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Louisiana "Manilamen" from an Expert's Perspective |
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 Note: This was letter written by Prof. MICHAEL M CULLINANE of the SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES
dept. of the University of Wisconsin at Madison to Prof. Stephen H. Sumida of Asian/Pacific American Studies Program at University of Michigan in 1998.
Prof. Cullinane made his assertions on the validity of the "Manilamen" stories particularly the one written by author Marie Espina...
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WOW Philippines: WONDER at OUR WEAVERS |
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| A once in a lifetime chance to experience the rich cultural heritage of the Philippines takes place in San Francisco as the Philippine Consulate General, the Philippine Department of Tourism, the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry, the Philippine Center Management Board, in partnership with the Asian Art Museum, the Bayanihan Movement Inc., and Philippine Airlines, bring to the Bay Area three of the country's best weavers. Philippine Tourism Director Rene Delos Santos asserts that the one-of-a-kind exhibit is in line with Department's WOW Philippines campaign, showcasing the country's Wealth of Wonders. "Each and every Filipino should know and experience a piece of the country's rich cultural heritage; be it in the Philippines or anywhere they may be. It is also a good opportunity to demonstrate to the world how creative the Philippine art of weaving is", says Delos Santos.
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Posted by don on Sunday, October 16 @ 18:52:05 CDT (890 reads)
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HISTORY VS HOLLYWOOD: THE GREAT RAID |
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Note: The I'm not sure who the original author is of this article, but it was forwarded by Emma Ruth Yulo of the Philippine Department of Tourism, New York. - Don
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Did you ever stop to think whether a story is true or if details presented as
"facts" actually did happen where and when the story says they did?
John Verhoff, Managing Producer of AETN (A & E Television Networks) - History
Channel - led a group to actually retrace the path of "The Great Raid" and
produce a film based on actual history. Director Emma Ruth Yulo of the
Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT), New York, backed by Secretary of Tourism
Joseph Ace Durano, provided encouragement and facilitation for this seemingly
ominous task that resulted in a "great" documentary put together in record time.
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Posted by don on Friday, August 05 @ 12:22:42 CDT (464 reads)
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Telltale Signs: COUNTDOWN TO INDEPENDENCE |
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Rodel Rodis, June 3, 2005
FIVE SCORE and seven years ago, our forefathers (and foremothers) brought forth
to this world a new nation, conceived in liberty, and destined to become an
event annually celebrated in cities and towns throughout the Philippines and in
Filipino communities throughout the world on June 12.
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Posted by don on Tuesday, June 21 @ 15:02:18 CDT (273 reads)
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Library of Congress on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2005 |
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Keynote Address by Senator Daniel K. Akaka of Hawaii
May 9, 2005
Aloha - I would like to thank Librarian of Congress James Billington and the
staff of the Library of Congress for providing me with this opportunity to
participate in your 2005 Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Month observance.
I am honored to share with you my thoughts as we commemorate APA Heritage Month
and recognize the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. As a
member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the only Chinese
American in the U.S. Senate, and sole Native Hawaiian in the U.S. Congress, I am
proud to stand here to honor the accomplishments and diversity of the AAPI
community.
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Posted by don on Wednesday, June 01 @ 19:01:01 CDT (331 reads)
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LITERATURE AS HISTORY |
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by F Sionil Jose
(Speech delivered by F. Sionil Jose at Stanford, CA as Writer in Residence on
May 5, 2005)
I am grateful to Stanford, to Prof. Roland Greene and the Department of
Comparative Literature in particular for having me here as Writer in Residence,
to Prof Ann Gelder who is looking after the details of this visit.
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Posted by don on Wednesday, May 25 @ 17:22:09 CDT (300 reads)
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Telltale Signs: INSURRECTION NO MORE |
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Rodel Rodis, May 6, 2005
If the history books you studied in high school, whether in the Philippines or
in the US, referred to a certain turn-of-the-century conflict as “the Philippine
Insurrection”, then please take note: the US Library of Congress has made a
change. It is now officially known as “the Philippine American War”.
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Posted by don on Friday, May 20 @ 12:22:07 CDT (260 reads)
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Touching History |
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By Jose G. Caedo
On a rainy cinco de Mayo afternoon, this writer had the opportunity to examine a
fine collection of artifacts from the Philippine American War. The tour was
arranged by Mr. Rudy Asercion, Public Relations Director of the San Francisco
war Memorial commission.
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Posted by don on Friday, May 20 @ 12:07:30 CDT (284 reads)
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BATTLE OF MANILA BAY COMMEMORATED |
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From: THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US Naval Order of the US, the Philippine Embassy and the
Filipino-American community commemorated the May 1, 1898 Battle of Manila Bay
with a wreath-laying ceremony onboard the USS Olympia at Penn’s Landing,
Pennsylvania last May 1. The USS Olympia was the battleship commanded by Admiral
George Dewey who led the US forces in the war against Spain at Manila Bay.
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Posted by don on Wednesday, May 18 @ 17:18:23 CDT (275 reads)
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PerryScope: The World's Melting Pot |
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By Perry Diaz
In 1274, Khubilai Khan, grandson of the great Mongol conqueror Genghis Kahn,
having conquered most of China, decided to attack Japan and expand the Mongolian
Empire beyond the shorelines of China. The invading force consisted of 900 ships
and 23,000 troops. But bad weather stopped the Mongols and the invasion was
aborted. In 1281, the Mongols tried again, this time with an armada of 4,000
ships. However, a strong hurricane stopped the invading forces.
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Posted by don on Wednesday, May 18 @ 16:26:10 CDT (97 reads)
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Telltale Signs: BOONDOCKS AND JAZZ |
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By Rodel Rodis
At first glance, the words "jazz" and "boondocks" share precious little in
common. One is generally associated with hip, urban, African Americans while the
other usually refers to back country areas populated by unsophisticated
"rednecks". The ironic exception is a comic strip about African Americans called
"Boondocks".
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Posted by don on Friday, May 13 @ 16:25:00 CDT (163 reads)
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PerryScope: Tracing Our Ancient Roots |
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By Perry Diaz
The Philippines' national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, was known in history as the
"Pride of the Malay Race." However, Philippine history books rarely made any
reference to the Filipinos' Malay heritage. What is so special about our Malay
roots that made Rizal the poster boy of the Malay Race? Why not "Pride of the
Filipino People." Where exactly did Filipinos come from?
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Telltale Signs: NEW HOPE FOR BELLS OF BALANGIGA |
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Rodel E. Rodis, Philippine News, April 11, 2005
Just when it seemed all but hopeless that the Philippines would ever recover the
Bells of Balangiga from Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, a glimmer of hope
emerged on March 23 when the Wyoming Veterans' Commission reversed itself and
unexpectedly passed a resolution in favor of returning the Bells of Balangiga
back to the Philippines.
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Posted by don on Friday, April 29 @ 13:03:11 CDT (100 reads)
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Philippine Studies |
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www.philippinestudies.org
Filipino-American students and international students of Philippine studies
rarely have the opportunity to study Philippine history, society, and culture
with the leading Philippine studies scholars in the world. Many of these
scholars are based at the University of the Philippines, one of the few
universities that offer bachelor's, masteral, and doctoral degrees in Philippine
Studies.
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Posted by don on Wednesday, March 30 @ 18:03:03 CST (126 reads)
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PHILIPPINE SCHINDLER'S LIST |
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Rodel Rodis, March 7, 2005
Thanks to Steven Spielberg, the whole world knows about the "List" of Oskar
Schindler which saved the lives of 1200 German Jews in World War II. But few
know about the Philippine List compiled by the Frieder brothers which saved an
exactly similar number of German and Austrian Jews in 1939.
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Posted by don on Tuesday, March 22 @ 17:18:10 CST (110 reads)
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PerryScope: Hilario Moncado: A Hero or a Charlatan? |
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By Perry Diaz
At the Philippine Constitutional Convention in 1934, a tall and handsome young
man presented his credentials as the elected representative from the province of
Cebu. No big deal, he was just one of several hundred delegates. However, what
intrigued his fellow delegates was his claim that he had power to heal the sick.
To restrain the boastful pretender from making any embarrassing display of his
imagined prowess, his peers appointed him as the "Official Time Keeper" and
seated him next to a large clock. He took his assignment seriously and attended
every session. He made sure nobody exceeded his allotted time. His role kept him
so busy that he did not even have the time to participate in the debates.
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Posted by don on Wednesday, March 02 @ 01:23:21 CST (696 reads)
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Telltale Signs: EDSA'S HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE |
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Rodel E. Rodis, February 28, 2005
At my induction as president of the San Francisco Community College Board last
week, I told Mayor Gavin Newsom and the other guests that I chose that day for
my induction because I believe that 50 years from now, it will be feted as a
world holiday. Just as October 24 will be celebrated in that hopeful future as
United Nations Day, February 22 will be venerated as People Power Day.
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Posted by don on Monday, February 28 @ 17:50:13 CST (129 reads)
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PerryScope: A Tale of Three Flags |
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By Perry Diaz
Recently, there has been some excitement about the "discovery" of the flag that
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo unfurled on June 12, 1898, when he declared Philippine
independence from Spain. The "discovery" happened when a Filipino-American in
San Francisco saw a flag tacked inside a glass display case in the San Francisco
War Memorial. The local Pinoy thought that the faded red, white and blue flag
may be the missing historic flag hoisted by Aguinaldo on the balcony of his home
in Kawit, Cavite in 1898.
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Posted by don on Wednesday, February 23 @ 14:02:16 CST (191 reads)
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Perryscope: Was Bonifacio the First President? |
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by: Perry Diaz
On July 7, 1892, Andres Bonifacio -- upon hearing the news that Dr. Jose Rizal was arrested and deported to Dapitan the day before -- called for a meeting with five of his friends. That night, they organized a secret society called Kataastaasang Kagalanggalangan na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (Highest and Most Respected Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Nation) -- in short, Katipunan. Bonifacio was named their Supremo.
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Posted by don on Saturday, January 22 @ 14:05:06 CST (188 reads)
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