The Philippines Essay

Homefront In the late 19th Century, the United States began to expand its territories overseas much like Great Britain, France, and Spain had done many years prior. With the annexation of Hawaii in 1898, and the acquisition of territories like the Philippines and Guam, the United States looked as though they were going to fulfill their quest in finally becoming a ‘superpower’. Supporters of imperialism believed it was time for America to expand its horizons and once again show their dominance…

Twenty years ago, my family decided to travel across the world to start a new chapter in their lives. Moving from the Philippines to Canada, two completely different countries, was a life-changing experience, however, it was not an easy task. Moving from one country to another was a long and lengthy process, and making the transition from a culture that they’re so used to, to a brand new one, was another. But, they kept in mind, that in the end, it would be all worth it. They always remembered…

The Philippines have been colonized by the Spaniards and the Americans for centuries, and these two cultures have had a significant impact on the Filipino culture and their identity. Martin and Nakayama note Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck research on cultural values claims that, “Values are the most deeply felt beliefs shared by a cultural group; they reflect a shared perception of what ought to be, and not what is” (p. 99). The Filipinos culture has had influences from civilization prior to the…

7th, 1941, the Japanese began invading Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Within a month, Manila was captured and the U.S. - Filipino Army quickly started to run out of necessary supplies needed for survival. People who are educated enough to know what the Japanese did back in the 1940’s have the mindset of them being cruel and vicious people. However, the Japanese are not as violent and brutal as they were in the Philippine Bataan Death March as they have evolved in economics, culture, and…

you can cause such difficulty. From America to the Philippines was the realization of the importance of communication. When I was growing up my parents always speak to me in combination of English and Tagalog which is one of the many Philippines dialect. There was never a time where my parents would just speak to me in straight Tagalog because they would think that I would not understand them very well. But after I’ve been in the philippines and had difficulty speaking the language I…

In "little Manila is the: The Making of the Filipina/o America Community in Stockton, California" this book touches on an important aspect of America and preservation of culture. This book talks about the unfair social aspects of American society in the area we called social spaces. Just like so many other places there is a majority and a minority. This essay really has shown me how discrimination has really affected minority's and especially philopena Americans in society and their struggles to…

first imposed import and tax incentives to a Philippine tobacco company, Fortune Tobacco which led to the creation of a policy monopoly (Harvard School of Public Health, 2013). Incentives were given due to President Marcos’ close ties with Mr. Lucio Tan, the founder of Fortune Tobacco. Due to the rise of anti-tobacco advocates all over the world, foreign tobacco companies seek to maintain their profits by looking for emerging markets. Since the Philippines was lenient in imposing taxation during…

enough to travel and live in different countries since my father was frequently stationed from one place to another. Over time I grew accustomed to moving from one country to another, however, the biggest struggle I faced was when I moved to the Philippines for high school once my father retired from the Navy. Despite being a Filipino-American, I was still faced with discrimination, which I struggled with for years. Another struggle I faced was the language barrier, as I only knew a few basic…

-enalrging the navy -constructing a cana that linked Atlantic and Pacific oceans - and got stations and army bases in the Pacific to service the fleet. U.S. officials disregarded the nationalistic views of freedom fighters in Cuba and in the Philippines in favor of the imperial spoils gained from winning the War of 1898. The United States justified their intervention in their affairs with the reasoning of moral standards. The US stated that the United States had the…

Alex Tizon born in the the Philippines immigrated to the United States with his family at a young age of four. Tizon faced many different changes like the things he did for fun, the way he looked and how he acted growing up in the United States as a child. Tizon later took these extreme ideals, which changed his view of the world and wrote “Land of Giants”, which uses emotion and stories about that time period in order to show how his family had to go through many different changes in order to…