George Estrada
Encyclopedia
George Estrada, Jr. was born in Manila and came to America at the age of 3 with his mother, Milagros Estrada. He grew up in Oakland, California. He earned a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and was a reporter and columnist with the Oakland Tribune from 1976 to 1992, and a correspondent with the Associated Press in 2005, and also a freelance columnist with the Philippine Times of Las vegas and California Examiner in 2001-2008.
Estrada was a tenured professor in the journalism faculty at Humboldt State University
from 1997 to 2010. He advised the award-winning Osprey Magazine and online Humboldt Travel Journal -- a student-edited journal and authored two books about the Philippines, I have Tasted the Sweet mangoes of Cebu written in 2003 and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2004 and As Flip As I want To Be: Ruminations on the Filipino American Experience. along with several scholarly works.
Estrada composed an original music, performed and produced a music CD in collaboration with his long-time friend Jim Caroompas under the name Los Dos "Scratching the Itch". He showcased several music videos on MTV
in the 1980s.
Ph.D in Journalism at the University of Texas in Austin.
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1992-1993 Kiplinger
1996-1999 Freelance writer in Manila Philippines Newspaper
1997-2010 Osprey Adviser (Student Magazine and Humboldt Travel Journal)
2001-2008 Freelance writer/columnist (Las Vegas Times and California Examiner)
2005 - Reporter with the Associated Press
Professor Estrada is a journalism faculty at Humboldt State University
Arcata, California
,
August 2010 Estrada retired in Humboldt State University
and was given a recognition as Professor Emeritus by the Humboldt State University.
Adviser for the award winning Osprey Magazine and online Humboldt Travel Journal.
Freelance columnist/reporter on the "Filipino American
experience" for the Philippine Times of Las Vegas and the California Examiner.
I Have Tasted the Sweet Mangoes of Cebu 2003 ISBN 9780595279555. That book was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Miscellaneous Non-Fiction in 2004.
As Flip As I Want to Be: Ruminations on the Filipino American Experience was released in March 2007. ISBN 0595417965
He co-authored of several scholarly works with Maxwell Mccombs, The News Media and Pictures in our Heads, in Shanto Iyengar and Richard Reeves, ed., "Do the media govern?: politicians, voters, and reporters in America," p. 237 (SAGE, 1997) ISBN 9780803956063.
Exercise Workbook to accompany Editorial Eye / Edition 2 by George Estrada, Jane T. Harrigan, Karen Brown Dunlap Pub. Date: August 2003 Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's Series: ISBN 9780312157562 Edition Description: Second Edition ISBN 0312157568
I have Tasted The Sweet Mangoes of Cebu
As Flip As I Want To Be: Ruminations of Filipino-Americans
Workbook For The Editorial Eye
The News Media And The Pictures In Our Head
Seattle Times
Antics of "Dennis the Menace" back in print
San Francisco
Oakland Tribune
The Lumberjack Online
Estrada was a tenured professor in the journalism faculty at Humboldt State University
Humboldt State University
Humboldt State University is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, located in Arcata within Humboldt County, California, USA. The main campus, nestled at the edge of a coast redwood forest, is situated on Preston hill overlooking Arcata and with commanding views of...
from 1997 to 2010. He advised the award-winning Osprey Magazine and online Humboldt Travel Journal -- a student-edited journal and authored two books about the Philippines, I have Tasted the Sweet mangoes of Cebu written in 2003 and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2004 and As Flip As I want To Be: Ruminations on the Filipino American Experience. along with several scholarly works.
Estrada composed an original music, performed and produced a music CD in collaboration with his long-time friend Jim Caroompas under the name Los Dos "Scratching the Itch". He showcased several music videos on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in the 1980s.
Education
Estrada attended High School in Fremont, California where he earned his letter-man jacket as a member of the varsity tennis team. He was also a member of high school drama club and performed as a lead roles in several productions such as the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz. In college Estrada attended Laney College and the University of California, Berkeley, earning the Bachelors Degree in Psychology. Later on Estrada found a Kiplinger Program to pursue his dreams and went to Ohio State University to earned his MA in Journalism] followed to that Estrada received the highest degree award graduate in Doctor of PhilosophyDoctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
Ph.D in Journalism at the University of Texas in Austin.
Career
1976-1992 reporter and columnist with The Oakland TribuneThe Oakland Tribune
The Oakland Tribune is a daily newspaper published in Oakland, California, by the Bay Area News Group , a subsidiary of MediaNews Group...
.
1992-1993 Kiplinger
1996-1999 Freelance writer in Manila Philippines Newspaper
1997-2010 Osprey Adviser (Student Magazine and Humboldt Travel Journal)
2001-2008 Freelance writer/columnist (Las Vegas Times and California Examiner)
2005 - Reporter with the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
Professor Estrada is a journalism faculty at Humboldt State University
Humboldt State University
Humboldt State University is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, located in Arcata within Humboldt County, California, USA. The main campus, nestled at the edge of a coast redwood forest, is situated on Preston hill overlooking Arcata and with commanding views of...
Arcata, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
,
August 2010 Estrada retired in Humboldt State University
Humboldt State University
Humboldt State University is the northernmost campus of the California State University system, located in Arcata within Humboldt County, California, USA. The main campus, nestled at the edge of a coast redwood forest, is situated on Preston hill overlooking Arcata and with commanding views of...
and was given a recognition as Professor Emeritus by the Humboldt State University.
Adviser for the award winning Osprey Magazine and online Humboldt Travel Journal.
Freelance columnist/reporter on the "Filipino American
Filipino American
Filipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century...
experience" for the Philippine Times of Las Vegas and the California Examiner.
I Have Tasted the Sweet Mangoes of Cebu 2003 ISBN 9780595279555. That book was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Miscellaneous Non-Fiction in 2004.
As Flip As I Want to Be: Ruminations on the Filipino American Experience was released in March 2007. ISBN 0595417965
He co-authored of several scholarly works with Maxwell Mccombs, The News Media and Pictures in our Heads, in Shanto Iyengar and Richard Reeves, ed., "Do the media govern?: politicians, voters, and reporters in America," p. 237 (SAGE, 1997) ISBN 9780803956063.
Exercise Workbook to accompany Editorial Eye / Edition 2 by George Estrada, Jane T. Harrigan, Karen Brown Dunlap Pub. Date: August 2003 Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's Series: ISBN 9780312157562 Edition Description: Second Edition ISBN 0312157568
External links
City Hall is For Lovers By: George Estrada Humboldt Travel Journa lI have Tasted The Sweet Mangoes of Cebu
As Flip As I Want To Be: Ruminations of Filipino-Americans
Workbook For The Editorial Eye
The News Media And The Pictures In Our Head
Seattle Times
Antics of "Dennis the Menace" back in print
San Francisco
Oakland Tribune
The Lumberjack Online
- http://www.humboldt.edu/journalism/estrada.html Faculty web page at Humboldt State University