East Timor: a New Independent Country

By Felipe Cofreros Ph.D.

East Timor or Timor-Leste officially the Democratic Republic of Timor­ Leste is country in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor,the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Occusse, an enclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. Australia is the country's southern neighbor, separated by the Timor Sea. The country's size is about 15,007 km. (5,794 sq,m)

East Timor was a de facto province of Indonesia, whose territory ccrresponded to the previous Portuguese Timor and to the presentlty independednt country of Timor Leste.
From 1702 to 1975 East Timor was an Overseas territory of Portugal named "Portuguese Timor"in 1974, Portugal initiated a gradual decolonization process of its remaining territories,including Portuguese Timor. During the process, a civil conflict between the different Timorse parties erupted in 1975. Indonesia invaded East Timor and in
1976, it formally annexed the territory, declaring it as its 27th province and remaining it Timor Timur. The United Nations,however, did not recognize the annexation,continuing to consider Portugal as the f
legitimate administering power of East Timor. Following the end of Indonesian occupation 1999, and a United Nations administered transition period,East Timor became formally independent of Portugal In 2002 and adopted the official name of Timor Leste.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Nov 6, 2019
• ISBN: 9781490797786

Felipe Cofreros Ph.D.

Felipe Cofreros Ph.D. spent more than twenty five years of aggregate experience in teaching literacy, adult education, pre-school, elementary, high school, college and the administration of instructional English as a Second Language [ESL] services among Indo-Chinese refugees [Vietnamese, Lao, Khmer and Hmong] in the International Catholic Migration Commission [ICMC], Philippine Refugee Processing Center [PRPC] in Sabang, Morong, Bata-an, Philippines for a decade. Felipe also taught English as a Second Language [ESL] in different countries in Asia and North America. Presently Felipe is one of the owners and the Executive Program Director of the International Adult Day Care, LLC in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Felipe has authored more than a dozen of Children's Picture Books with comprehension questions for three years old and up geared for use in the Pre-School classroom; A Pre-School Math Workbook "Let's Build Our Math Skills WorkBook for children ages three years old and up; Effective Ways To Assess English Language Learners [For Intermediate and Advanced Levels]; One Accord - a inspirational book of Bible promises; A Handbook of Writing Activities for Intermediate and Advanced English Language Learners and English Workbook 1 for The Elementary Level. Felipe graduated as a scholar from the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City, Philippines with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with specialization in Social Studies and Art Education. He got his Master's Degree in TESOL and Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology from Barkley University, California, USA. Felipe obtained quite a number of certificates in different disciplines such as TESOL Teaching Certificate Course, Lingua Edge, LCC. TESOL Teaching Training Systems West Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, USA; Managing People for Maximum Performance in John F. Kennedy School of Management, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; The Roots of Learning: Society for Effective Affective Learning in Brighton, England, United Kingdom. GLORIA CRUZ is a naturalized American working at Century 21 Aadvantage Gold in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA as a multi-million dollar producing agent/realtor for more than two decades. Her area of specialization is selling and listing homes, vacant lots, traditional sales, short sales, bank owned properties and government owned properties. She is the the number 1 producing agent consecutively from 1996 to 2006; Top Listing Agent from 1996 to 2006 and voted as Best for Customer Satisfaction from Chamber of Commerce in the year 2000. She is a motivated individual with proven record of effectively coordinating real estate, business, and partnership transactions. Gloria is also one of the owners of the International Adult Day Care [IADC] in 2215 A Renaissance Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada. She co-developed and coordinated a highly successful "Orientation Day" program which provides seniors and adults an in-depth exposure to a wide range of activities and helped staff to relate their subject matter to the world of work. Provided assistance and technical expertise by offering consolidated services in developing, implementing, administrating, promoting and all aspects of the International Adult Day Care. She is responsible for the monitoring of different data management requirements such as appraisal data, data on various metric and measures used to evaluate performances and processes within the organization, data processes and projects. Assisted in the conceptualization and implementation of a training module for seniors and adults. In her spare time, Gloria writes and co-author Children's Picture Books with a Filipino-American Doctor of Education and author. Gloria got her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Marketing and Management from the University of East in Manila, Philippines. CORAZON BEPINOSA holds the position as the Facility Director and Food Supervisor and one of the owners of International Adult Day Care in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She has a ServeSafe Diploma issued by ServeSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Examination which is accredited by the American National Standards Institute [ANSI] - Conference for Food Protection [CFP]. She formerly worked as a Housekeeping Supervisor and Fry Cook at Primm Valley Resort and Casino in Primm, Nevada. She co-implemented a seminar on Work-Value Ethnics for Hotel Staff and Professional Ethnics for Food Handlers employees. She was an extensive knowledge and expertise in Customer Service Relations and Services. She exemplifies integrity, compassion and above all a champion of humanity. She worked on many causes for humanity campaigns and has demonstrated a certain quality of professionalism with regards for "Nursing Patients" with critical care needs, as well as "Public Relations with community groups. She provided assistance and technical expertise by offering consolidated services in developing, implemented, administering, promoting and all aspects of International Adult Day Care. She has a certificate in Restaurant and Party Fair Course: Practical Chinese and Japanese cooking and baking course at the Culinary Art Institute in Manila, Philippines. She got a degree in Secretarial Course, Marikina Institute of Technology in Marikina, Philippines. Corazon writes and co-author Children's Picture Books with Filipino-American authors.

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EAST TIMOR:

A NEW INDEPENDENT COUNTRY

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FELIPE COFREROS PH.D.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Preface

Acknowledgments

Books by Felipe Cofreros, Ph.D.

About the Author

East Timor: A New Tourist Destination

I’m Timorese from The East

Beyond Surviving in East Timor

Mission Assignment: East Timor

ALAS: The Dreamland

The Villages of East Timor

Social Structure and System in Manufahi

The People of Manufahi

Arts and Crafts in East Timor

Religious Life in East Timor

A Cockfight in Same, Manufahi

The Inhabitants of East Timor

The Waters Around East Timor

Water Resources In Manufahi District

Sea Communications in East Timor

Agriculture in East Timor

Agriculture in Manufahi

The Un Volunteers in East Timor

The Un Ambassadors in East Timor

East Timorese Survivors

Escaping East Timor

Refugees Searching for a Future in East Timor

East Timorese Traders have returned to set up stalls at the market around East Timor

The Chinese in East Timor

Trade and Cooperative in East Timor

DEstruction of Nature In Manufahi!!!

Talik…Manufahi’s First Community Owned Enterprise

Development Centre in Manufahi District

Human Power in East Timor

Women in Developing Economies Share Similar Problems

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, November 25 – December 10, 2000 in Manufahi District

A Perspective: A Different Learning Styles for the East Timorese After a Decade of Rehabilitation and Development

Intercultural Awareness and the Global Education for the East Timorese

Equal Opportunities in Language Training

Language Training in Same, Manufahi District in East Timor

A Teachers’ Perspective of an English Class in East Timor

The Need for Humanitarian and Resource Aid for the Non Developing Countries

References

Raves About The Book East Timor: A New Independent Country by a Professional Educator

FOR CORNELIUS H. COFREROS AND CHARLENE ROSE E. COFREROS

INTRODUCTION

East Timor or Timor-Leste officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is country in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Occusse, an enclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. Australia is the country’s southern neighbor, separated by the Timor Sea. The country’s size is about 15,007 km. (5,794 sq,m)

East Timor was a de facto province of Indonesia, whose territory corresponded to the previous Portuguese Timor and to the presently independent country of Timor Leste.

From 1702 to 1975 East Timor was an Overseas territory of Portugal named Portuguese Timor in 1974, Portugal initiated a gradual decolonization process of its remaining territories, including Portuguese Timor. During the process, a civil conflict between the different Timorse parties erupted in 1975. Indonesia invaded East Timor and in 1976, it formally annexed the territory, declaring it as its 27th province and remaining it Timor Timur. The United Nations, however, did not recognize the annexation, continuing to consider Portugal as the legitimate administering power of East Timor. Following the end of Indonesian occupation 1999, and a United Nations administered transition period, East Timor became formally independent of Portugal in 2002 and adopted the official name of Timor Leste.

After the re-establishment of the independence of Timor Leste in 2002 the East Timorse government requested that the name Timor-Leste be used in place of East Timor. This is to avoid the Indonesian term and its reminder of the Indonesian Occupation. East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st Century on 20 May 2002 and joined the United Nations and the community of Portuguese Language Countries in 2011. East Timor announced its intention to become the eleventh member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), it is one of only two predominantly Christian nations in Southeast Asia. The other being the Philippines, as well as the only Asian country to be located completely in the Southern Hemisphere.

Felipe Cofreros Ph.D

PREFACE

After years as a United Nations [UN] Education and Public Information Officer in Same, Manufahi District and Dili City in East Timor, it is high time for me to write about EAST TIMOR: A NEW INDEPENDENT COUNTRY. Its contents were culled from the Voice of Manufahi - a United Nations [UN] newsletter of the Manufahi District in Same, East Timor, of which I was assigned as the Editor-in-Chief.

It has been a most exciting time and a tremendous privilege for me to work with the United Nations [UN] Ambassador’s and the local grassroots organization. I have, thanks to everyone’s support, embraced new activities, first in the humanitarian relief by logical progression to the promotion of human rights, resolution work and the resettlement of East Timorese refugees. Yet I am mindful that development is my true vocation, for which I have served the people of East Timor and the United Nations [UN] Volunteer Specialists and International Field Officers were at their most effective and right there with the people helping facilitate what the people themselves feel with best hasten the development they seek.

As a United Nations [UN] Volunteer Specialist assigned in local town of Same, Manufahi District in East Timor, I functioned diligently to enhance development in line with the United Nations Rehabilitation and Redevelopment programs in Manufahi District in particular and the new country of East Timor in general. Some worth while projects of the United Nations [UN] in Manufahi District in East Timor: Basic Education; Literacy; Language Training; Poverty Reduction; Participatory and Sustainable Development; Proper Usage of Water; Temporary Employment Projects [TEPs]; Cooperatives; English as a Second Language [ESL]; Adult Education; Rural Development; Small Business; Women in Development; Indigenous Programs; Livelihood Programs and planned Infrastructure Programs to Build a Learning Resource Center in Same, Manufahi District, East Timor.

I served as Director for Academic Program for Same Learning and Resource Center and demonstrated how the local East Timorese perceived resources to build the first cafeteria in their area.

I have my highest highs, and the moments when I felt low; both are part and parcel of being a United Nations [UN] Education and Public Information Officer.

I dedicate this book EAST TIMOR: A NEW INDEPENDENT COUNTRY to all my former co-workers in the United Nations [UN] as a Volunteer Specialists and International Field Officers assigned in East Timor and other parts of the world.

Felipe Cofreros Ph.D.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The opportunity to write a book about East Timor A New Independent Country was first held out to