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True or false: The Philippines was only under Spanish rule for two centuries before American annexation in 1898.
True or false: The Philippines was only under Spanish rule for two centuries before American annexation in 1898.
False (B)
True or false: Carlos Bulosan's America is in the Heart was published in 1943.
True or false: Carlos Bulosan's America is in the Heart was published in 1943.
False (B)
True or false: The Philippines gained independence immediately after the Spanish-American War.
True or false: The Philippines gained independence immediately after the Spanish-American War.
False (B)
True or false: Enforced "free trade" with the US after independence did not raise any questions about neocolonialism and discrimination experienced by some immigrants.
True or false: Enforced "free trade" with the US after independence did not raise any questions about neocolonialism and discrimination experienced by some immigrants.
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Study Notes
- Filipino American literature combines postcolonial discourse and ethnic American literary efforts.
- The Philippines was under Spanish rule for three centuries before American annexation in 1898.
- The annexation followed two wars: the Spanish-American War and the Filipino-American War.
- US colonial rule was loosened during the Commonwealth Period of 1935-1946.
- The Philippines gained independence after the Commonwealth Period.
- The Philippines experienced decades of enforced "free trade" with the US after independence.
- This raises questions about neocolonialism and discrimination experienced by some immigrants.
- The study of Filipino American literature challenges the need to separate postcolonial discourse and ethnic American literary efforts.
- The Philippines' history of colonization is complicated by its relationship with the US.
- Transnationalism and globalism are important concepts to consider in this context.
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