HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Human Zoo, Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, Samuel Gompers
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In 1587, filipinos first arrived in california. A few days later they were attacked by natives, so they decided not to venture further. First settlement of filipinos was in 1763, when they were escaped their ship labor in louisiana, made a living by fishing and catching. Filipino presence in the us predates the us conquer of the philippines. Late 1800s, us had interest in protecting interest in cuba, but it was under. Spanish control, so in order to win the war, they attack the philippines, another. Therefore, they sorta just got the philippines, the us"s goal wasn"t the. Mckinley gets assassinated, roosevelt takes over, and continues imperialistic trend. Roosevelt controlled the media, not showing death of filipino civilians etc, to garner public support. On the 100th year anniversary of the louisiana purchase, the us hosted the world"s fair in st. louis, partially to show their progress and their new territory of the philippines.
