How Filipino WWII Soldiers Were Written Out of History
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How Filipino WWII Soldiers Were Written Out of History
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#2> The Philippines was a large American holding in the South Pacific
"holding"... looks to me like the whole history of the Philippines as a US colony has been written out of history.
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#3Reminiscent of the Indian contribution.
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#4Reminiscent of the Indian contribution.
Yes and hopefully they will be able to convince education leaders to right the history books for all those who contributed to the success of the US and it allies.
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#5My grandfather, while studying law in the Philippines was drafted to fight for the United States Armed Forces of the Far East (USAFFE) during WWII.
I guess he was part of the few that got US citizenship as he was able to bring his children and consequently his grandchildren (me) to America.
I am thankful for what he has done so I can live the life I have now. In return I try to contribute to society the way I know best by writing software for startups, SpaceX, and now EdgeCast.
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#6> The Philippines was a large American holding in the South Pacific "holding"... looks to me like the whole history of the Philippines as a US colony has been written out of history.
Not really; anything that covers the Spanish-American war, MacArthur, WWII in the Pacific is going to talk a lot about it.
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#7> The Philippines was a large American holding in the South Pacific "holding"... looks to me like the whole history of the Philippines as a US colony has been written out of history.
It's definitely got a section in The American Pageant, a textbook used for Advanced Placement US history in some high schools. I was aware of the counterinsurgency war but didn't know many specifics. I think I just assumed "It was like Vietnam, but with more racism, less press coverage, and consequently more murder of civilians."
I believe I remember also learning that Kipling published White Man's Burden at the same as a caution against that war.
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#8Taiwanese soldiers who served under Japan share similar faith.
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#9> The Philippines was a large American holding in the South Pacific "holding"... looks to me like the whole history of the Philippines as a US colony has been written out of history.
I can't speak for your schools, but it was in my history classes as well as commonly mentioned in almost every book about World War II in the Pacific I've read.
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#10“The Bataan Death March has never, ever,” Gaerlan says, “been part of the history curriculum in American schools.” She also says it’s neglected in education in the Philippines.
Is this true? As a Canadian, it certainly got a mention in our (Grade 9? Grade 10?) social studies.