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Lydia Yu-Jose
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Lydia Yu-Jose being conferred the Order of the Rising Sun in Makati City on June 13, 2012
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| Born | March 27, 1944 Manila, Philippines
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| Died | August 3, 2014 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | Far Eastern University Ateneo de Manila University Sophia University |
| Known for | Japanese studies, history of Japan–Philippines relations |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun (2012) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History, political science, international relations, area studies |
| Institutions | Ateneo de Manila University |
Lydia N. Yu-Jose (born March 27, 1944 – died August 3, 2014) was a smart professor from the Philippines. She taught about government (called political science) and also about Japan (called Japanese Studies) at the Ateneo de Manila University. She went to Sophia University in Japan.
Lydia Yu-Jose was famous for studying how Japan and the Philippines became friends over time. She also helped make "Japanese Studies" a big subject to learn about in the Philippines. This means she helped create programs and classes focused on understanding Japan.
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Early Life and Education
Lydia Yu-Jose was born on March 27, 1944. She grew up in a place called Santa Ana in Manila. She went to Santa Ana Elementary School for her first years of learning. Later, she finished Felipe G. Calderon High School with great grades.
After high school, she went to Far Eastern University. In 1965, she earned a degree in education. For two years after that, she worked as a teacher at the Malate Catholic School.
University Studies and Japanese Studies
In 1967, Lydia Yu-Jose started at the Ateneo de Manila University. She worked as an assistant in the Political Science Department. At the same time, she was studying for her master's degree in history.
She later changed her focus and finished her master's degree in Political Science. She began teaching at Ateneo in 1970. She also started taking classes in a new program called Japanese Studies. She found these classes very interesting.
In 1969, the director of the Japanese Studies program suggested something to her. Lydia Yu-Jose applied for a special scholarship from the Japanese government. It was called a Monbukagakusho Scholarship. She won the scholarship and went to study at the International Christian University in Japan. She stayed there until 1971.
Career Highlights
Lydia Yu-Jose became a very important person in Japanese Studies. In 1989, she was chosen to lead the Japanese Studies Program at Ateneo. She held this job until 1993, and then again from 1995 to 1996.
The next year, she became the head of the Political Science Department. She led this department until 2001. From 2004 to 2013, she also directed the Ateneo Center for Asian Studies. She was also one of the people who started the Japanese Studies Association in Southeast Asia (JSA-ASEAN) in 2004. This group helps people in Southeast Asia learn more about Japan.
Special Recognition
In 2012, Lydia Yu-Jose received a very special award from Japan. It was called the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. This award was given to her because she helped Japanese Studies grow in the Philippines. It also recognized her work in helping Japan and the Philippines understand each other better.
Personal Life
Lydia Yu-Jose was married to Ricardo T. Jose. They met when she was studying for her doctorate degree at Sophia University in Japan. Ricardo T. Jose is also a director at the Third World Studies Center at the University of the Philippines Diliman. His father, Regalado Jose, was a famous pianist who taught at the UP College of Music.
Lydia Yu-Jose passed away on August 3, 2014. She had been battling a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin lymphoma for six years.
