Tag Archives: colonialism

George Floyd’s Death – We Should Start Conversations of Anti-Blackness Within Filipino Families

Posted on June 7, 2020 by

The deaths of George Floyd and others prompted Asian Americans to call for solidarity and allyship with Black communities. At the same time reexamine the notions of anti-Blackness in our own lives. Continue reading →

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Balangiga Bells On Their Way Home

Posted on November 28, 2018 by

After more than a century, the church bells taken by the US Army from Balangiga, Eastern Samar in 1901 will be returned to the Philippines. Many are excited about the bells’ return. Philippine President Duterte said, “It ain’t here until it’s here.” Continue reading →

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My Trip to the Philippines: The Power of Colorism and Colonial Mentality

Posted on February 10, 2018 by

Filipinos desire to be lighter skinned – just look at aisle upon aisle of “whitening lotions” in any local grocery store in the Philippines. Filipinos’ desires to be lighter-skinned are merely the results of 400+ years of Spanish and American colonialism. Continue reading →

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