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White Love and Other Events in Filipino History

2001; Oxford University Press; Volume: 88; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/2700478

1945-2314

Kenton Clymer, Vicente L. Rafael,

Philippine History and Culture

White Love and Other Events in Filipino History, a collection of essays most of which are revisions of previously published materials, is “an episodic rather than epic account” of Philippine cultural history. Because twentieth century Philippine history has been intimately connected with the United States, the book is included in the publisher's American Encounters/Global Interactions series. Organized chronologically, the first three essays examine the census of 1902, the first American women in the Philippines, and the meaning of photographs. The fourth explores the Filipino response to the Japanese occupation during World War II, while the final four essays deal with Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, “Taglish,” the writing of recent Philippine history, and the significance of overseas Filipinos. Utilizing techniques from anthropology and cultural studies, Vicente L. Rafael draws meaning from these seemingly disparate topics. The essays are held together, as the author asserts, by “the lang uag es of rule, resistance, and collaboration.” The FilipinoAmerican connection is most clearly evident in the first three essays.