HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Overseas Filipinos, Gerhard Sisters, Carlos Bulosan
25 Apr 2018
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Historic filipinotown in la -> established in 2002. Macarthur nurses vi by jenifer wofford, 2013. First established historical settlement of filipinos in 1763. Today: 8 or 9 generations of settlement in new orleans. Blended in racial diversity of new orleans. Show what resources + people were like. Travelling shows across the country to show people from other places. Dedicated funding to exhibitions in order to show public what philippines were like. Important to portray philippines in certain way in order to get support of public. After mckinley assassinated -> theodore roosevelt also an imperialist. St. louis world"s fair 1904 -> million dedicated to starting it by roosevelt. Used same amount of money used previously to purchase 4 countries. Many filipins transported to us in order to be shown at exhibition. Wanted to show them as native + as civilized (as soldiers) Band brought from philippines to show how civilized individuals had become in military.
