History and Politics
Review: War & Dissent, The U.S. in the Philippines, 1898-1915
Presidio Officers Club, San Francisco. October 22, 2008-February 22, 2009.
The Presidio of San Francisco is currently exhibiting a collection of photographs and artifacts related to Philippine-American War of 1899-1902. The years covered are the textbook periods most American historians subscribe to. It also chronicles the rise of the Presidio as the key military base for […]
Barack Obama and the Filipino Diaspora
There was a time, when the Filipino dreamed of becoming president of the United States. As an American colonial for three decades (1899-1945) his social and political aspirations were a mirror of the American mind. The Filipinos were fed with American ideals of equality, industry, civic-mindedness by an American inspired educational system with the hopeful […]
Review: The Romance of Magno Rubio (10.12.08 Skyline College Theater)
Playing to a sold-out theater crowd, the Bay Area production of the “The Romance of Magno Rubio” was well received and with standing ovation. The play, directed by Loy Arcenas from a play by Lonnie Carter, is adapted from Carlos Bulosan’s short story of the same title. Bulosan, as many students of the Filipino-American experience […]
Developing political awareness and prowess: the role of culture and identity
Last Friday, October 3, CSUEB and the Center for Filipino Studies hosted a symposium on Filipino-American political leadership. The assemblage of speakers and guests were impressive, many of whom are battle-scarred but successful politicians who have taken their stake in Bay Area politics: Michael Guingona, former mayor of Daly City, Joe Esteves, mayor of Milpitas, […]
“Land of the Morning…”: Pilipino American Artists at Stanford, May 2, 2008
Recently, at Stanford University, we had the opportunity to see and hear about the works of its Pilipino American M.F.A. students Michael Arcega and Lordy Rodriguez. They join a rare cohort of Pilipino Americans artists who have gone through the Stanford M.F.A program: Stephanie Syjuco, etc. The program is unique in that much of the […]
Pioneers of Philippine Art: Luna, Amorsolo, Zobel, San Francisco Asian Art Museum, Oct 19 2006 -January 7, 2007
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
October 20, 2006- January 7, 2007
Now exhibiting at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, a few Lunas’, a few Zobels’, and a lot of Amorsolos’. Those of you who are familiar with Philippine painting will recognize Luna, the brother of Antonio Luna, a hero of the Philippine-American War; Amorsolo, who singlehandedly […]
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