Before I knew him as an historian, Ian Alfonso, of the National Historical Commission, he was an exceptional graphic designer. W...

Before I knew him as an historian, Ian Alfonso, of the National Historical Commission, he was an exceptional graphic designer. With his keen eye he found the best app and font to translate my Roman alphabetname in a modern stylized baybayin.
Baybayin reminded me of Kyoto where I first saw my name in Katakana, and in Tokyo where I learned to write and sign my name in it.
I visited Japan every year from 2002 to 2020, one time visiting four times in one year. I taught three semesters in S...