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Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Dr. Petra Chou Published Several Oral History Interviews with Church Leaders in Indonesia in the LDS Historical Studies Journal

November 2024 – Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Faculty of Religious Education

Petra Chou and Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, “Area Seventy and First Stake President in Indonesia: An Interview with Elder Djarot Subiantoro,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 37–42.

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra Chou, “Indonesia’s First Area Seventy: An Interview with Elder Subandriyo,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 43–56.

Petra Chou and Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, “Indonesia Jakarta Mission President 2021-2024: An Interview with Edwin Tandiman,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 57–69.

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Petra Chou, and Jesse H.Q. Chou, “Early Missionary in Indonesia and Indonesia Jakarta Mission President 2007-2010: An Interview with Ross Marchant,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 71–83.

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra Chou, “Indonesia’s First Patriarch and Seminary & Institute Asia Area Director: An Interview with Juswan Tandiman,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 85–100.

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra Chou, “Jakarta Stake President: An Interview with the Erwin Dumalang,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 111–120.

Petra Chou and Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, “Jakarta Stake Primary President: An Interview with Mery Halim Mak,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 121–125.

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra Chou, “First Surakarta Stake President: An Interview with Budi Susanto,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 126–130.

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra Chou, “Surakarta Stake President: An Interview with the Wijoyo Santoso,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 131–136.

Petra Chou and Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, “Surakarta Stake Relief Society President: An Interview with Arpi Sudjarwo,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 137–141.

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra Chou, “Surabaya District President: An Interview with Danu Kurniawan,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 143–147.

Petra Chou and Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, “Author of Rise and Shine: Marking 50 Years (1969-2019) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Indonesia: An Interview with Sugiyanto and Titik Susanti,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 219–223.

Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Dr. Petra Chou Published Several Oral History Interviews with Various Church Employees in Indonesia in the LDS Historical Studies Journal

November 2024 – Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Faculty of Religious Education

Petra Chou and Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, “Indonesia Seminary & Institute Coordinator: An Interview with Paul Simanungkalit,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 101–109.

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra Chou, “Indonesia Leader and Member Support Coordinator and National Communication Director: An Interview with Ricky Pudja Mak,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 149–163.

Petra Chou and Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, “Indonesia Publishing Service Department Manager: An Interview with Sriyatin Limbong,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 165–173.

Petra Chou and Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, “Indonesia Material Management: An Interview with Sujud Ariono,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 175–182.

Petra Chou and Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, “Indonesia Local Unit Support and the Bishop in Jakarta Stake: An Interview with Agus Setijawan,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 183–192.

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra Chou, “Indonesia Facility Management Group Manager: An Interview with Dean Mardilan,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 193–197.

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra Chou, “Indonesia Welfare and Self-Reliance Specialist: An Interview with Yos Enos Kusumo,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 199–208.

Petra Chou and Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, “An Interview with Indonesia Welfare & Humanitarian Senior Couple Missionaries,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 209–218.

Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Dr. Petra Chou Published Several Articles on the Church in Indonesia in the LDS Historical Studies with Student Research Assistant Jessika Santoso

November 2024 – Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Faculty of Religious Education

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Petra Chou, and Jessika Santoso, “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Indonesia in the 20th Century,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 1–17.

Petra Chou, Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, and Jessika Santoso, “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Indonesia in the 21st Century,” Latter-day Saints Historical Studies, 25(1&2), Spring & Fall 2024, 19–35.

Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Dr. Petra Chou Published Several Book Chapters with Various Student Research Assistants and Undergraduate Students

October 2024 - Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Faculty of Religious Education

Petra M.W.S. Chou, Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, and Sophia Gunter, “Chinese Temple Matrons in Hong Kong,” in Voices of Latter-day Saint Women in the Pacific and Asia, ed. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Alisi K. Langi, Petra Chou, (Provo, UT, Laie, HI, and Salt Lake City, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Studies, and Deseret Book Company, 2024), 255–268.

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Petra M.W.S. Chou, and JoYa Hsu, “Chinese Temple Matrons in Taiwan,” in Voices of Latter-day Saint Women in the Pacific and Asia, ed. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Alisi K. Langi, Petra Chou, (Provo, UT, Laie, HI, and Salt Lake City, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Studies, and Deseret Book Company, 2024), 269–286.

Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Dr. Petra Chou Published a Book Chapter on the First Relief Society President in Korea

October 2024 - Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Faculty of Religious Education

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Petra M.W.S. Chou, Jesse H. Q. Chou, “Kim Do Pil: First Relief Society President in Korea,” in Voices of Latter-day Saint Women in the Pacific and Asia, ed. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Alisi K. Langi, Petra Chou, (Provo, UT, Laie, HI, and Salt Lake City, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Studies, and Deseret Book Company, 2024), 211–228.

Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Dr. Petra Chou Published a Book Chapter on the Faithful LDS women in Mongolia

October 2024 - Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Faculty of Religious Education

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Petra M.W.S. Chou, “Voices of Latter-day Saint Women in Mongolia,” in Voices of Latter-day Saint Women in the Pacific and Asia, ed. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Alisi K. Langi, Petra Chou, (Provo UT, Laie HI, and Salt Lake City UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Studies, and Deseret Book Company, 2024), 303–324.

Dr. Philip McArthur Published A Book Titled "Dialogues with a Trickster"

October 2024 – Philip McArthur, Faculty of Culture, Language & Performing Arts

Philip McArthur published a book under the University of Hawai'i Press with the title "Dialogues with a Trickster: On the Margins of Myth and Ethnography in the Marshall Islands."

Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Alisi Langi, and Dr. Petra Chou Published a New Book “Voice of LDS Women in the Pacific and Asia”

September 2024 – Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Faculty of Religious Education

The book ”Voice of LDS Women in the Pacific and Asia,” is working with 23 chapter authors.

Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou Presented at the Worldwide CES Religious Educators Broadcast

June 2024 – Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Faculty of Religious Education

This worldwide CES Religious Educator broadcast was available online to all CES, seminaries, and institute teachers throughout the world (80,000+).

Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Dr. Petra Chou Interviewed by “For All the Saints” Podcast

April 2024 – Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Faculty of Religious Education

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Dr. Petra Chou were interviewed by For All the Saints podcast regarding their work in gathering the history of the Church in Mongolia and publishing "Voice of the Saints in Mongolia."

Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou Reaches Over 100 Peer-Reviewed Publications

April 2024 – Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Faculty of Religious Education

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou recently reached a milestone by having over 100 peer-reviewed publications (including books, book chapters, and articles).

Dr. Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Dr. Petra Chou Launch Chinese Channel for Scripture Central

January 2024 – Po Nien (Felipe) Chou, Faculty of Religious Education

Po Nien (Felipe) Chou and Dr. Petra Chou launched a YouTube channel for Scripture Central, providing Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) content and weekly gospel lessons to an online worldwide audience.