau Caroline Sy Hau (born 30 August 1969) is a Chinese-Filipino author and academic known for her work on Filipino culture and literature and for her books ''The Chinese Question: Ethnicity, Nation and Region In and Beyond the Philippines'' and ''Necess ...
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21st-century Filipino historians
Living people
Filipino people of Chinese descent
1984 births
De La Salle University faculty
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