E. San Juan is one of the sharpest and most clarifying voices vis-a-vis Filipino/US and Filipino/world relationships extant. He is an internationalist and political analyst of high morale. —AMIRI BARAKAE. *** San Juan is a scholar of remarkable range and varied talents remarkable for his commitment to literature and culture as vital areas of contemporary social life.—FREDRIC JAMESON, Duke UniversityE. San *** Juan is one of the worldis most distinguished progressive critics. He is certainly the worldis leading scholar and critic of Filipino literature and undoubtedly the leading authority on Filipino-American literary relations.—BRUCE FRANKLIN, Rugers UniversityE. *** San Juan’s intervention in the current debates on cultural studies is both necessary and significant. We can all learn valuable lessons from the Philippine experience.—NGUGI WA THIONGiO, Kenyan novelist