California State University Northridge (CSUN) Northridge, California May 10th, 2012 |
From 2007 to 2012 I was a part-time student at California State University Northridge (CSUN), graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Deaf Studies.
What an utterly amazing experience! To be continued---> |
ALTRICO 35 Year Reunion Manila, Philippines June 13th, 2008 |
In this essay I write about my trip to Manila (June 11-19, 2008) and the reunion meeting with my former students at De La Salle College, Manila (now De La Salle University). |
Commencement Ceremony Whittier, California May 29th, 2008 |
From 2003 to 2008 I was a part-time student at Rio Hondo College, graduating with an Associate in Science degree (Computer Information Technology).
This essay recounts some of my experiences (as a senior citizen gone back to school); observations (about students, teachers and education in the 21st century); and musings (on various random topics). |
Harbor UCLA Medical Center Torrance, California |
On January 13th, 2003, Dr. Stanley Klein of Torrance, California, renewed my life. Thank you Dr. Klein!
For the three weeks subsequent to January 13th, I was a patient at the Harbor UCLA Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit. My deepest appreciation to the ICU staff for the care they provided me. Thank you to those unknown persons who donated the units of blood which I received. |
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In 2001 I founded Support Services for the Deaf (SSD). Today SSD is California's only Regional Center vendor which is owned, managed and staffed by the deaf, serving the deaf community. I continue to assist SSD as their advocate and consultant. |
Kwan Family Website www.kwan.org November 19, 1998 |
Since its inception, the Internet was viewed by the information technology community as an enormously useful technical tool. By the mid-1990's it became obvious to many in the information technology community that the Internet would have profound implications for society at large. In 1998, years before there was a Facebook, or MySpace, or blogs, or podcasts, I established about a half-dozen social networking websites.
To be continued---> |
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From 1997 to 1998 I authored the Cutter Consortium's newsletter Corporate Internet Strategies. As time permits, I will post these newsletters in PDF format:
February 1998 "E-Commerce Tools: Part II - Storefronts" |
Hotel Management System Singular Software, SA Athens, Greece |
From 1997 to 1998 I resided in Athens, Greece. My relocation was facilitated by my friend Mike Cariotoglou, President of Singular Software, SA. I also take pride in noting that Singular's first object-oriented project, the Hotel Management System, was delivered on budget and on schedule utilizing the techniques I taught them. |
Case Studies in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design ISBN 0-13-305137-4 |
Ed Yourdon and I co-authored Case Studies in Object-Oriented Analysis and Design based on our long-running international workshop of the same name. A book review is available at www.accu.org. A copy of the case study diskette can be downloaded from my old ACM website, now archived at: www.acm.org/~aligra/. |
With Mother Teresa Calcutta, India July 23, 1995 |
Calcutta in July defies my writing ability. How does one describe the heat? Oppressive? Stifling? Overpowering? Or the population density? Or the poverty? Or the filth? That humans can live, and love, and laugh, in the face of such adversity is a testimony to the human spirit. Should we be encouraged that such a place could give spiritual birth to a Mother Teresa? Or should we be disheartened that an army of Mother Teresas has failed to materialize?
The trip from New Delhi was arduous; cancelled flights and travel delays brought us in to Calcutta late Saturday night. I was already exhausted from the workshop we wrapped up on Friday. I was not looking forward to teaching another workshop on Monday morning. To be continued---> |
American Programmer Journal |
I contributed two articles to Ed Yourdon's American Programmer. The article, "Finding and Keeping Good Objects," (October 1994) describes an analysis approach I developed: Linguistic Information Analysis. You may download a copy of the article in PDF format: AP199410.pdf. The article, "Good News, Bad News: A Practitioner's Opinions on UML," presents my observations about the Unified Modeling Language. You may download a copy of the article in PDF format: AP199703.pdf |
Computer World August 22, 1994 |
I contributed an article to Computer World. The article describes my 12-step approach for transitioning to object technology. You may download a copy of the article in PDF format: OOP.pdf. |
Software World USA San Francisco, California March 1, 1994 |
I was a presenter at the Software World USA conference, San Francisco, March 1, 1994. My topic was "Transitioning to Object-Orientation." You may download a copy of the presentation notes in PDF format: SWUSA.pdf. I also presented a half-day tutorial "Building Software Systems -- An Introduction to CASE." You may download a copy of the tutorial notes in PDF format: Tutorial.pdf.
I delivered a half-day seminar at Software World USA, Washington, DC, September 19, 1994. My topic, "Automating the Application Development Process," was a repeat of my earlier tutorial. You may download a copy of the notes in PDF format: Tutorial.pdf. I presented a seminar at Software World USA, Chicago, Illinois, March 3, 1995. My topic was "Finding & Keeping Good Objects." You may download a copy of the notes in PDF format: SWUSA2.pdf. |
CASE World Boston, Massachusetts October 20, 1993 |
I was a presenter at the CASE World conference, Boston, October 20, 1993. My topic was "Transitioning to Object-Orientation (A Twelve Step Treatment Program)." You may download a copy of the presentation notes in PDF format: CASEWorld.pdf. |
Electrical Engineering Handbook ISBN 0-8493-8574-1 |
I contributed a chapter to Richard Dorf's Electrical Engineering Handbook. The chapter, Software Engineering Tools and Techniques, was based on my lectures. You may download a copy of the material in PDF format: EEHB.pdf. |
A Computer Simulation of Lip-Reading March 1978 |
This study was my doctoral dissertation at the University of Santo Tomas. I combined elements of Shannon's Information Theory and Thom's Catastrophe Theory to construct a mathematical model of the lip-reading process. I then performed a number of lip-reading simulations to investigate lip-reading strategies. Results show how levels of syntactic information and semantic information affect perception. These results suggest strategies for utilizing lip-reading effectively in an educational setting. These results also imply the importance of supplementing lip-reading with additional information sources including sign language.
To be continued---> |
Deaf American Magazine |
The Deaf American magazine was published by the National Association of the Deaf (www.nad.org). No longer in publication, the Deaf American was edited for many years by Jess M. Smith, Jr. (1919-2005). From 1970 to 1978 I contributed a number of articles to the Deaf American. As time permits I am posting those articles on this website. |
Computer Applications in Developing Countries Bangkok, Thailand August 22--25, 1977 |
"The Micro-Processor Revolution -- Its Impact on the Developing Countries." You may download a copy of this paper in TIFF format: CADC.tif. |
"Educating your Deaf Child" Woman's Home Companion December 2, 1976 |
This general interest article describes mainstreaming of deaf students at the Jose Abad Santos Memorial School (JASMS). You may download a copy of this article in TIFF format: WHC19761202.tif. |
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The FIFTH PAN PACIFIC CONFERENCE of the International Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled Singapore November 2--7, 1975 |
I contributed a paper to this conference entitled "Total Communication: Panacea or Placebo?". You may download a copy of this article in PDF format: FPPC.pdf. |
VII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf Washington, D.C. July 31 - August 7, 1975 |
I was invited to deliver a keynote speech at the VII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf, The Adult Years. The theme of this Congress was "Full citizenship for all deaf people." You may download a copy of this speech in PDF format: WFD1975.pdf. |
"The Sound of Silence" Philippine Panorama November 10, 1974 |
This article, published in the Philippine's Sunday magazine, Panorama, describes the founding of the Southeast Asian Institute for the Deaf (SAID). You may download a copy of this article in TIFF format: PP19741110.tif.
I also authored "The Teaching Machine." You may download a copy of this article in PDF format: PP1976-07-11.pdf. |
Southeast Asian Institute for the Deaf (SAID) |
In 1974 I was a co-founder of the Southeast Asian Institute for the Deaf (SAID) and acting Executive Director. A 1974 article in the Philippine's Panorama magazine recounts the story. You may download a copy of this article in TIFF format: PP19741110.tif. In 1975 the Deaf American magazine published "The SAID in the Philippines." You may download a copy of this article in PDF format: DA197503.pdf.
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SEAMS-USM-RECSAM Conference Penang, Malaysia July 8 - 13, 1974 |
I delivered a short talk at the SEAMS-USM-RECSAM Conference entitled "Computer Oriented Mathematics at De La Salle College." You may download a copy of my presentation and paper in PDF format: SEAMS.pdf and COMPMATH.pdf. |
The Philippine National School for the Deaf Manila November 1973 |
I conducted a study of graduates of the Philippine National School for the Deaf. This study was instrumental in introducing Total Communication as an educational philosophy for the deaf of the Philippines. You may download a copy of this study in PDF format: PNSD.pdf. |
De La Salle College |
Para sa mga dating estudyante ko sa La Salle:
From 1971 to 1974 I was an assistant professor of mathematics at De La Salle College, Manila (now De La Salle University); this letter is addressed to my former students. |
A Phone of Our Own ISBN 1-56368-090-4 |
From 1969 to 1971 I was a member of the technical staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey; telephone communication for the deaf was one of my interests. I proposed that the Bell System establish a nationwide teletypewriter network for the deaf. I am deeply grateful to Dr. Harry Lang of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf for documenting the history of this project: A Phone of Our Own. You may read about my contribution: Phone.pdf.
I have much more to say about how a large corporate monopoly discriminated against an entire class of people... To be continued--->
Bell Telephone Laboratories Memoranda:
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Inauguration Ceremony Manila, Philippines August 1, 1970 |
I spent the summer of 1970 as a volunteer with the Philippine Association for the Deaf. We established the first telecommunication services for the deaf outside of North America. This project culminated with a trans-oceanic telephone call between the Philippine Association for the Deaf and the National Association of the Deaf in the United States (www.nad.org). Read more about this project: DA197012.pdf.
To be continued---> |
New York University Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences |
From 1969 to 1971 I was a part-time graduate student at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. It was a wonderful experience to study in the presences of some of the World's greatest mathematicians and computer scientists. However, my most vivid memories of those years are of the anti-war protests which culminated in the occupation of several campus buildings.
To be continued---> |
Apollo Project Houston, Texas |
From 1968 to 1969 I worked as a programmer/analyst with the TRW Systems Group at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. I supported the Apollo Project. Eventually I hope to post all of my documents on-line.
1968-02-01 CSM Electrical Power Approximation Program HE006A User's Manual
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Suppressed Sidebands Frequency Modulation (SSFM) by Means of Combined Amplitude and Frequency Modulation ISBN B0007EGU4Y January 1, 1966 |
From 1963 to 1967 I was a student at Florida State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Science (with honors) and a Master of Science degree in Mathematics.
This report was my senior thesis at Florida State University's School of Engineering Science. The study investigated what I thought was an interesting phenomenon: that frequency modulation sidebands could be suppressed if the associated carrier was amplitude modulated in certain ways. To my knowledge this phenomenon has never found a practical application. |
FCC Radio Telephone Operator License June 21, 1963 |
My first FCC Radio Telephone Operator License was issued on June 21, 1963. Over the years I worked as a broadcast transmitter engineer with radio stations WFAB, WMIE and WAME in Miami, Florida and as a broadcast engineer and announcer with radio station WTNT in Tallahassee, Florida. |
Electronics Technology Class Miami Central High School 1963 |
Perhaps one of the most serendipitous events of my life was my attendance at Miami Central High School from 1960 to 1963. This unique high school offered both a rigorous academic program and outstanding technical training. Students, like me, were able to graduate with both a high school diploma and a certificate of technical achievement.
To be continued---> |
Thomas Jefferson The "Patron Saint" of Deism |
It would be inaccurate to describe myself as a "practicing Deist" since we Deists don't "practice" anything. Neither do we evangelize, proselytize, dispatch missionaries to convert people to our beliefs or wage holy wars! We take pride in noting that many of history's greatest minds have called themselves Deists. A number of the United States' Founding Fathers were Deists; Thomas Jefferson is our "patron saint." Wikipedia is a good starting point to learn more about Deism. |
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Subject line: "For Carl Argila"