James Baquet:
CLASS OF 1973
Rosemead High SchoolClass of 1973
Rosemead, CA
Encinita Elementary SchoolClass of 1969
Rosemead, CA
Muscatel Middle SchoolClass of 1969
Rosemead, CA
James's Story
I was born in the City of Angels, on the shore of the Peaceful Ocean. Yup, L.A. BABY! On the Pacific.
I grew up in the suburb of Rosemead, where my older brothers, my younger sister, and I all attended Encinita, Muscatel, and Rosemead High School.
After that, I took degrees at Pasadena City College (liberal arts), California State University at Los Angeles (B.A. in English and philosophy, two majors), and Loyola Marymount University (Master of Education).
Meanwhile, I became a "born-again" Christian; got married; became a high school teacher and dean (Chaminade College Preparatory), and then an elementary school principal (St. Martin-in-the-Fields School, Canoga Park), and then a junior high and high school teacher again (Campbell Hall School); went to Anglican seminary for a couple of years; got divorced; began exploring other religions; moved to Japan; and finally, in 2001, returned to Rosemead, where I studied for a PhD in Buddhism (but did not finish my dissertation).
Leaving my studies in 2004, I moved ...Expand for more
to China, where I live now. For three years I taught in a polytechnic college in Shenzhen, near Hong Kong; then I went to Yangzhou, Jiangsu (between Nanjing and Shanghai) for a year to live in a temple and teach monks; then back to Shenzhen and the polytechnic, where I work now.
In 2005, the best thing that ever happened to me...um...happened to me: I met Lila Jose, a smart, funny, spiritual, beautiful Filipina. We got married in 2007, and dream of someday relocating to the Philippines.
You can read more in-depth coverage of my life (so far) here: about.jamesbaquet.com/2009/05/too-much-information.html
Or check out what I'm doing these days here: blog.jamesbaquet.com/
Or read about where I've been here: index.jamesbaquet.com/2009/05/places.html
Or some of my cheesy philosophy here: index.jamesbaquet.com/2009/05/wisdom-blogs.html
That oughta keep you busy!
Note: To keep Classmates-dot-com happy, I had to remove the front end of those URLs, so you'll have to add the h-t-t-p-:-/-/ without the hyphens, right?
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