Explainer 5

by | Jul 15, 2021

Explainer 5: The Rescission Act Analyze the act that stripped Filipino veterans of their rights and benefits. Printer-friendly PDF Teacher Background At the end of World War II, after years of high government spending to support the war effort, Congress was looking...

Explainer 7

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Explainer 7: Becoming An Activist An oral history interview with an activist in the struggle for Filipino veterans’ benefits, reflecting on how he got involved and what kept him motivated. Printer-friendly PDF Teacher Background Jonathan Melegrito, the son of a...

Explainer 8

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Explainer 8: The Guerrilla Roster A declassified questionnaire with a Filipino guerrilla leads to an examination of the historical importance of the little-known “Guerrilla Roster” from the Philippines in World War II. Printer-friendly PDF Teacher Background Among the...

Explainer 9

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Explainer 9: Why Oral History? This overview and suggested exercises help students explore oral history as a method for understanding the past. Printer-friendly PDF Teacher Background Donald Ritchie, the emeritus historian of the U.S. Senate, offers this definition of...

Explainer 4

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Explainer 4: Japanese Propaganda in the Philippines Dueling Propaganda in the Philippines: A poster and a photograph that compare the different propaganda Filipinos navigated from Japan and the U.S. during World War II. Printer-friendly PDF Teacher Background By May...