Paterno R. Esmaquel II is a Filipino journalist with 20 years of professional experience and an academic background that includes two master's degrees. He currently writes for international Catholic news outlets and teaches journalism at the Dominican-run University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines.

Sr. Margaret Ng migrated as an adult from Malaysia to Perth, Australia, in 1971 and joined the Sisters of Joseph of the Sacred Heart in 1981. She stopped teaching in 1990 and was appointed pastoral worker for migrants for the Perth Archdiocese, working with Chinese (worldwide), Malaysians, Singaporeans and Indonesians. During that time, she assisted with establishing the Chinese Catholic and Indonesian Catholic communities.

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