Distinguished Fellow, Fall 2023

Sean Colaljo

Sean Colaljo is a high school student from Northern California, although he is originally from Chicago. He is passionate about social justice, foreign policy, Southeast Asian geopolitics, and history, particularly Philippine history.

Sean has volunteered at the legal office of his family’s home province in the Philippines, is the founder of his school district’s first High School Democrats of America (HSDA) chapter, and serves on three HSDA task forces. He is also active in Model UN and Academic Decathlon. Sean plans to major in political science and continue on to law school.

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Echoes of Tirad Pass: Impact of the US’s Colonial Legacy in the Philippines on Current Philippine-American Relations

Capstone Project

The United States's 20th-century colonial legacy in the Philippines continues to pose a threat to Philippine-American relations. This brief will cover the Philippines’ history as an American colony and its ramifications on current Philippine-American relations, particularly concerning military bases, Bangsamoro, and Philippine education.

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Outsized Atolls: The China-Taiwan Struggle for Diplomatic Recognition in the South Pacific

Branden Center

Sean Colaljo

One of Asia’s most important diplomatic wars is being waged somewhere else entirely: the South Pacific. Taiwan is on the defensive as China gradually wins over its allies with economic aid, while the United States concerns itself with the struggle’s implications for its own position in the region.

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