Mixed blessing : the impact of the American colonial experience on politics and society in the Philippines
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Mixed blessing : the impact of the American colonial experience on politics and society in the Philippines
（Contributions in comparative colonial studies, no. 41）
Greenwood Press, 2002
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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, and social customs that shape race relations and racial formation in multiracial and colonial societies. The dominance of this tradition was manifested in the wanton prerogatives of the U.S. Congress and others who helped to carry out colonial policy in the region.
The Spanish flexible racial tradition had resulted in a system based on ethnicity and class as determinants of social and economic structure, while the rigid U.S. racial tradition assigned race the more dominant role. The cultural affinity between the early individual American administrators and the Filipino elite, however, meant that class-based distinctions in the islands were not broken up. Thus, the extreme elitist character of the Philippines' economy and society persisted and became impervious to the influences which in other Asian countries led to a progressive weakening of elite structures as the 20th century advanced.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Fidel V. Ramos
Preface
Introduction by Hazel M. McFerson
Culture and Identity
Filipino Identity and Self-Image in Historical Perspective by Hazel M. McFerson
Race and Culture in Spanish and American Colonial Policies by Marya Svetlana T. Camacho
Benevolent Assimilation and Filipino Responses by Maria Serena I. Diokno
The Role of Education in Americanizing Filipinos by Alexander A. Calata
Kayumanggi versus Maputi: 100 Years of America's White Aesthetics in Philippine Literature by Princess Orig
Society and Politics
The American Influences on Philippine Political and Constitutional Tradition by Wilfrido V. Villacorta
Shaping the Filipino Nation: The Role of Civil Society by Jose Rene C. Gayo
Women in Philippine Politics and Society by Mina C. Roces
American Rule in the Muslim South and the Philippines Hinterland by Raul Pertierra and Eduardo Ugarte
Cacique Democracy and Future Prospects in the Philippines by Julio Rey B. Hidalgo
Appendix 1: Annotated Chronology of Selected Events in Philippine-American Relations
Appendix 2: Treaty of Peace Between the United States and Spain, December 10. 1898
Appendix 3: Benevolent Assimilaton Proclamation by President William McKinley, December 21, 1898
Appendix 5: The Land Tendency Issue
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