Rizal Navigated the Troubled Water of Diaspora Identity Politics
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The author had to exorcise his mind of the ilustrado ghosts—the very ghosts Rizal himself, in his final years, began to question.
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Rebuffing Graciano Lopez Jaena’s ‘Dirty Fingers’
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New book argues that elitist bias smeared the image of the Propaganda Movement’s foremost writer and hero.
Read MoreFinding the Philippines in Mexico
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In Mexico, the author did not simply discover another country. He encountered a forgotten mirror of the Philippines itself.
Read MoreThe Elderly Filipino Men of ʻAʻala Park
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‘A’ala Park was a place where the aging Filipinos and other retirees gathered to pass the time, carrying forward a world that had vanished.
Read MoreHands That Healed the World: First Filipina Nurses In Europe
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The first group of Filipino nurses sailed for France in December 1914 aboard the SS Empress of Russia.
Read MoreThe Historic Delano Grape Strike’s Sacrifices and Rewards
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Despite tremendous costs, the five-year long strike ultimately achieved significant gains for Filipino and Mexican farm workers.
Read MoreOn Cesar Chavez: We Need The Truth More Than We Need Heroes
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Philip Vera Cruz's disappointment with the UFW stems primarily from the leadership of Chavez whom he observed became more erratic and inconsistent as his fame grew.
Read MoreHow Can You Forget Me: Filipino American Stories
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Items and other artifacts at the Smithsonian xprovide a fascinating glimpse into the complex lives of Filipino Americans as U.S. nationals who could live and work in America but were denied citizenship
Read MoreOh, Alice!
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The article Alice Roosevelt, The Sultan Of Sulu, And The Theater Of American Empire (PF February 4 , 2026) by Alex Fabros revisits the meeting between Alice Roosevelt, daughter of US President Theodore Roosevelt, and the Sultan of Sulu. The event encapsulated a moment when the American empire sought to present itself as modern, inclusive, and benevolent, even as it consolidated control through coercion and administrative absorption. Fabros’ article awakened a memory from a reader, Jessie Huberty, who sent Publisher Mona Lisa Yuchengco a letter.
Read MoreAlice Roosevelt, the Sultan of Sulu, and the Theater of American Empire
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The meeting between Alice Roosevelt and the Sultan of Sulu encapsulated a moment when the American empire sought to present itself as modern, inclusive, and benevolent, even as it consolidated control through coercion and administrative absorption.
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