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American Promises Made
Filipino soldiers’ service in USAFFE should have made them eligible for benefits
Filipino American Identity
What it means to be a Filipino American
FILIPINO AMERICAN Protests
Protest movements and veterans advocacy efforts
Filipino Soldiers in USAFFE
Why guerrillas fought for America and how they joined the U.S. forces
Grassroots Movement
Interviewees discuss their involvement in the grassroots movement
Guerrillas During Occupation
Anecdotes about life as a guerrilla
Immigration and Naturalization
The Immigration Bill and experiences with naturalization
Japanese Occupation
Anecdotes about the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during WWII
Japanese Surrender
The Japanese surrender after the liberation of the Philippines
Not Taught in Schools
How the Philippines has been erased from American history and is not taught in history classes
Pearl Harbor AND CLARK FIELD
The nearly simultaneous attacks on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and Clark Field in the Philippines
Rescission Act OF 1946
The Rescission Act of 1946 and how it stripped most Filipino veterans of their rightful benefits
Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War and the colonization of the Philippines
THE FIGHT FOR Recognition
The significance of the Congressional Gold Medal for the veterans and their families
The Philippine Scouts
The different divisions and various ways in which Filipinos served during the war
The Struggle for Benefits
The decades long struggle for benefits by and for Filipino and Filipino American veterans
Tydings-McDuffie Act
The Tydings-McDuffie Act (also known as the Philippine Independence Act) and its impact
U.S. Annexing the Philippines
The official reason the U.S. annexed the Philippines
Why Should Americans Care?
Why this chapter in American history is important for all Americans to know