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Dig into the American Period in the Philippines at Ateneo
Dig into the American Period in the Philippines at Ateneo
For Filipino Americans in search of their roots or any serious historians studying the last 120 years of Philippine history, the American Historical Collection at Ateneo's Rizal Library is a treasure trove of fascinating information. Only the Library of Congress in Washington, DC has a larger archive of books documents and photographs relating to the long and tumultuous relationship between the United States and the Philippines.
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Published at 2018-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, History
Tags: American, Ateneo, Period
Philippine Literature in the Spanish Colonial Period
Philippine Literature in the Spanish Colonial Period
The existing literature of the Philippine ethnic groups at the time of conquest and conversion into Christianity was mainly oral, consisting of epics, legends, songs, riddles, and proverbs. The conquistador, especially its ecclesiastical arm, destroyed whatever written literature he could find, and hence rendered the system of writing (e.g., the Tagalog syllabary) inoperable.
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Published at 2017-12-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, History
Tags: Literature, Period, Spanish, colonial
Philippine Literature in the Post-War and Contemporary Period
Philippine Literature in the Post-War and Contemporary Period
Published in 1946, Ginto Sa Makiling – a novel by Macario Pineda, is the first work of note that appeared after the second world war. In plot, it hews close to the mode of romantic fantasy traceable to the awits, koridos and komedyas of the Balagtas tradition. But it is a symbolical narrative of social, moral and political import.
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Published at 2017-12-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, History
Tags: Contemporary, Literature, Period, post-war
Philippine Literature During the American Period
Philippine Literature During the American Period
Philippine literary production during the American Period in the Philippines was spurred by two significant developments in education and culture. One is the introduction of free public instruction for all children of school age and two, the use of English as medium of instruction in all levels of education in public schools.
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Published at 2017-12-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Culture, Documentary, History
Tags: American, Literature, Period