{{short description|Filipino historian}} {{Philippine name|Briones|Chua}} {{family name hatnote|Zeng {{noitalic|({{lang|zh|曾}})}}|Hua (華)|lang=Chinese}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox academic | name = Xiao Chua | native_name = {{nobold|曾華紹}} | native_name_lang = zh-tw | image = Xiao Chua in February 2026 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Chua in 2026 | birth_name = Michael Charleston Briones Chua | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|01|19|mf=y}} | birth_place = Tarlac City, Philippines | workplaces = University of the Philippines Diliman <br/> De La Salle University | occupation = Historian, Academic, TV host | spouse = | alma_mater = University of the Philippines Diliman (BA, MA, Ph.D.) | website = [https://xiaochua.net/ Official Website] | thesis_year = | thesis_title = | doctoral_advisor = }}
'''Michael Charleston''' "'''Xiao'''" '''Briones Chua'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet our ILS Speaker: Xiao Chua |url=https://intramuros.gov.ph/2020/05/12/meet-our-ils-speaker-xiao-chua/ |publisher=Intramuros Administration |access-date=6 October 2024 |date=12 May 2020}}</ref> ({{lang-zh|t=曾華紹|p=Zēng Huáshào}}; born January 19, 1984<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Chua| first=Xiao |user=Xiao_Chua |number=1218803869179875329 |title=Salamat sa mga mahal sa buhay sa simpleng pagsasalu-salo at mga pagkain na ibinigay ninyo para sa aking kaarawan. Ano pa ba ang kakailanganin ko sa buhay? Meron actually, Ph. D. Pero na nakaligtas tayo sa taong… |access-date=March 29, 2025 |date=January 19, 2020}}</ref>) is a Filipino historian,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/24/philippines-official-imelda-marcos-shoes-have-no-h/|title=Philippines official: Imelda Marcos' shoes have no historic value|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=2017-02-25|language=en-US}}</ref> academic, and television personality.
He is best known for his academic works on Philippine history and his numerous appearances as a commentator on historical topics on Philippine television,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/547348/lifestyle/artandculture/historian-xiao-chua-offering-free-walking-tour-in-honor-of-rizal/|title=Historian Xiao Chua offering free walking tour in honor of Rizal|website=GMA News Online |date=December 9, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blogwatch.tv/2011/11/philippine-historian-xiao-chua-says-aquino-cojuangco-video-is-propaganda/|title=Philippine historian Xiao Chua says Aquino Cojuangco video is propaganda -|date=2011-11-07|access-date=2017-02-25|language=en-US}}</ref> including a regular appearance on a news segment called "Xiao Time"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bantayog.org/?p=1073|title=Xiao Time: Ekonomiya noong Martial Law|date=2015-10-18|language=fil}}</ref> on the public television station People's Television Network. He has also served as a historical consultant for shows such as ''Katipunan'', its companion show ''Ilustrado'', as well as the TV documentary series ''History with Lourd''.
He is currently a professor at De La Salle University.<ref name="DLSUFacultyProfile">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/colleges/cla/academic-departments/history/faculty-profile/|title=Faculty Profile |work=De La Salle University }}</ref> He hails from the province of Tarlac.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Manabat |first1=Jazzel Llaneli M. |title=Local historian turns over rare books to TSU |url=https://www.tsu.edu.ph/news/2023-news/local-historian-turns-over-rare-books-to-tsu/ |publisher=Tarlac State University}}</ref>
== Bibliography == ;Books and Publications: * ''Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo'' (2015) (co-authored with Milagros C. Guerrero) * ''Pamana ng Ika-19 na Dantaon: Pagtatakdang Pangkasaysayan Bayani at Heroes sa Pagbubuo ng Bansa'' (2018) (co-authored with Floro C. Quibuyen, Zeus Salazar & Arvin Lloyd B. Pingul) * ''Andres Bonifacio'' (2019) (co-authored with John Ray Ramos) * ''It's All About Faces'' (2023) (co-authored with Corazon Alvina, Lisa Guerrero Nakpil, Cid Reyes, Carlomar Arcangel Daoana and Jerome B. Gomez)
== See also == * Resil Mojares * Caroline Hau * Zeus A. Salazar
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{commons category-inline}} *{{IMDb name|4352079|Xiao Chua}} *{{cite web|title=SINO ANG TARLAKIN?|url=https://xiaochua.net/about/|website=IT'S XIAOTIME!|date=August 12, 2012 |access-date=8 February 2018}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chua, Xiao}} Category:21st-century Filipino historians Category:Living people Category:Filipino people of Chinese descent Category:Kapampangan people Category:University of the Philippines Diliman alumni Category:Academic staff of De La Salle University Category:People from Tarlac Category:1984 births
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