Men in the Philippines

The Philippines, also known as called the Spanish colonial Era, starts with the entry in 1521 of European adventurer Ferdinand Magellan cruising for Spain, which proclaimed the period when the Philippines was a settlement of the Spanish Realm, and closures with the flare-up of the Spanish-American War in 1898, which denoted the start of the American Colonial Era of Philippine history . The United States should have annexed the Philippines to show them freedom, protect them, and give them education

great irregularity than universal squalor. Without wealth there can be no Maecenas.” In the speech addressed to a group of ministers by President William McKinley,"Decision on the Philippines” revealed the president’s view about the annexing of the Philippines. The United States took over the Philippines after the Philippine–American War. President William McKinley described the reason for taking over as “That we could not give them back to Spain - that would be cowardly and dishonourable;(2) That we

in my heritage, thus I do my best to indulge myself in the culture of the Philippines here in The United States to the best of my ability. As a result, my pilgrimage will take place in the Philippines, but not just to go and see the sights and enjoy the food, but to find a rainbow Eucalyptus tree, “The tree is the only Eucalyptus species found naturally in the northern hemisphere. And yes, it's also native in the Philippines, but it’s not found solely in that part of the country, but in other islands

The Philippines is a vibrant nation full of life and color but what makes the Philippines stand out above the rest is the culture that defines it. In Kim Zimmerman’s article “What is Culture,” she defines culture as “characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music, and arts.” (Zimmerman, 2017) Although the Philippines has a large variety of cultural norms and values, the most prominent aspects of their culture are the

show Americans what life was like in the Philippine colonies. Unfortunate this exhibition was not accurate representation of people’s lives in the Philippines. They were portrayed as being uncivilized and practitioners of non-God fearing religions, even though many Philippine people converted Roman Catholicism under Spanish rule. The Government conveyed a distorted representation of the Philippines to convince Americans that the colonization of the Philippines was not just for the United States benefit

The role of women in the Philippines has changed throughout many years. Women have fought for equal rights and endured social oppression for many decades. Much like the United States, the Philippines journeyed through traditional family roles, strict family expectations and serious consequences for breaking the accepted norm. In the traditional Filipino society, “gender culture has been transformed by tremendous Western-European and American influences (Francoeur, Perper, and Reiss 2001: 825).”

misunderstanding unfolded at the beginning of a carnage, that without discrimination killed “innocent men, women, and children.” In document 2, just after 9 years of Wounded Knee tragic event, Emilio Aguinaldo, one of the principal leaders during the independence of Philippines from Spain, criticizes the overreach of the United States

powers who were commanded by Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma. The Allied powers started out strong with 79,500 armed men while the Axis powers started out with 75,000 men. After the invasion of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese continued to attack the US owned island of the Philippines. Macarthur started to prepare the US to defend the island of Luzon, near Bataan in the Philippines. Specifically, he wanted the US to defend Legaspi, which was located in southern Luzon. As the Japanese started to invade

battle of the war began in the Philippines, where Commodore George Dewey guided the American fleet to commence battle against Spain. For centuries, Spain had controlled the Philippines making the Filipino people angry. Therefore Roosevelt called the troops near the

to the Philippine Islands, Services and Assistance to Single Individuals Seeking a Romantic Relationship plus Assistance with U.S. Immigration Visa Requirements...." (M-H Travel, 1). This sex tour is just one example of the direct links of tourism associated with sex work in Asia. While specifically analyzing the implications of tourism on prostitution/sex work supported by organizations such as the World Bank, which is profit seeking and economically focused, Thailand and the Philippines seem to