Graciano Lopez Jaena, Iloilo Radical

Graciano Lopez Jaena, Iloilo Radical

Remembering Iloilo’s tragic anti-colonial Propagandist.

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The Stories Behind ‘Searching for Maura’ of the Smithsonian’s Racial Brain Collection

The Stories Behind ‘Searching for Maura’ of the Smithsonian’s Racial Brain Collection

Maura’s is one of the four brains of Filipinos believed to have been unethically acquired during the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri.

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What Friendship Truly Meant

What Friendship Truly Meant

A new book reveals pre-Independence Filipino officials' impressions of the government offices, museums they visited, and their official lodgings while sojourning in the American capital.

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My Family and the 1939 Filipino Brussels Sprouts Strike

 My Family and the 1939 Filipino Brussels Sprouts Strike

A Filipino farmworker’s son learns of his family’s intimate involvement with the 1939 Brussels sprouts strike in Pescadero, California.

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February 1945: The Massacre of Civilians After the Famous Rescue of Los Baños POWs

February 1945: The Massacre of Civilians After the Famous Rescue of Los Baños POWs

Thousands of civilians paid with their lives in the hands of Japanese troops after Allies rescued prisoners of war in Los Baños, Laguna.

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Sultan of Sulu

Sultan of Sulu

Over 600 years ago, the Sultan led an entourage of over 300 people from his kingdom in southern Sulu and embarked on a goodwill journey to China.

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From Spain to Delano—The Radical Roots of Farm Workers Unions

From Spain to Delano—The Radical Roots of Farm Workers Unions

Learn about Filipino participation in left-wing political movements in the United States

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Smithsonian to Return Unethically Sourced Remains of Filipinos

Smithsonian to Return Unethically Sourced Remains of Filipinos

The remains of 64 Filipinos who were “exhibited” at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis were used in a study to show that white people were smarter because their brains were larger than those of non-whites.

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Bridge Generation Personality of the Month: Joey Tabaco, 77

Bridge Generation Personality of the Month: Joey Tabaco, 77

Meet a US-born Filipino American whose family lived in a large complex especially built to house non-white employees and delegates of the United Nations in the ‘50s.

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Filipino Sports History: It’s In the Cards

Filipino Sports History: It’s In the Cards

Learn about 20th century Philippine sports history through trading cards.

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