Originally from the rural farming town of Auxvasse, Missouri, Mark Chism experienced and continues to live East Asian perspectives from his prior service in the United States Navy, and his marriage to a Filipino woman. Mark is a mid-fifties year old, Caucasian, male Westminster College student that currently resides in Fulton, Missouri, though do not let his American heritage fool you. He accumulated vast East Asian knowledge by living in the cultures of various countries. They include, the Philippines in the mid 1980s for five and a half years, Thailand for thirteen months, Guam for eight or nine months, and Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau for undisclosed amounts of time. Along with many other non-East Asian countries …show more content…
Thus, Mark's forte is the Filipino perspective, as he spent the majority of the time in East Asia there, and became embedded to the culture with his marriage. Throughout his interview he discusses a very wide range of topics, however, the Macros dictatorship in the Philippines, the lack of educational opportunities beyond fifth grade, the prior lack of any modern conveniences, and how there is a global movement of Westernization are discussed as following. There are vast differences between the United States and the Philippines that I was unaware of, and Mark made a comment that really shocked. I expected the two countries to be similar in many ways, though he said that he sees no similarities between the two countries. However, he did point out that with recent movements of global Westernization the Philippine Islands are slowly becoming more similar to the United States, as are many recently developing countries. One of main recent reasons why they are severely behind the United States is due to the prior dictatorship regime of Ferdinand …show more content…
One was the decisions to disband all American military bases, and as an American military personnel this directly, and negatively affected Mark. This was due to the American military no longer being welcomed in the country. However, the Philippine government renegotiated the terms for American bases, but in their favor instead of the Americans like it had previously been. Mark also realized the decision was made so the Filipinos would quickly learn to become unreliant on Americans for assistance, and to provide for
The philippines is a country located in Southeast Asia in the Western Pacific made up of 7,107 islands. “The entire landmass of the Philippines is made up islands, making it the second-largest archipelago in the world (“Huffington Post”). Manila the capital city of the Philippines is ranked as number one with the highest population density in the world. With a growth rate of 2 percent every year it is also known as one of the fastest growing countries. The philippines and the United States have had what is known as a special relationship throughout the last few decades. In fact a research done by Research Center Global Attitudes Project says that Filipinos have a 85% positive view of Americans and America. The same Philippine respondents have also claimed that America has had a great deal of positive influence in their country.
Upon McKinley’s assassination, a (relatively) young Theodore Roosevelt found himself in the position of President of the United States. A man of action – perhaps unnecessary action- Roosevelt was unafraid of the political consequences of his bold and often unilateral decision making, both domestically and abroad. U.S. governance in the Philippines had already
According to Aguinaldo, the Philippines had much respect for Americans by treating them well, thinking that they were good people. Filipinos viewed American people as protectors and one who could transform the Philippines island from a land of tyranny to an progressive republic guided by Americans. Aguinaldo imagined that his people would be happy and contented with Americans without sacrificing a single American life, but this was not to be. He urged America to conquer the heart of the Philippine people by being just and leading them with a soft hand instead of dragging them with chains of steel.
I believe it is important to mention a couple important events in the Philippine history. In 1521 chief Lapu-Lapu declined the invitation to the Spanish norm and Christianity from Ferdinand Magellan. The Spanish and Filipino men then fought and Magellan was found dead. Also, in 1946 the United States freed the Philippines from the Japanese during World War II.
Throughout history, war and colonialism had been used to conquer land and gain more political power. The changes caused by these colonies help shape and develop countries that we know today. However, different colonies have different ways of ruling, as a result influences on the colonized country may differ between different colonizers. To further explore the differences, Philippines would be used as an example to compare the influences caused by Spanish and American colonizers.
Most people won’t realize this but the ways of the American education wasn’t solely for our benefit. Renato Constantino was well-aware and conscious of this hidden truth. In his article, The Miseducation of the Filipinos, he said that as time went by, the Filipino identity slowly
I am a young Filipina woman, whose mother is from The Visayas Islands and father is from Ilocos. I showcase this in my collage by showing the Philippine national flag, the cultural food, and the saying “Makibaka! Wag matakot”. The Philippine flag and food shows my cultural roots. The flag displays where I’m from and what cultural identity I have. I have been to the Philippines twice in my lifetime, but I consider it as a second home for me. Whenever I go back, I learn and experience new things like how to eat balut, take a tricycle around town, and learn my mother’s native language, waray. Experiencing these
The Filipino individuals themselves have disguised them. They can't be fixed any longer. For good or terrible, they have shot the Filipinos into the universe of Spanish society, into the universe of Spanish human advancement and its items. By the by, it must be said that the Filipinos did not get the social impacts from Spain taking a seat. They reacted in a manner that exhibited their ability to ace the new and to adjust the new against the old, in a manner that required their ability to convey qualities and standards to manage with a discriminating and educated judgment, and in a manner that called for them to have the capacity to filter what is fundamental from what is paltry. In this manner they reacted specifically to the curiosities the Spaniards conveyed with them to the Philippine Islands. The Filipinos acknowledged just those that fitted their disposition, for example, the "celebration" that has gotten to be a standout amongst the most charming parts of life in these islands, and made them mix with their indigenous way of life to create a valuable Philippine social
In modern times, the Philippines has been a central ally in the United States’ Asian and Pacific policies. The government structure is similar to that of the United States, including a legislative, judicial, executive branch that independent in their roles. Since becoming a nation independent from the United States, the Philippines has seen its share of success and failure. In the past three years the government has dealt with natural disasters, terrorism, and Chinese aggression. While the Philippine and United States governments have generally been cordial and cooperative, the Philippine president is currently weighing the decision to cut ties with the United States and align his country with China.
Philippines, as a democratic country, adapts the libertarian culture that Mill believes to be the best for achieving intellectual and social development. Every Filipino citizen is sovereign and free to do what he wants as long as he does not harm others. Mill’s proposed ways to obtain ‘social liberty’, which are having the
For hundreds of years the Republic of The Philippines has had a long and prosperous history. For one to truly analyze the culture of the Philippines, one would have to look at the components of what makes their culture. The Philippines has a rich and illustrious culture which involves language, integration of Spanish and American influences, religion, cuisine, and a booming economy. Although the Republic of the Philippines has only had nation status since 1946, the small island nation has been a great military strategic stronghold for not only the
My interactive essay is about my family friend Tiffany Ramseur from the Philippines. The Philippines is a Southeastern Country in the Western Pacific comprising more than 7,000 islands. Its capital, Manila, is famous for its waterfront promenade and centuries-old Chinatown, Binondo. Intramuros, a walled city in colonial times, is the heart of Old Manila. The Philippines population is 100,998,376. The Politics of the Philippines take place in an organized framework of a presidential, representative, and democratic republic whereby the president is both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi-party system. The official languages of the Philippines are Filipino and English.
Filipinos and its administration are considering education pivotal. It holds on the creed that this aids them to attain development and to embark on global competition. Thus, the improvement on its literacy rate is not bewilderment; back to 2000, it was only 92. 3 percent however, after ten years, it became 97. 5 percent (Desiderio, 2013). This is blatantly the repercussions of the government’s effort to comply with the Education For All (EFA) of Unesco.
The Philippines is a small archipelago located in Southeast Asia, which has been conquered and controlled by many different and more powerful countries such as Spain, Japan, and the United States. It was under Spanish colonial rule for more than three centuries. Spanish colonization began when, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, a Spanish voyager, disembarked in the Philippines in 1565 (Schumacher 1). This was the beginning of centuries of unethical treatments and inferiority of Filipinos. At first, the natives of the Philippines accepted the conquest and lived by the Spaniards’ rules. During the first few decades of Spanish colonialism, the Philippines was not their main priority so the natives
The revolution of the Philippines is a story about an economically poor government; a poverty-stricken nation; and a corrupt dictators nearly bloodless ousting. The revolution is key in understanding the current state of the nation, as well as exhibiting factors that have led to the countries current economical state. While the events leading up to the revolution are by no means solely responsible for the poverty of the Philippines, the nation is still recovering from the effects of the incidents preceding the revolution. The Filipino revolution is structurally similar to many of the world s past revolutions. While all revolutions are