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    The World Bank, Tourism, and Sex Work Essay

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    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

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    In the 1900’s, the United States was engaged in a controversial war to gain control of the Philippine Islands. A striking speech Albert J. Beveridge: In Support of an American Empire, strongly advocates the annexation of the Philippine islands to the USA with his most striking points about the senator’s speech which are his three poorly thought out reasons justifying Americans to colonize the Philippines dealing with religion, profit, and race. Beveridge’s ideas were constructed to be powerful

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    the continent Asia, most people wouldn’t think of the Philippines immediately. The reason for this may be because of its small size and location because it doesn't connect with the other Asian countries. Regardless of these small minor details, the Philippines are very well rounded and have many English influences. In fact, English is one of their official languages next to Filipino. This was due to the United States colonizing the Philippines, in the late 1800’s, which helped to spread education

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    Reaction Of Heneral Luna

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    starring John Arcilla as General Antonio Luna. It is an important figure in the Philippine-American war and one of Philippine history's most prominent figures. Antonio Luna is known as one of the most brilliant military men in Philippine history. Set in the war between Americans and Filipinos. The Americans are invading the Philippines until the Filipinos give up, this includes killing the lives of the innocent. The Philippine Government are conducting a plan while many want to negotiate for better profit

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    the United States, the Filipino American populace increased after the Philippines became a territory under U.S. control. The last Asiatic group to migrate to the United States, the Filipinos have contributed to the American society through a variety of occupations, such as sailors or nannies. Moreover, the U.S. colonization of the Philippines from

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    Anti Imperialism Dbq

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    Puerto Rico, and the Philippine Islands. Mark Twain, Andrew Carnegie and William James and many honorable citizens were the founding members of the Anti-Imperialist League and the objective of the League was to campaign against the control of the Philippines. To the platform of the American Anti-Imperialist League their opposition of the expansion the imperialism as they believed it is hostile to liberty and they being biased toward the America of their annexation against Philippines. The most important

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    The Korean Wave

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    Trending Worldwide: Korean Wave Rosanna Danica B. Maguad TRENDING WORLDWIDE: KOREAN WAVE Unlike in the past, Philippine Media is now a combination of various Asian entertainments. It imports TV series and movies from neighboring Asian countries. Imported movies are then dubbed in Filipino and streamed in our country. ABS-CBN, one of the top TV stations in the country, started to explore foreign TV series last 2003. This was “Meteor Garden,” a Taiwanese drama series. Because of the boom of the

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    A Proud Filipino American

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    America is considered a melting pot of different ethnic groups. By today's standard, "American culture" is the result of a variety of races integrating their own cultural beliefs into American society. Throughout the years, the United States has seen a massive increase of people migrating from Asian countries; "they make up 3.6 percent of the U.S. population, a 199 percent increase from 1980 when they constituted only 1.5 percent of the population" (Ng). Like other immigrants, Asians come here

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    empires were absolute authorities in Southeast Asia. Spanish influence during this time was centralized in the Philippines. The geography of the region rendered the Philippines vulnerable to international manipulation and political dissolution. Because the islands make political unity difficult, they have been targeted by empires, and manipulated oppressive politics. Divisions in the Philippines cross many boundaries. Race, class, religion, and geography all fed into international politics that heavily

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    The Moro War: How America Battled a Muslim Insurgency in the Philippine Jungle, 1902-1913 by James Arnold gives a Non-Fiction, historical and graphic depiction of the decade long Muslim insurgency in Moroland. James Arnold provides several parallels to insurgencies of the 21st century. Initially, this book seemed to have provide too much specific information concerning American Army officers and soldiers, but James Arnold brought relevancy to the characters and their backgrounds. His description

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