Mixed Blessing, Vol. 41
Invidious distinctions on the basis of race and overt racism were central features in American colonial policy in the Philippines from 1898 to 1947, as America transported its domestic racial policy to the island colony. This collection by young Filipino scholars analyzes American colonialism and its impact on administration and attitudes in the Philippines through the prism of American racial tradition, a structural concept which refers to beliefs, attitudes, images, classifications, laws,...
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Examines the link between the domestic American racial tradition and the lingering impact of its manifestation in colonial policy in the Philipines.
ForewordPreface and Acknowledgments1Introduction1Pt. ICulture and Identity2Filipino Identity and Self-Image in Historical Perspective133Race and Culture in Spanish and American Colonial Policies434"Benevolent Assimilation" and Filipino Responses755The Role of Education in Americanizing Filipinos896Kayumanggi versus Maputi: 100 Years of America's White Aesthetics in Philippine Literature99Pt. IISociety and Politics7The American Influence on Philippine Political and Constitutional Tradition1358Shaping the Filipino Nation: The Role of Civil Society1459Women in Philippine Politics and Society15910American Rule in the Muslim South and the Philippine Hinterlands19111Cacique Democracy and Future Prospects in the Philippines209App. 1Annotated Chronology of Selected Events in Philippine-American Relations241App. 2Treaty of Peace Between the United States and Spain, December 10, 1898261App. 3Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation by President William McKinley, December 21, 1898267App. 4Philippine Exhibitions at U.S. World's Fairs and Expositions269App. 5The Land Tenancy Issue273Index277About the Editor and Contributors285
