Explainer 3

by | Jul 15, 2021

Explainer 3: The Bataan Death March An analysis of an excerpt from the diary of a Bataan Death March survivor. Printer-friendly PDF Teacher Background At the same time as the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, they also bombed U.S. airfields in the Philippines. Shortly...

Explainer 10

by | Jul 15, 2021

Explainer 10: Why It Matters Excerpt of a speech by Filipino nationalist Emiliano Aguinaldo that draws on American political ideals and history. Printer-friendly PDF Teacher Background In their long battle for equity and justice, Filipino veterans had to overcome two...

Explainer 2

by | Jul 15, 2021

Explainer 2: The Strategic Importance of the Philippines A map exercise to familiarize students with the location of the Philippines and its strategic importance to the United States and Japan. Printer-friendly PDF Teacher Background The Philippines is an archipelago...

Explainer 1

by | Jul 14, 2021

Explainer 1: Aguinaldo and the Rhetoric of Liberty Excerpt of a speech by Filipino nationalist Emiliano Aguinaldo that draws on American political ideals and history. Printer-friendly PDF Teacher Background When the U.S. declared war against Spain in 1898, one of the...