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U.S. Returns Balangiga Bells

The VIDEO below from The World Tonight * reports on the return from the U.S. to the Philippines of the Balangiga Bells, one of the most infamous symbols of the Philippine-American War, which raged brutally from 1899 to 1902.  After … Continue reading

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NVM Gonzalez: “As in myth…”–Part 2

The following is Part 2 of an article that originally appeared in The Virginia Quarterly, Vol. 60:1 (Winter 1984): 102-118.  (Read Part 1.)  Widely considered one of the best single articles on Gonzalez and Philippine culture, it has been widely … Continue reading

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NVM Gonzalez: “As in myth…”–Part 1

The following article originally appeared in The Virginia Quarterly, Vol. 60:1 (Winter 1984): 102-118.  Widely considered one of the best single articles on Gonzalez and Philippine culture, it has been widely reprinted, including in a University of the Philippines commemorative … Continue reading

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