This is to confirm receipt of your email. I am very honored to receive your invitation. I am a bit curious how you got to know about me and my work. Did I get referred by someone you know who knows me as well or was it purely through internet research on your part?
I am highly interested with this writing project. I read the attached file and your email and I am a bit confused as to the topic you wish for me to write. You indicated an outline for the essay, which included subtopics which somehow reveal that you want me to talk about the social system of a particular ASEAN country. Is this right? But in the main body of the email, you also mentioned you wanted a comparative study. Could you please elaborate more? Does this mean comparing several ASEAN countries in the essay?
If that is the case, let me pose a few more questions. I am interested right now to write about textiles in the ASEAN region, particularly the role of Traditional/National Costumes in promoting national identity among ASEAN nations. I have access to a reknowned Filipino designer who has designed the national costume for the Manila elites. Her name is Patis Tesoro. I can write about her work on textiles and compare it with another counterpart designer from Vietnam. Is it possible for me to invite as a co-author her daughter who is also a well-known academic from De La Salle University for this writing project?
Please tell me more about the project.