HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Samuel Gompers, Carlos Bulosan, Noble Savage
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The first historical settlement of filipinos was in 1763 when filipino seamen jumped ship to another ship en route to new orleans. Here they worked in the fishing industry, selling fish and exporting it to make a living. They interracially married with other immigrants and migrants. Human exhibitions (zoos) - showed and displayed human beings in travelling shows. St. louis world"s fair 1904 in st louis missouri. They needed to convince americans of manifest destiny, the need to expand and colonize. Roosevelt replaces mckinley, and roosevelt also wanted to build empire and enforced racial hierarchies and ideologies. Roosevelt, in this world fair, wanted to show the americans the land they had acquired since most. Opportunity to bring the philippines to america and show them that it was a justifiable mission. Louisiana purchase exposition - took up 4 acres, transplanted 1200 natives to recreate their villages. Image - better than a trip to the philippines .
