Dr. James Wilson/BORSF Eminent Scholar Endowed Professor in Southern Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
English professor who teaches courses in professional writing and Asian American Studies.
Filipino American interested in researching and sharing the history of Filipinos in Louisiana.
Co-vice president of Philippine-Louisiana Historical Society (PLHS).
New Orleanian who spent fourteen years living and teaching abroad.
Selected Writings
Book
Gonzales, Randy. Settling St. Malo: Poems from Filipino Louisiana. Lafayette, LA: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press [2023]. Listen to a selection from “When Manilamen Fished at St. Malo (1840s-1906)” recorded for Disappearing St. Malo, 2022, a public art exhibit by Cheyenne Concepcion.
—. “Manilamen at Saint Malo.” The American Mosaic: The Asian American Experience, ABC-CLIO, [2023].
—. “Filipino Americans and U.S. Civil War,” The SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/o American Studies. Kevin Nadal, Leo Yabut Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, and E.J.R. David, editors. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage 2022.
—. “The War of 1812,” The SAGE Encyclopedia of Filipina/x/o American Studies. Kevin Nadal, Leo Yabut Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, and E.J.R. David, editors. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage 2022.
—. “Philipino Colony Bar and Refreshment Co. and Caballeros de Dimas-Alang Louisiana Lodge No. 34,” The People’s Guide to New Orleans. Lynnell L. Thomas and Elizabeth Steeby. University of California Press [forthcoming]. Print.
Community History
Filipino La.: History and Culture of Filipinos in Louisiana, Filipino Louisiana, 2015. www.filipinola.com.